Memphis Men's Basketball Postgame Notes at Cincinnati

March 8, 2015

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Series Notes

Team Notes

With today's setback, Memphis, the American Athletic Conference Tournament No. 5 seed, will play No. 4 seed Temple in a quarterfinal game Friday, Mar. 13 at 1 p.m. (CT). This year's American Athletic Conference Tournament is being held at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.
Despite today's setback, Memphis finished its American Athletic Conference season with a 10-8 league mark. It is the 10th season in a row that the Tigers posted double-digit wins in league play (2005-06 to 2014-15).
Memphis shot 48.1 percent from the field (56.7 percent in the second half) today. The 48.1 field goal percentage was the Tigers' third-highest mark in conference play this season.
The Tigers had 20 assists on 26 FGM vs. Cincinnati today. The 20 assists tied for the second-most in a game this season.
Memphis had only nine turnovers today (only two in the second half). The nine miscues tied for the second-fewest for the Tigers in a conference game this season.
Memphis was 4-of-17 from the three-point arc vs. Cincinnati Sunday. It was the 486th-consecutive game in which the Tigers hit at least one three-pointer. The last time Memphis failed to hit a three-pointer was vs. Alabama in November of 2001.

Players Notes

Shaq Goodwin netted a season-high 22 points vs. Cincinnati today. The 22 points were one shy of tying his career high of 23 points he scored vs. Temple in 2013-14.
Shaq Goodwin has scored in double figures in five of his last eight games. In the other three games in that stretch, Goodwin netted eight points in each contest.
Shaq Goodwin hit a season-best nine FG vs. Cincinnati today.
Shaq Goodwin hit a career-high two three-pointers vs. Cincinnati today.
With his 22 points today, Shaq Goodwin now has 941 career points and is 59 points shy of reaching 1,000 points.
Calvin Godfrey scored a season-high 14 points today vs Cincinnati. He tied season bests for FGM (5) and FTM (4).
Kedren Johnson handed out a season-high seven assists vs. Cincinnati today. The seven assists are one shy of tying his career high of eight, which he set during his career at Vanderbilt.
With his seven assists today, Kedren Johnson has handed out four or more assists in six of his last eight games.
Kedren Johnson played a season-high 39 minutes vs. Cincinnati today. He has played 36 or more minutes in five of the Tigers' last six games (33.7 minutes per game average in last six games).

Up Next Notes

Memphis begins its postseason in the American Athletic Conference Tournament Friday, Mar. 13 with a quarterfinal game vs. Temple. Game time is 1 p.m. (CT) from the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. ESPN2 is televising the Memphis-Temple contest.

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