University of Memphis Athletics
Tuesday, January 5
Memphis, Tenn.
7 pm CT
University of Memphis
10-4
82
vs
46
Nicholls
4-11
1
2
F
Nicholls State University
21
25
46
Memphis
50
32
82
Team Stats
NICH
MEM
FG%
.358
.443
3FG%
.227
.318
FT%
.375
.684
RB
38
39
TO
27
9
STL
6
17
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
G/F
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's BasketballG/F
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's Basketball
Photo by: Justin Ford, USATSI
First Half Run Pushes Tigers to Win
Jan 05, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Five Tigers Reach Double-Figure Scoring in Lopsided Win
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A 43-4 first half run took a seven-point Memphis deficit and turned it into a 32-point advantage, as the Tigers cruised to an 82-46 non-conference win over the Nicholls Colonels. Memphis head coach Josh Pastner, with the win, moved into a tie for fourth place in the school's career wins list with 158, tying former coach Dana Kirk in the process.
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Avery Woodson led a quintet of Tigers in double-figure scoring with 15 points, hitting 6-of-11 shots from the field and 3-of-6 from long range. Four others – Nick Marshall, Ricky Tarrant Jr., Dedric Lawson, and Trahson Burrell – each scored a dozen points, while Markel Crawford finished a point shy of the double-figure plateau.
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"This was a good win," said Memphis head coach Josh Pastner. "I thought there were some positives that we had. I was really happy with Nick Marshall's play - you can see his improvement. He keeps getting better and better. Robert Kirby has done a really good job with his improvement. I thought Sam Craft came in and gave us good minutes. I loved the fact that we had 19 assists on 31 made FG and only nine turnovers. We held them to 35 percent from the field and 22 percent from three-point range and forced 27 turnovers. Coming into the game, we actually moved to third in the country in field goal percentage defense, first in blocked shots, 33rd in 3 point percent defense, and seventh in rebounding. So, defensively, we've been really good."
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Lawson pulled down a game-high-tying eight rebounds, while Crawford nabbed seven and Marshall six, with Memphis out-rebounding the Colonels 39-to-38. Burrell dished out a career-high six assists, with Tarrant Jr. giving out four, as Memphis had a 19-to-9 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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Nicholls came out of the gate strong, and used an 8-0 run to push to a 14-7 lead with 14:43 to play in the first half. From there, it was all Memphis, as the Tigers out-scored the Colonels 43-7 over the rest of the half, including runs of 13-0 and 26-0, to take a 50-21 lead into the locker room at halftime.
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In the second half the Tigers were able to unload the bench, as 13 players saw action and nine scored in the 36-point victory.
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Also seeing his first action in a Tiger basketball uniform was Sam Craft – who less than a week ago was playing in the Birmingham Bowl with the Memphis football team – and the Memphis native scored five points while adding two rebounds and two steals in the win.
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Memphis returns to action on Saturday, January 9, when the squad travels to Storrs, Connecticut, to take on the UConn Huskies in a 6 p.m. CT tip-off.
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Avery Woodson led a quintet of Tigers in double-figure scoring with 15 points, hitting 6-of-11 shots from the field and 3-of-6 from long range. Four others – Nick Marshall, Ricky Tarrant Jr., Dedric Lawson, and Trahson Burrell – each scored a dozen points, while Markel Crawford finished a point shy of the double-figure plateau.
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"This was a good win," said Memphis head coach Josh Pastner. "I thought there were some positives that we had. I was really happy with Nick Marshall's play - you can see his improvement. He keeps getting better and better. Robert Kirby has done a really good job with his improvement. I thought Sam Craft came in and gave us good minutes. I loved the fact that we had 19 assists on 31 made FG and only nine turnovers. We held them to 35 percent from the field and 22 percent from three-point range and forced 27 turnovers. Coming into the game, we actually moved to third in the country in field goal percentage defense, first in blocked shots, 33rd in 3 point percent defense, and seventh in rebounding. So, defensively, we've been really good."
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Lawson pulled down a game-high-tying eight rebounds, while Crawford nabbed seven and Marshall six, with Memphis out-rebounding the Colonels 39-to-38. Burrell dished out a career-high six assists, with Tarrant Jr. giving out four, as Memphis had a 19-to-9 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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Nicholls came out of the gate strong, and used an 8-0 run to push to a 14-7 lead with 14:43 to play in the first half. From there, it was all Memphis, as the Tigers out-scored the Colonels 43-7 over the rest of the half, including runs of 13-0 and 26-0, to take a 50-21 lead into the locker room at halftime.
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In the second half the Tigers were able to unload the bench, as 13 players saw action and nine scored in the 36-point victory.
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Also seeing his first action in a Tiger basketball uniform was Sam Craft – who less than a week ago was playing in the Birmingham Bowl with the Memphis football team – and the Memphis native scored five points while adding two rebounds and two steals in the win.
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Memphis returns to action on Saturday, January 9, when the squad travels to Storrs, Connecticut, to take on the UConn Huskies in a 6 p.m. CT tip-off.
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