Women's Basketball Celebrates Black History Month In Game Against Houston

Sunday, February 24

Memphis, Tenn.

1 p.m.

University of Memphis

Houston*

Tickets

Gazmyne Herndon, 2018-19 Women's Basketball

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Women's Basketball Celebrates Black History Month In Game Against Houston

Feb 23, 2019 | Women's Basketball

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Tigers play in nationally televised game

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis women's basketball returns home one more time in February for a nationally-televised 1 p.m. game against Houston on Sunday. To celebrate Black History Month, the first 200 fans will receive a t-shirt, courtesy of the UofM Alumni Association Black Alumni Chapter.

GAME 26
Memphis (10-16 (5-8 AAC)) vs. Houston (14-11 (8-4 AAC))
Tip-off: 1 p.m.
Location: Elma Roane Fieldhouse – Memphis, Tenn.
Special Promotion: Free t-shirts
TV: ESPNU
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Memphis hosts Houston after dropping a road game to UConn in Hartford. Three Tigers scored in double-digits, led by Jada Stinson and Jasmine James scoring 12 points each. Freshman Jamirah Shutes netted 11 points. Stinson tied a career-high by knocking down four three-pointers against the Huskies. Freshman Camille Buckhanon led the team with five rebounds, her first time leading the team on the glass this season.

Shutes leads the Tigers in scoring at 13.8 points per contest. The Brownsville, Tennessee native has led the way on the scoreboard 12 times this season, the most times by a freshman in the American Athletic Conference. She has scored double-digit points in 18 games this season, including four games above 20 points. Shutes ranks seventh in The American scoring leaderboard and is the highest-scoring freshman in the conference. She also checks in at 15^th in free throw percentage, knocking down 66 percent of her trips to the charity stripe.

Sophomore forward Alana Davis is second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.1 points per game. Two of the last three contests, Davis has poured in 20 or more points, with five total 20-plus point performances on the season. The forward scores with the third-highest field goal percent in the AAC, converting on 52.2 percent of her shots. Davis leads Memphis in rebounding, pulling down 8.1 boards per game, a mark that ranks fourth in the conference. Her work on the offensive glass is notable, as she ranks second in The American with 3.9 offensive rebounds per game.

Memphis is one of the toughest teams to score against from beyond the arc. The Tigers are tied for second in the conference allowing a 28.4 percent shooting percentage from three. Memphis has held 10 teams below 25 percent from three, including five teams below 20 percent.

Scouting the Cougars
Houston comes to Memphis boasting the second-highest scoring offense in the conference. The Cougars are the only team in The American other than UConn that score 70 points per game, netting 70.2 per contest. Houston comes off of an 83-82 overtime win over Tulane on Wednesday. Four Cougars scored double-digits, led by Octavia Barnes' 24 points. Dorian Branch scored 20, with 11 points apiece from Serithia Hawkins and Alyssa Okoene.

The Cougars are led in scoring by Jasmine Harris, who has appeared in 14 games. Harris scores 16.2 points per game. Branch also nets double-figures, scoring 10.5 points per game, having appeared in 25 games this season. Hawkins leads the Cougars in rebounding, pulling down 7.5 rebounds per game, the sixth most in the conference.

Memphis and Houston have played one another 33 times in the teams' histories. Memphis holds a 19-14 advantage, having won five of the last six contests.

Final Details
Tip-off against Houston is set for 1 p.m. CT at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. Sunday's game is nationally-televised on ESPNU, or available online at WatchESPN, with a link to the stream on www.GoTigersGo.com. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on social media at @MemphisWBB.