Tuesday, February 26
Memphis, Tenn.
8 PM
University of Memphis
17-11
81
vs
73
Temple
20-7
1
2
F
Temple
38
35
73
Memphis
33
48
81
Jeremiah Martin scored 30 points to lead the Tigers past Temple.
Photo by: Joe Murphy
Men's basketball tames Temple, 81-73
Feb 26, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Box ScoreBoxscore (UM 81, TEM 73)Memphis Season Statistics (Overall)Memphis Season Statistics (Conference Only)
Martin continues on torrid pace, leads Tigers with 30 points.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jeremiah Martin is showing no signs of slowing down.
The University of Memphis senior guard scored a game-high 30 points – his fifth of 30 or more points this month – to lead the Tigers past Temple, 81-73, Tuesday night in an American Athletic Conference game at FedExForum.
Martin, the reigning conference player of the week, entered the game averaging 30.7 points in seven February games. Against Temple he made 11 of 16 field goals, but, more importantly, he scored 10 straight points in the final five minutes to preserve a double-digit lead.
The victory allowed the Tigers (18-11, 10-6 The American) to remain in the hunt for one of the top four seeds in next month's conference tournament at FedExForum. As a top four seed, the Tigers would receive a first-round bye in the four-day event. Memphis is in fifth place, one-half game behind Temple in the standings.
"I'm proud of the team," Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said. "We knew it was going to be a tough game. Temple came in here knowing they needed this win. They were ahead of us in the standings and felt this would be a big road win."
But the Tigers, who trailed by five at the half, outscored Temple, 48-35, in the second half. The Owls (20-8, 10-5 The American) were limited to 32 percent shooting in the second half and Quinton Rose, who scored a season-high 26 points in a win over Memphis in January, was held to six points on 3-of-13 shooting.
In an impressive second half, the Tigers shot 58 percent to hold off the Owls and avenge an 85-76 loss to Temple in Philadelphia.
Kyvon Davenport added 12 points for the Tigers and Antwann Jones scored 10. Memphis outrebounded the Owls, 40-38. Raynere Thornton paced the Tigers with a game-high 11 rebounds.
"We are more together now, we know now what it takes to win a tough game," Martin said.
Shizz Alston Jr. led Temple with 22 points and Nate Pierre-Louis scored 16 and J.P. Moorman finished with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Tigers trailed by three (46-43) midway through the second half, but took the lead for good behind Martin. He first fed Isaiah Maurice for a dunk and followed with a three-point play for a 48-46 lead.
"He's not much fun to play against," said Temple coach Fran Dunphy of Martin. "But he's fun to watch. He's just really a talented kid. He seems very confident in himself at this point and he knows how to score."
A 13-3 run to end the half gave Temple a 38-33 lead at the break. The Tigers led most of the opening half behind Martin, who had 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
Memphis led 30-25 with 4:15 to go in the first half after two free throws from Martin, but Temple scored 11 straight to take command at 36-30. Back-to-back dunks following Tiger turnovers capped the run.
The Tigers shot 43.3 percent in the first half and outrebounded the Owls, 23-16, but were undone by 12 turnovers. Temple shot 41.7 percent and committed only five turnovers.
Memphis plays its final conference road game Saturday at Cincinnati before ending the regular season with a March 9 game at FedExForum against Tulsa.
NOTABLE
The University of Memphis senior guard scored a game-high 30 points – his fifth of 30 or more points this month – to lead the Tigers past Temple, 81-73, Tuesday night in an American Athletic Conference game at FedExForum.
Martin, the reigning conference player of the week, entered the game averaging 30.7 points in seven February games. Against Temple he made 11 of 16 field goals, but, more importantly, he scored 10 straight points in the final five minutes to preserve a double-digit lead.
The victory allowed the Tigers (18-11, 10-6 The American) to remain in the hunt for one of the top four seeds in next month's conference tournament at FedExForum. As a top four seed, the Tigers would receive a first-round bye in the four-day event. Memphis is in fifth place, one-half game behind Temple in the standings.
"I'm proud of the team," Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said. "We knew it was going to be a tough game. Temple came in here knowing they needed this win. They were ahead of us in the standings and felt this would be a big road win."
But the Tigers, who trailed by five at the half, outscored Temple, 48-35, in the second half. The Owls (20-8, 10-5 The American) were limited to 32 percent shooting in the second half and Quinton Rose, who scored a season-high 26 points in a win over Memphis in January, was held to six points on 3-of-13 shooting.
In an impressive second half, the Tigers shot 58 percent to hold off the Owls and avenge an 85-76 loss to Temple in Philadelphia.
Kyvon Davenport added 12 points for the Tigers and Antwann Jones scored 10. Memphis outrebounded the Owls, 40-38. Raynere Thornton paced the Tigers with a game-high 11 rebounds.
"We are more together now, we know now what it takes to win a tough game," Martin said.
Shizz Alston Jr. led Temple with 22 points and Nate Pierre-Louis scored 16 and J.P. Moorman finished with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Tigers trailed by three (46-43) midway through the second half, but took the lead for good behind Martin. He first fed Isaiah Maurice for a dunk and followed with a three-point play for a 48-46 lead.
"He's not much fun to play against," said Temple coach Fran Dunphy of Martin. "But he's fun to watch. He's just really a talented kid. He seems very confident in himself at this point and he knows how to score."
A 13-3 run to end the half gave Temple a 38-33 lead at the break. The Tigers led most of the opening half behind Martin, who had 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
Memphis led 30-25 with 4:15 to go in the first half after two free throws from Martin, but Temple scored 11 straight to take command at 36-30. Back-to-back dunks following Tiger turnovers capped the run.
The Tigers shot 43.3 percent in the first half and outrebounded the Owls, 23-16, but were undone by 12 turnovers. Temple shot 41.7 percent and committed only five turnovers.
Memphis plays its final conference road game Saturday at Cincinnati before ending the regular season with a March 9 game at FedExForum against Tulsa.
NOTABLE
- Before the game following the introduction of Temple's starters, Tiger coach Penny Hardaway presented Temple coach Fran Dunphy with gift baskets. Dunphy is in his 13th and final season at Temple.
- The Tigers improved to 12-1 when scoring 80 or more points.
- With his 30 points, UofM guard Jeremiah Martin tied Phillip Haynes for 12th place on the school's career scoring chart with 1,479 points.
- Memphis reserve guard Antwann Jones played 20 minutes, the most he has played since appearing for 21 minutes at Temple on Jan. 24. He scored in double figures (10) after not scoring a point in seven of the previous nine games. His last time in double figures came Jan. 10 at home vs. ECU when he also scored 10.
- The Tigers committed only six turnovers in the second half after turning the ball over 12 times in the first half.
Team Stats
Temple
Mem
FG%
.371
.500
3FG%
.259
.368
FT%
.667
.720
RB
38
40
TO
13
18
STL
10
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
30
FGM
11
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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