University of Memphis Athletics

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Memphis Makes Statement with 92-78 Win over No. 6/8 Alabama
Dec 14, 2021 | Men's Basketball
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Tigers led by as many as 19 points and ran away with a 92-78 win over No. 6/8 Alabama in front of 15,266 raucous fans Tuesday night in a "White Out" at FedExForum.
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Memphis (6-4) snapped a four-game losing streak in emphatic fashion and picked up its first win over a top-10 team since 2014 and first over a ranked squad in two seasons.
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Five Tigers were in double figures, led by DeAndre Williams' 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Jalen Duren added 14 on 7-of-9 shooting, Landers Nolley II made three 3-pointers en route to 13 points and Lester Quinones added 12.
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Tyler Harris made three triples and finished with 11 points in 16 minutes off the bench.
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Nolley II and Williams also combined for 12 assists, seven steals and only two turnovers.
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Memphis' well-rounded game as a whole included shooting 53.3 percent from the field (32-60), making 80.0 percent of its free throws (20-25), dishing out 20 assists on 32 baskets and swiping 12 steals.
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The Tigers led by five at the break, 37-32, and a swift 12-0 run five-and-a-half minutes into the second half ballooned the lead to 19 at 61-42. Alabama had not trailed by 10 points at any point in its games this season. The Crimson Tide got no closer than nine points the rest of the way.
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In the second half, the Tigers committed only six turnovers and six fouls. Memphis drew 14 second-half fouls and went 18-for-22 from the stripe (.818) in the last 20 minutes.
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Alabama (8-2) was led by Keon Ellis' 19 points. Memphis held Crimson Tide stars Jahvon Quinerly and Jaden Shackelford to 22 combined points, 12 below their joint season average.
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UP NEXT
Memphis travels to Nashville on Saturday to play No. 18/18 Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m., and the game will be televised on ESPN2. After that, Memphis concludes non-conference play next Tuesday, Dec. 21, against Alabama State at FedExForum.
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Tickets and mini plans for 2021-22 are available online at www.GoTigersGoTix.com or by phone at (901) 678-2331.
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POSTGAME NOTES
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Memphis (6-4) snapped a four-game losing streak in emphatic fashion and picked up its first win over a top-10 team since 2014 and first over a ranked squad in two seasons.
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Five Tigers were in double figures, led by DeAndre Williams' 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Jalen Duren added 14 on 7-of-9 shooting, Landers Nolley II made three 3-pointers en route to 13 points and Lester Quinones added 12.
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Tyler Harris made three triples and finished with 11 points in 16 minutes off the bench.
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Nolley II and Williams also combined for 12 assists, seven steals and only two turnovers.
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Memphis' well-rounded game as a whole included shooting 53.3 percent from the field (32-60), making 80.0 percent of its free throws (20-25), dishing out 20 assists on 32 baskets and swiping 12 steals.
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The Tigers led by five at the break, 37-32, and a swift 12-0 run five-and-a-half minutes into the second half ballooned the lead to 19 at 61-42. Alabama had not trailed by 10 points at any point in its games this season. The Crimson Tide got no closer than nine points the rest of the way.
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In the second half, the Tigers committed only six turnovers and six fouls. Memphis drew 14 second-half fouls and went 18-for-22 from the stripe (.818) in the last 20 minutes.
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Alabama (8-2) was led by Keon Ellis' 19 points. Memphis held Crimson Tide stars Jahvon Quinerly and Jaden Shackelford to 22 combined points, 12 below their joint season average.
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UP NEXT
Memphis travels to Nashville on Saturday to play No. 18/18 Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m., and the game will be televised on ESPN2. After that, Memphis concludes non-conference play next Tuesday, Dec. 21, against Alabama State at FedExForum.
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Tickets and mini plans for 2021-22 are available online at www.GoTigersGoTix.com or by phone at (901) 678-2331.
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POSTGAME NOTES
- Memphis used the starting lineup of Alex Lomax, Landers Nolley II, Emoni Bates, DeAndre Williams and Jalen Duren for the first time this season.
- The Tigers have now used six different starting lineups in 10 games this year.
- Memphis extends its lead in the all-time series between the two schools to 6-3.
- The Tigers are a perfect 5-0 in games contested in Memphis.
- Memphis' last win over a top-10 team came on March 1, 2014 against No. 7 Louisville.
- The Tigers had lost eight-straight since then.
- Memphis had lost three-straight games against ranked teams before Tuesday's win.
- The Tigers' last victory over a ranked squad came against No. 22 Houston on Feb. 22, 2020.
- Memphis has won 28-straight games when scoring 90 or more points.
- The Tigers have won 37-straight games when shooting 50.0 percent or better from the floor.
- That includes a 4-0 mark this season.
- The streak dates back to shooting 54.4 percent (31-57) in an 87-74 loss at Cincinnati on Feb. 23, 2017.
- The Tigers scored 44 points in the paint, their second-highest total in a game this season (48, vs. Western Kentucky, 11/19).
- Memphis scored 29 points off 20 Alabama turnovers, their second-most in a contest this year (36, vs. North Carolina Central, 11/13).
- Both Landers Nolley II and DeAndre Williams set their season highs in assists with six apiece, and Nolley II set his Memphis career high.
- The Tigers are 21-9 when Tyler Harris has at least three 3-pointers in a game.
Team Stats
Bama
Mem
FG%
.462
.533
3FG%
.303
.348
FT%
.667
.800
RB
31
33
TO
20
17
STL
11
12
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