Memphis Fells Stanford to Close ESPN Events Invitational

Sunday, November 27

Orlando, Fla. / State Farm Field House

10:00 AM

University of Memphis

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Stanford

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Stanford

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Memphis Fells Stanford to Close ESPN Events Invitational

Nov 27, 2022 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Memphis Tigers used a stifling defense to defeat Stanford Sunday morning, 56-48, and wrap up play in the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando, Florida.

The Tigers (4-2) were a buzzer beater away from going 3-0 in the invitational and the victory gave them their third win against a Power Five opponent this season, all coming on the road or on a neutral court.

Fifth-year guard Kendric Davis led a trio of Tigers in scoring with 14 points with five rebounds and three steals. DeAndre Williams filled the stat sheet with 12 points, seven boards, six assists and two blocks, while Alex Lomax contributed 12 points, four rebounds, three dimes and three steals.

Both sides were sluggish out of the gate on the offensive end as each started 4-of-16 from the field in the first 10 minutes of the action.

With Memphis trailing 14-11 and just under seven minutes to play in the opening half, Keonte Kennedy received a pass in the corner and drove around the middle of the defense before rocking the rim with a highlight one-handed slam that woke the crowd up, and would end up being the energizing play the Tigers needed.

Memphis got 12 points from Lomax and Kennedy over a five-minute stretch that saw the Tigers string together a 15-0 run and grab a 24-14 lead just before the half. From that point on, the Cardinal (3-4) would never get any closer than four points the rest of the way.

The Tigers shot 44-percent in the second half and drained four of their six threes to send the Memphis faithful back to the Bluff City happy.

GAME NOTES

Memphis finished the game 21-of-54 from the floor (38.9%) and 6-of-18 from deep (33.3%).
Chandler Lawson showed out on the glass with a team-high eight rebounds, including four on the offensive end. He also matched his season high with eight points in 28 minutes.
Lomax's performance marked just the second time in his career that he recorded 10+ points in back-to-back games. The first came in December of 2019, his sophomore season.
Memphis outscored the Cardinals, the fifth-tallest team in the country, 28-12.
The Tigers outscored Stanford 13-6 off turnovers and got 10 points from the bench.

UP NEXT
The Tigers return home for three straight games at FedExForum. They begin the home stand at 7 p.m. Wednesday against North Alabama before Ole Miss comes to town Saturday night.