Tigers Make Statement at Vanderbilt in Season Opener

Monday, November 7

Nashville, Tenn.

7 p.m.

University of Memphis

1-0,0-0AAC

Vanderbilt

0-1,0-0SEC

Memphis

Vanderbilt

Tigers Make Statement at Vanderbilt in Season Opener

Nov 07, 2022 | Men's Basketball

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Memphis Tigers walked into Memorial Gymnasium Monday night for the first time in 25 years, and after 40 minutes of battle with the Vanderbilt Commodores, they exited with a season-opening 76-67 win in tow.

Memphis (1-0) shot 50.9 percent from the floor as a team (27-53) and won the battle on the boards (35-28), while leading the game wire-to-wire.

Senior DeAndre Williams and Kendric Davis led the way with 17 and 16 points, respectively and combined for nine of the team's 14 assists.

Williams pulled down five rebounds, recorded three assists, swiped two steals and shot 7-of-11 in 33 minutes. Davis added a game-high six dimes with three boards and two steals.

Senior Alex Lomax had a vintage A-Lo game, as his named showed up all across the box score. The fifth-year guard earned his first-career double-double behind 10 points and 10 rebounds, and added three assists and three steals in a team-high 34 minutes.

Malcolm Dandridge drew his 12^th-career start and put up nine points and six rebounds with one thunderous block.

The Tigers came out firing in the first half, leading by as many as 17 points after shooting 51.9 percent (14-27) in the first 20 minutes.

Vanderbilt (0-1) was led by Tyrin Lawrence's 14 points.

UP NEXT
Memphis goes back on the road after getting a week off, traveling to take on Saint Louis at 8 p.m. on Nov. 15. After that, the Tigers return to Bluff City for the home opener against VCU on Nov. 20 with a 4 p.m. tip.

POSTGAME NOTES

Memphis used the starting lineup of Alex Lomax, Kendric Davis, DeAndre Williams, Malcolm Dandridge and Keonte Kennedy.
Williams collected the Tigers' first points of the 2022-23 season with a bucket from the paint at the 19:45 mark of the first half.
Memphis has won three-straight games against the Commodores.
Monday's win was the first true road victory to open a season for the Tigers since Nov. 25, 1988 against Chaminade (88-44).
The Tigers shot 17-of-19 from the charity stripe for an 89.5-percent mark. Davis drained all six of his attempts, while Lomax went 4-for-4.
Memphis controlled the battle down low, besting Vandy 38-22 in the paint.
The Tigers outscored the Commodores 18-11 off turnovers.
All nine Tigers who saw the court, etched their names in the scoring column, and eight grabbed at least one rebound.

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