Memphis Makes it Five Straight With Win Over Little Rock

Tuesday, December 6

Memphis, Tenn.

7 p.m.

University of Memphis

7-2,0-0AAC

Little Rock

2-7,0-0OVC

Little Rock

Memphis

Memphis Makes it Five Straight With Win Over Little Rock

Dec 06, 2022 | Men's Basketball

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jayden Hardaway set a career high with 16 points, and DeAndre Williams added 17, five rebounds and five assists to help the Memphis Tigers to their fifth-straight win with an 87-71 victory over Little Rock Tuesday night at FedExForum.

Memphis (7-2) has its second-best start to a season under head coach Penny Hardaway.

Jayden Hardaway reached his career high in 26 minutes of play. He went 7-of-9 from the field and made two of his three attempts from long distance. Williams reached 17 points for the fourth time this season and has scored in double figures five straight games.

Keonte Kennedy and Alex Lomax were also in double figures with 14 and 10, respectively.

The Tigers shot a season high 54.0 percent from the floor, connecting on 34-of-63 shot attempts. They also hit 6-of-12 from three-point range and 13-of-19 from the charity stripe.

Jayden Hardaway buried a pair of three-pointers late in the first half to give Memphis its largest lead of the half at 18 before taking a 46-30 advantage into the break. The senior had 12 points in the half and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field.

The Tigers grew its advantage to as many as 23 midway through the second half en route to the 17-point win.

Memphis outscored the Trojans (2-7) 25-13 off turnovers and limited Little Rock to 35.7-percent from the floor (25-70).

Little Rock was led by Chris Walker's 18 points in 23 minutes off the bench.

UP NEXT
The Tigers head east for its biggest road trip of the young season as they travel to Atlanta to take on No. 11/14 Auburn at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Holiday Hoopsgiving before trekking to Tuscaloosa to battle No. 8/10 Alabama at 8 p.m. next Tuesday. Both contests will be aired on ESPN2.

POSTGAME NOTES

Memphis used the starting lineup of Alex Lomax, Kendric Davis, Jayden Hardaway, Chandler Lawson and DeAndre Williams for the seventh straight game, improving to 6-1 in those contests.
Memphis improved to 9-0 all-time against the Trojans.
The Tigers recorded a season-high 16 steals in the victory. It's the most thefts since taking 20 against UCF on Feb. 1, 2021.
Keonte Kennedy's 14 points are a season high and the fourth time he's reached double figures as a Tiger.
Alex Lomax added five steals, four rebounds and four assists to his 10 points in 26 minutes. He has 14 steals in the last three games.
Kendric Davis finished the night with eight points, while Dandridge recorded six.
The Tigers dished 18 assists to 15 turnovers and outscored the Trojans 50-28 in the paint.

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