Tigers Handle Tulane for Fourth-Straight Win

Wednesday, February 9

Memphis, Tenn.

7 p.m.

University of Memphis

13-8,7-4AAC

Tulane

10-11,7-5AAC

Tulane

Memphis

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Feb 09, 2022 | Men's Basketball

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Double-doubles by Jalen Duren and DeAndre Williams powered the Memphis Tigers to their fourth-straight win with an 80-69 victory over Tulane Wednesday night at FedExForum.

Memphis (13-8, 7-4 American Athletic Conference) is now in third place in the AAC standings with No. 6/7 Houston leading the way at 9-1 and SMU right behind at 8-2. The Tigers travel to play both in the coming week and finish the regular season hosting Houston at FedExForum March 6.

Duren had 15 points and 12 rebounds for his second-straight double-double, and Williams had 14 points and a Memphis career-high 13 rebounds. Tyler Harris scored 14 points on the strength of four 3-pointers, all coming in the second half, and Lester Quinones added 11 points. Alex Lomax had five assists and no turnovers in 21 minutes.

Twelve of Duren and Williams' 25 combined rebounds came on the offensive end.

The Tigers led by seven at the half, 37-30, and a 7-0 run followed by an 8-0 run at the start of the second half ballooned the Memphis advantage to 14 at 52-38. The Tigers led by as many as 17, 57-40, but the Green Wave did not go away quietly.

With 6:02 to play Tulane was within five points, 65-60, and it remained a five-point Memphis lead at the 4:40 mark, 68-63. But Harris quickly nailed a 3-pointer and Duren had a lay-in off a turnover to put the Tigers ahead by 10, and Tulane got no closer than seven points the rest of the way.

Memphis shot 44.3 percent from the field in the game (27-61) and hit 10 of its 27 3-point tries (.370). The Tigers limited the Green Wave to 33.3 percent shooting (20-60) and won the battle of the boards, 49-26.

Memphis had 19 assists on 27 field goals and blocked 10 Green Wave shots.

Tulane (10-11, 7-5 AAC) was led by Jaylen Forbes' 24 points. The Green Wave connected on 12 3-pointers.

UP NEXT
The Tigers hit the road for three-straight contests, playing at No. 6/7 Houston Saturday, at Cincinnati next Tuesday and at SMU Sunday, Feb. 20, before returning to FedExForum to face Temple on Thursday, Feb. 24.

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POSTGAME NOTES

Memphis used the starting lineup of Alex Lomax, Lester Quinones, Earl Timberlake, DeAndre Williams and Jalen Duren for the second-straight game.
- Memphis has used 15 different starting lineups in 21 games this season, which is the most in the nation.
Memphis leads the all-time series between the two schools, 60-12.
- That includes a 35-3 advantage in games played in Memphis.
- Memphis has won 13 of the last 14 matchups after Tulane won earlier this season in New Orleans.
The Tigers have won eight-straight games in February and are 17-7 in the month under head coach Penny Hardaway.
Memphis has won five-straight games when scoring 80 or more points.
Jalen Duren led the Tigers in scoring for the third time this season while recording his fourth double-double of the year.
- He also had a double-double in his last outing with 14 points and 10 rebounds Saturday night against UCF.
- The freshman is now tied with Vance Jackson (East Carolina) and Marcus Weathers (SMU) for the most double-doubles in the AAC this season.
DeAndre Williams grabbed a Memphis career-best 13 rebounds and had his second double-double of the campaign.
- His previous Tiger career high was 11 rebounds, set twice with the last coming against Tulane on Feb. 24, 2021.
Lester Quinones has scored in double figures in three-straight games for the first time this year.
- The junior has hit multiple 3-pointers in four-straight games.
Alex Lomax had his second game of no turnovers and five or more assists this season (7 assists, 0 turnovers, at Tulsa, 1/23).
- Memphis is 24-6 when Lomax has five or more assists in a game.
Tyler Harris had his eighth game of three or more 3-pointers this season.
- Memphis is 24-11 when the senior has three or more triples in a game.
Chandler Lawson had a season-high six rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench.

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