Tigers Take on Alabama State Friday at FedExForum

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis men's basketball team is back in action Friday night when the Alabama State Hornets come to town. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at FedExForum and will be streamed on ESPN+.

This is the only the second meeting ever between the two programs. Alabama State visited the Bluff City last season for Memphis' non-conference finale when the Tigers earned an 83-61 victory on Dec. 21.

DeAndre Williams shot 11-of-14 from the floor in the win and scored 25 points to go along with a double-double from Kendric Davis (14 points and 12 assists). Jayden Hardaway nor Malcolm Dandridge played in the game.

Memphis (2-0) is coming off a pair of wins in the opening week of the 2023-24 season. The Tigers defeated Jackson State, 94-77, in the season opener before going on the road to earn a 70-55 victory over Missouri last Friday night.

In the two games, the Tigers have averaged 82.0 points and shot 46.9-percent from the field and 37.5-percent from three-point range.

Alabama State enters the game 1-2 on the year, after defeating Oglethorpe 115-51 Tuesday in its home opener.

The Hornets are coached by former Memphis Tiger standout and assistant coach, Tony Madlock.
Madlock (1998-92) made up the backcourt with Penny Hardaway when the Tigers reached the Elite Eight in 1992.

He was a member of four postseason teams for Memphis, two NCAA Tournaments, two NIT's and spent three seasons as an assistant coach under Hardaway from 2018-21 where he helped reel in the No. 1 recruiting class for 2019.

GAME DETAILS
RV/RV Memphis Tigers (2-0) vs. Alabama State (1-2)
Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 | 7 p.m. CT
FedExForum (18,400); Memphis, Tenn.
Television: ESPN+ (Greg Gaston, pxp; Jon Albright, color)
Radio: 98.9 The Roar of Memphis (Dave Woloshin, pxp; Matt Dillon, analysis)
Live Stats: www.Memphis.StatBroadcast.com

BY THE NUMBERS

7: Following the win at Missouri, Memphis has won seven games against Power-Five programs the last two seasons, going 7-1. Over that same stretch, the rest of the AAC is 11-20 against P5 teams with Houston, UCF and Cincinnati owning eight of those 11 victories.
103-10: Memphis' record since 2010-11 when holding opponents to 36.0 percent shooting or less; the Tigers limited Missouri to 31.6 percent shooting in Friday's win. They have won 17-straight games when holding opponents to 36.0 percent or less, with the last loss coming at Ole Miss on Dec. 4, 2021.
6: Jordan Brown is one of just six active players in Division I that has 1,400 points, 700 rebounds and 100 blocks for their career. Joining the big man on the list is Armando Bacot (UNC), Hunter Dickinson (Kansas), Zach Edey (Purdue), Johni Broome (Auburn) and Josh Oduro (Providence).
4: With his vintage performance at Missouri, Jahvon Quinerly is one of just four players in Division I this season to have a single-game stat line of at least 18 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals. His 70.0-percent mark from the floor (7-10) is the highest mark of the group.
82.0: Memphis is averaging 82.0 points per game this season. That would be the highest average for a Tiger squad since averaging 82.4 points in the 1985-86 season.
11: The Tigers rank 30th in the nation, averaging 11.0 steals per game.

THE LAST TIME OUT

The Tigers trailed Missouri by 14 late in the first half but stormed back and earned a 70-55 road win last Friday night in Columbia, Missouri.
Memphis struggled to find any rhythm throughout much of the first half, falling behind 29-15 with 6:45 to play in the opening period. From that moment on, the Tigers outscored Missouri 55-26 the rest of the way.
Jahvon Quinerly led Memphis with 18 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals, while David Jones pulled down his first double-double as a Tiger with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Jaykwon Walton hit three triples and scored 13 points, while Jordan Brown added 12 points and five boards off the bench.
Memphis locked down the home Tigers with its patented defense in the final 20 minutes, limiting Missouri to just 5-of-26 (19.2 %) from the floor.
After Missouri hit two of its first three shots to open the second half, it missed its next 10 shots and 16-of-17 over a 14-minute span.
Memphis shot 51.6-percent in the second half and outscored Missouri 44-22.
Memphis outscored Missouri 38-20 in the paint, 12-0 on second-chance points and 23-17 off the bench.

SCOUTING ALABAMA STATE

ASU brings a 1-2 mark into Friday after routing Oglethorpe 115-51 Tuesday in its home opener.
The Hornets fell at Ole Miss (69-59) and Iowa (98-67) to open the season.
It will be a homecoming of sorts, as three Hornets are from the Memphis area, including TJ Madlock, Amarr Knox and former Tiger Tadarius Jacobs.
Madlock leads the team in scoring (17.0), rebounding (6.0), assists (3.3) and steals (2.3).
Georgetown transfer D'Ante Bass made his Hornet debut on Tuesday and had a monster game with 18 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks and three assists in just 19 minutes.
The Hornets are averaging 80.3 points and allowing 72.7 each time out.

UP NEXT
Memphis will head to the Bahamas for Feast Week to participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Tigers will open play Wednesday against Michigan at 4 p.m. CT before facing either Arkansas or Stanford on Thursday.

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Brown

Malcolm Dandridge

Kendric Davis

Jayden Hardaway

Tadarius Jacobs

David Jones

Jahvon Quinerly

Jaykwon Walton

DeAndre Williams

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