Tulsa
Memphis
Golden Hurricane Can't Tame No. 8 Tigers
2/11/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 11, 2009
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)--Robert Dozier scored a career-high 23 points, Tyreke Evans added 13 and No. 8 Memphis routed Tulsa 63-37 Wednesday night for its 15th straight victory.
The Tigers (21-3, 9-0 Conference USA) won their 51st consecutive game in league play.
Jerome Jordan, who had 20 points and 13 rebounds against Memphis earlier this season, was held to a team-high eight points and three rebounds for Tulsa (17-8, 7-3). Ben Uzoh, Tulsa's leading scorer at 14.9 points per game, was held scoreless in the first half and finished with three points.
Memphis limited Tulsa to 36 percent shooting, including 25 percent in the first half.
Memphis shot 54.5 percent in the second half to pull away.
The Tigers defeated Tulsa 55-54 on Jan. 13, but needed a last-second layup by Antonio Anderson to escape.
Memphis struggled in the first half, missing 14 of its first 20 shots. However, the Tigers used an 11-2 run over the final 6 minutes of the half to take a 28-15 lead at the break.
Tulsa, which outrebounded the Tigers by 18 in the teams' first meeting, had a 21-15 edge on the boards at the half. But the Golden Hurricane shot only 25 percent in the half. Memphis was 10-of-28 for 35.7 percent.
