Tulsa
Memphis
Hurricane Hosts #20 Memphis on Wednesday
1/21/2020 12:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| GAME #19: TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (12-6) at MEMPHIS TIGERS (14-3) | |
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| Date/Time: | Wednesday • Jan. 22, 2020 • 8:00 p.m. (CT) |
| Site: | Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) • Tulsa, Okla. |
| Coaches: | Tulsa – Frank Haith (Elon '88), 6th year Memphis – Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway (Memphis '03), 2nd year |
| TV: | ESPNU | Paul Sunderland & Robbie Hummel |
| Radio: | Big Country 99.5 FM (Bruce Howard & J.R. Rollo) |
| Live Stats: | Live Stats |
| Series: | 48th Meeting (Memphis leads series at 29-18) |
| Twitter: | @TUMBasketball | @TulsaHurricane |
| Instagram: | TulsaMBasketball |
| Game Notes: | Tulsa (PDF) | Memphis |
THE GAME
• This is the 48th meeting between Tulsa and Memphis and the 12th as American Athletic Conference members.
• Memphis is 14-3 on the season ... the Tigers come into Wednesday's match-up off of a 60-49 win against UCF ... Memphis has key wins over Ole Miss, Tennessee and Cincinnati.
• This will be the only meeting between Tulsa and Memphis this season
• Memphis enters the game 3-1 in the American Athletic Conference, while Tulsa is 4-1 in conference play.
THE SERIES
• The Tigers hold the series advantage at 29-18 ... the Hurricane is 9-10 at home against Memphis, 8-16 on the road and 1-3 in neutral site games.
• Tulsa has won 5 of the 11 conference meetings against the Tigers including splitting last season's meetings.
• Tulsa's last meeting against Memphis came on March 9, 2019 as the Hurricane lost 66-63 in Memphis .
• The last meeting in the Reynolds Center between the two teams came on Jan. 30, 2019 as the Hurricane won, 95-79.
• The first game between the two teams came in the 1964-65 season as Tulsa defeated then Memphis State at home with a final of 80-63 under coach Joe Swank.
LAST MEETING AGAINST MEMPHIS
• The Hurricane took on the Tigers in a conference road game on March 9, 2019, in the FedEx Forum, as Tulsa lost by a score of 66-63.
• Curran Scott led Tulsa in scoring with 13 points ... Lawson Korita finished with 12, and Martins Igbanu neared a double-double with 9 points and 10 rebounds.
• Tulsa used a 9-0 run in the second half to capture a 55-54 lead ... however, Sterling Taplin's basket at 4:39 was the last Hurricane field goal the rest of the way.
• Taplin scored nine points and added five assists ... he became just the fourth Hurricane to score 1,000 career point and have 400 assists.
• The Tigers were led by senior Jeremiah Martin who scored 20 points ... freshman Tyler Harris came off the bench to score 16 points ... Harris came up with a crucial steal and basket to seal the game.
TULSA'S LAST WIN AGAINST MEMPHIS
• The Hurricane captured a 95-79 victory over the Tigers at the Reynolds Center on Jan. 30, 2019.
• DaQuan Jeffries scored a career-high 25 points going 8-12 (67%) from the field and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead Tulsa ... Curran Scott added in a season-high 20 points for the Hurricane.
• Three other Tulsa players scored in double-figures led by Sterling Taplin with 14 ... Jeriah Horne put in 13 points while Martins Igbanu rounded out the group with 10.
• The Hurricane set season-highs for points (95), field goals (30), assists (24) and field goal percentage (.545).
• Memphis was led by Tyler Harris off the bench with 18 and Kyvon Davenport who had a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
• The Tulsa victory ended a three-game losing streak in the American Athletic Conference.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
• Memphis was picked to finish first in The American Athletic Conference ... the Tigers finished last season with a record of 22-14, 11-7 in conference play.
• Memphis is coached by second-year head coach Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway who played for the Tigers (91-93) and the NBA (93-07).
• The Tigers are 3-1 in conference play most recently defeating Cincinnati at home, 60-49 on Thursday, Jan 16.
• Memphis is 3-1 on the road this year with their only loss coming at Wichita State on Jan. 9 with a final of 76-67.
• The Tigers have The American's 4th leading scorer in Precious Achiuwa who averages 15.4 points ... Achiuwa also leads the conference in rebounds with 10.4 per game ... he is the only player in the AAC averaging a double-double.
• Along with Achiuwa, two other Tigers are averaging double-digit scoring: D.J. Jeffries (11.3) and Lester Quinones (11.0).
• Achiuwa has been named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week once and Freshman of the Week 3 times ... Boogie Ellis and Quinones have each been selected Freshman of the Week once.
A TULSA WIN WOULD
• Give Tulsa their 19th victory against Memphis ... extending Tulsa's streak against Memphis in the Reynolds Center to 5-0 since joining the American Athletic Conference .
• Improve Tulsa's record to 5-1 in January.
• Give the Hurricane their 13th win of the season, and a 5-1 record in conference play.
• Improve Tulsa to 10-1 at home in the Reynolds Center this season.
THE HURRICANE AT HOME VS. THE ROAD
• On the year, Tulsa averages 7.4 more points at home at the Donald W. Reynolds Center than on the road
• Tulsa is scoring 71.4 points in 10 games at the Reynolds Center, while scoring only 64 points on the road
• The Hurricane shoots 48.4% from the field at the Reynolds Center as compared to 40.3% on the road … 35.2% to 24.2% from 3-point range … and, 71.4% to 69.7% from the free throw line
• Tulsa holds the opposition to 58.3 points at home, while on the road Tulsa opponents score nearly 10 more points at 68.0 points in 7 games.
HURRICANE OFFENSE AGAINST THE AMERICAN
• In Tulsa's 4 AAC wins, the Hurricane has outscored its opponents by 14.3 points per game.
• With a 4-1 record, Tulsa has won 3 of those games by double-digits.
• Tulsa won at home against Temple by 26 points, and on the road by 16 at ECU and 13 at Temple … the Hurricane also has a 2-point win over Houston.
• In conference play Tulsa is outshooting opponents 43-percent (111-256) to 37-percent (105-286).
• During the last three contests, the Hurricane has shot 20 or more free-throws ... Tulsa is shooting 78-percent (49-63) during those games.
