National Basketball Association
Tulane 74, Memphis 66
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 3, 2015
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials:
# Jose Carrion, # Alfred Smith, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
13914
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Tulane 74, Memphis 66: Jonathan Stark scored a season-high 24 points as the visiting Green Wave snapped a 22-game losing streak against the Tigers in an American Athletic Conference clash.
Stark made all three of Tulane's 3-pointers, including a go-ahead triple with under three minutes remaining, and added three steals. Tre Drye scored 14 points and Jay Hook had 13 for the Green Wave (11-3, 2-0 AAC), who overcame the loss of leading scorer Louis Dabney to an ankle injury in the first half.
Austin Nichols scored a career-high 28 points on 13-of-19 shooting while Shaq Goodwin made all four of his shots en route to 14 points to lead the Tigers (8-5, 1-1). Their teammates combined to go 8-for-34 from the field as Memphis saw its five-game winning streak come to an end.
Stark ended a tight first half with a basket before the buzzer to pull the Green Wave into a 29-29 tie and they scored the first four points of the second. Nichols' three-point play gave the Tigers some life and he stayed hot, pushing Memphis into a 62-57 lead on a layup with just over four minutes to go.
Stark nailed a 3-pointer to make it a two-point gap and hit another for a 65-63 lead with 2:52 remaining. Following back-to-back turnovers by the Tigers, Drye had a three-point play and Stark took advantage of another giveaway with a layup and then two free throws to make it 72-63 with 1:11 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Goodwin fouled out with 2:28 remaining. ... Tulane's last win over its former Metro and Conference-USA opponent was Feb. 9, 2000. ... Tigers G Pookie Powell had a career-high nine assists but missed a free throw and then had three straight turnovers during the Green Wave's decisive run.
Top Game Performances
| Tulane |
|
Memphis |
|
Jonathan Stark 24 |
Scoring |
Austin Nichols 28 |
|
Jonathan Stark 4 |
Assists |
RaShawn Powell 9 |
|
Trevante Drye 5 |
Rebounds |
Shaq Goodwin 9 |
|
Jay Hook 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Shaq Goodwin 6 |
|
Dylan Osetkowski 3 |
Steals |
Avery Woodson 2 |
|
Payton Henson 2 |
Blocks |
Austin Nichols 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tulane
|
74 |
44.4 |
3-15 |
15-22 |
11 |
31 |
3 |
12 |
8 |
| Memphis
|
66 |
43.9 |
3-14 |
13-22 |
18 |
37 |
7 |
6 |
16 |
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