Post Game Notes

Nov 15, 2011 | Men's Basketball

Nov. 15, 2011

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 Memphis opened scoring 19 seconds into the game on a Wesley Witherspoon free throw.
 Tarik Black picked up two fouls in the first 53 seconds of game-time. He sat most of the first half, returning for the last 2:16.
 1-2-3 Let's Go: Memphis' first three scores came on a free-throw (Witherspoon), a two-point jumper (W. Barton) and a three-point shot (Carmouche) in sequential order.
 Memphis had a double-digit lead, 14-4, within the first five minutes of the game on a Joe Jackson three-pointer.
 Memphis held Belmont without a field goal, 0-for-8, for the first 6:33 of the game. All four points the Bruins scored were from the charity stripe.
 Memphis went on a 13-0 run that went from the 18:53 mark until Belmont's J.J. Mann's basket at 13:27.
 The Bruins responded with an 8-0 run, with Mann scoring seven of the eight points.
 The Tigers were in the bonus within the first 10 minutes of the game and double-bonus with 2:34 remaining in the half. The Bruins were in the bonus within the first 12 minutes and double-bonus by the 4:46 mark.
 `Spoon's First Half: Witherspoon went 6-for-6 from the field, including 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, en route to scoring 16 points in the half. He had a personal seven-point run for Memphis during a stretch of 1:49 in the middle of the half.
 Joe Jackson also had a perfect first half from the floor, 4-of-4.
 Jackson and Witherspoon combined for a first-half line of 10-for-10 shooting, 4-for-4 from the three-point line and 27 points. The rest of the Tigers were only 6-of-20 (30 percent) from the floor during the half. Witherspoon finished 8-for-8 from the field and Jackson finished 6-for-7.
 Charitable Contributions: Belmont finished the first half going 15-of-18 (83.3 percent) from the free-throw line. The Bruins finished 23-for-29 (79.3%) from the line.
 Memphis was outrebounded in the first half, 21-15. In fact, Belmont had nine offensive rebounds to only 11 defensive boards for the Tigers.
 The Tigers opened the second half with a 13-5 run, to take a 59-44 lead with 16:58 remaining.
 Memphis later had a 6-0 run to push the lead to 17, 69-52, at the 12:18 mark in the second half.
 Black's dunk off of a Jackson lob with 8:05 remaining ended a 10-point Belmont run, giving the Tigers a 75-66 lead.
 For the game, Memphis shot 58.6 percent (34-of-58). The Tigers last shot over 50 percent in last season's Conference USA Tournament-semifinal win, 76-56, over East Carolina, when they went 27-of-53 (50.9 percent) from the floor.
 Memphis had three players score over 20 points, Will Barton (23), Witherspoon (22) and Jackson (20). In all, four players scored in double figures, as Adonis Thomas tallied 12 points.
 Memphis scored 97 points, the most in a game since putting up 102 points against Tennessee Martin in a 22-point win last season (11-23-10)
 On the Glass: Memphis was outrebounded in the game, 42-29, including 20-5 on the offensive boards.
 Taking Care of the Ball: Memphis forced 18 turnovers, while committing only nine.
 The Tigers held a decisive advantage in points in the paint (44-30), points off of turnovers (24-9) and fast-break points (23-6).
 Josh Pastner won his 50th career game with the win and is fastest coach in Memphis history to get to the 50-win milestone.