#18 Marquette Golden Eagles @ Memphis Tigers
The Pyramid - Memphis, Tennessee
The Golden Eagles traveled to the Music City to take on the struggling Memphis Tigers in The Pyramid.
In the early going, the teams exchanged baskets as well as the lead numerous times. Travis Diener and Rod Carney went back and forth for awhile, trying to out-do one another. Sean Banks chipped in late in the first half for Memphis, as Steve Novak did for Marquette. At halftime, the Eagles were up by 5.
The second half went well for the Eagles, at first. After draining numerous threes and finishing a couple of fast breaks, Marquette saw their first draught of the contest. This allowed Memphis to come back from their 15 point deficit. However, the Tigers stalled at the end, and resorted to fouling, giving Marquette the 82-76 victory.
Players Of The Game
MARQ - Travis Diener - 28 points, 11 assists, 8 rebounds
MEM - Rodney Carney - 25 points, 12 assists, 3 rebounds
MARQ
Novak - 22 points, 6 assists, 4 steals, 4 rebounds
Mason - 17 points, 5 steals
Kinsella - 10 points, 16 rebounds, 4 steals
MEM
Banks - 25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
Williams - 11 points, 9 rebounds
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