No. 17 Memphis has a possibility to get even with Temple

No. 17 Memphis has had some shut calls — however only one slip-up — on its technique to the highest of the American Athletic Convention this season.

The Tigers can have a possibility to avenge that loss on Sunday afternoon once they host Temple in some other convention combat.

When the groups met on Jan. 16 in Philadelphia, the Owls pulled off an 88-81 disenchanted through doing two an important issues: Outshooting the country’s highest 3-point-shooting group from past the arc and dominating the glass.

Temple made 9 of twenty-two 3-pointers when compared with the Tigers’ 6-of-21 appearing. Possibly most significantly, the Owls just about doubled them at the forums 49-25 as 6-foot-4 senior guard Shane Dezonie grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds to head with 15 issues.

As opposed to that, Memphis (19-4, 9-1) has survived its shut video games in league motion, successful 3 contests determined through 4 issues or much less and rallying down the stretch on Jan. 23 to subdue visiting Wichita State 61-53.

The Tigers’ newest sport wasn’t doubtful over the past 10 mins as Memphis cruised to an 83-71 verdict Wednesday at house towards Tulsa.

Guard PJ Haggerty scored an effective 23 issues in his first sport towards his former group. Haggerty, who averaged 21.2 issues in keeping with sport final season for the Golden Typhoon, is averaging 21.7 issues a sport this season and has hit 51.1 % of his field-goal makes an attempt.

Whilst Haggerty has been a style of consistency, Tigers trainer Penny Hardaway stated he felt the wish to test on him ahead of he confronted Tulsa.

“Taking part in your previous group, they are mad that he left,” Hardaway stated. “They usually have been going to check out to take him out of the sport.”

That did not paintings, nor did no matter used to be attempted on Dain Dainja. The Illinois switch had 21 issues, six rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocked photographs and 3 steals in a efficiency that raised his scoring moderate to twelve.2 ppg.

Memphis upped its Department I-high 3-point proportion to 40.3 through canning 9 of 21 photographs from deep (42.9 %) and completed the night time at 56.7 % from the sector (34 of 60).

Whilst the Tigers larger their successful streak to 6, the Owls (14-9, 6-4) performed with out main scorer Jamal Mashburn Jr. in a 100-91 double-overtime loss at South Florida on Thursday.

Mashburn, who is averaging a career-high 22.1 ppg that ranks 2d in NCAA Department I, has a foot damage. A faculty spokesman stated Mashburn’s standing for the Memphis sport is daily.

Zion Stanford and Steve Settle III took up the slack with out Mashburn. Stanford got here off the bench and scored a team-high 23 issues, just about double his 12.2 moderate, and Settle chipped in a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double.

Settle’s output did not marvel his high-scoring teammate.

“I see him put within the paintings each and every unmarried day, and he is an excellent, terrific participant,” Mashburn stated. “He is in reality a key piece.”

However Settle’s heroics were not sufficient to stay Temple from shedding for the 3rd time in 5 video games. Protection has been the important thing factor in that extend, because it has accredited a mean of 89.4 issues in keeping with sport.

The win final month over the Tigers used to be simply Temple’s first within the final seven conferences, with Memphis main the collection 15-12.

–Box Stage Media