SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Doneal Mack scored 19 points and Shawn Taggart notched a double-double for Memphis in an 83-71 win against Chattanooga in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Thursday night.
Mack was 5-for-9 from 3-point range, and Taggart scored 16 points and 11 rebounds for the No. 13 Tigers (3-0) in the win. Mack and Taggart also added two blocks and three steals each. Robert Dozier added 18 points and eight rebounds.
Stephen McDowell led the Mocs (0-3) with a game-high 27 points, including a 7-for-12 mark from behind the 3-point arc. Nicchaeus Doaks added 15 points and 16 rebounds.
Memphis shot 51.7 percent (30 of 58) from the field for the game compared to 40.3 percent (25 of 62) for Chattanooga. The Tigers led 47-35 at the half and led by as many as 19 points, three minutes into the second.
The Tigers led 47-35 at the half and led by as many as 19 points, three minutes into the second.
The Mocs actually led 21-16 with 8:18 left in the first, but the Tigers ran off a 31-14 run the rest of the half to put the game out of reach.
Memphis logged 42 points in the paint versus 20 for Chattanooga. Both teams turned the ball over 18 times, but the Tigers tallied 13 steals en route to victory.
Memphis improved its record against current Southern Conference teams to 16-5, including a 9-2 record against Chattanooga.
