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Lomax leads No. 15 Memphis past Bradley 71-56

AP
Dec 04, 2019

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) With the young Memphis Tigers struggling from the field, sophomore reserve guard Alex Lomax brought stability.

Lomax scored a career-high 17 points and No. 15 Memphis survived a poor shooting performance to beat Bradley 71-56 Tuesday night.

''It was a terrible game for us,'' Lomax said, later adding: ''We don't look at this as a good game at all. This was a bad game for us.''

Memphis made 36.1% of its shots from the field, but the Braves (5-3) were considerably worse. They hit 26.8%, including just 2 of 23 tries outside the arc.

On a night of bad shooting performances, Lomax - a leader on the team with the top recruiting class in the country - was the one of only two Tigers to make more than half his shots, going 4 of 7 from the field while adding 9 of 12 free throws.

''I feel like I'm back to being myself,'' said Lomax, who struggled to adapt to the college game last season. ''I'm comfortable and trying to do my best to lead this team.''

Boogie Ellis scored 12 points for the Tigers, while Tyler Harris and DJ Jeffries added 10 points each for Memphis (7-1). Precious Achiuwa had an off-night scoring with only six points, but he grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked five shots. Lomax also had three steals.

Elijah Childs led the Braves with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Danya Kingsby added 12 points.

''It was a struggle offensively for us all night,'' Bradley coach Brian Wardle said, adding ''we rebounded the ball well. We only had seven turnovers. We won the turnover war and rebounding war, and I never think we lose a game if we do that.

''But that's how poorly we shot the ball.''

Bradley's top offensive players had tough nights. Leading scorer Darrell Brown entered averaging 14 points per game but was limited to four. He missed all eight of his 3-point tries and was 1 of 16 from the field. Nate Kennell was held to two points a week after hitting 6 3-pointers in a win over Kansas State.

''We went into the game trying to contain Darrell Brown and Nate Kennell,'' Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said. ''We did an excellent job on those two guys, but Elijah Childs had 21 points and 14 rebounds.''

Wardle said Brown ''just had an off-night offensively. That's all.''

BIG PICTURE

Bradley: The Braves struggled from the field throughout, missing 10 straight during the first half and coming out of halftime on a 1-of-13 skid. The misfiring, despite the Braves outrebounding Memphis, allowed the Tigers to build the lead to double-digits in the second half.

Memphis: The Tigers improved in the second half - only slightly. Eventually, Memphis' speed and ability to get out on the break overcame its poor shooting as Lomax provided a spark off the Memphis bench. But the Tigers gave up 23 offensive rebounds as the Braves won the boards 55-47.

BOOGIE DOWN

Ellis took a hard fall in the second half when he was fouled on a dunk attempt. Already facing the 12-game suspension of center James Wiseman and starting guard Lester Quinones out with a broken right hand, the Ellis spill worried Hardaway.

''It was an ugly fall because he hit like, all back on the floor. So, he's going to be really sore tomorrow. ... We don't need any more injuries.''

LAST WORD

''The effort was there. The competitiveness was there. Unfortunately, we could not buy a basket.'' Bradley coach Brian Wardle

UP NEXT

Bradley: Host North Carolina A&T on Saturday

Memphis: Plays at UAB on Saturday

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Defensive rebound by Precious Achiuwa

9.0

Darrell Brown missed 3-pt. jump shot

11.0

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Tyler Harris made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Damion Baugh

16.0

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Danya Kingsby made 3-pt. jump shot

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Precious Achiuwa made dunk, assist by Tyler Harris

45.0

Lost ball turnover on Danya Kingsby, stolen by Tyler Harris

51.0

Offensive rebound by Bradley

58.0

Darrell Brown missed layup, blocked by Alex Lomax

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D.J. Jeffries made alley-oop shot, assist by Precious Achiuwa

1:10

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Darrell Brown made 2nd of 2 free throws

1:15

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Darrell Brown made 1st of 2 free throws

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Team Stats
Points	56	71
Field Goals	22-82 (26.8%)	22-61 (36.1%)
3-Pointers	2-23 (8.7%)	6-18 (33.3%)
Free Throws	10-18 (55.6%)	21-26 (80.8%)
Total Rebounds	55	47
Offensive	19	10
Defensive	30	35
Team	6	2
Assists	8	11
Steals	3	7
Blocks	2	10
Turnovers	7	10
Fouls	19	16
Technicals	0	0

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E. Childs F

21 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST

A. Lomax G

17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST

	1	2	T
Bradley 5-3	19	37	56
15 Memphis 7-1	29	42	71

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Team Stats
Bradley 5-3	72.9 PPG	44.4 RPG	15.8 APG
15 Memphis 7-1	79.0 PPG	45.4 RPG	14.5 APG

Key Players
10	E. Childs F	15.0 PPG	9.4 RPG	1.3 APG	51.2 FG%
2	A. Lomax G	9.0 PPG	3.9 RPG	4.4 APG	58.0 FG%

Top Scorers
10	E. Childs F	21 PTS	14 REB	1 AST
2	A. Lomax G	17 PTS	2 REB	2 AST

26.8	FG%	36.1
8.7	3PT FG%	33.3
55.6	FT%	80.8

Bradley

Starters
E. Childs
J. Henry
D. Brown
N. Kennell
K. Bar

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN	STL	BLK	TO	OREB	DREB

E. Childs	21	14	1	9/22	0/1	3/6	1	38	1	1	1	9	5
J. Henry	7	9	0	2/7	0/2	3/4	4	21	0	0	0	4	5
D. Brown	4	4	0	1/16	0/8	2/5	3	35	0	0	2	1	3
N. Kennell	2	5	3	1/8	0/4	0/0	3	29	1	0	0	0	5
K. Bar	0	3	0	0/6	0/0	0/0	0	12	0	0	2	2	1

Starters
E. Childs
J. Henry
D. Brown
N. Kennell
K. Bar

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN	STL	BLK	TO	OREB	DREB

E. Childs	21	14	1	9/22	0/1	3/6	1	38	1	1	1	9	5
J. Henry	7	9	0	2/7	0/2	3/4	4	21	0	0	0	4	5
D. Brown	4	4	0	1/16	0/8	2/5	3	35	0	0	2	1	3
N. Kennell	2	5	3	1/8	0/4	0/0	3	29	1	0	0	0	5
K. Bar	0	3	0	0/6	0/0	0/0	0	12	0	0	2	2	1

Bench
D. Kingsby
A. Boya
A. Thomas
V. Tahvanainen
S. Gabriel
K. McAdoo
T. Nolan Jr.
R. Mast
R. Burger
S. Houpt

Bench	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN	STL	BLK	TO	OREB	DREB

D. Kingsby	12	2	0	4/11	2/5	2/3	4	23	1	0	1	0	2
A. Boya	4	7	1	2/3	0/0	0/0	2	18	0	1	0	3	4
A. Thomas	4	1	1	2/4	0/1	0/0	1	9	0	0	1	0	1
V. Tahvanainen	2	4	2	1/3	0/2	0/0	1	13	0	0	0	0	4
S. Gabriel	0	0	0	0/2	0/0	0/0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
K. McAdoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T. Nolan Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
R. Mast	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
R. Burger	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S. Houpt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	56	49	8	22/82	2/23	10/18	19	200	3	2	7	19	30

Memphis

Starters
B. Ellis
D. Jeffries
D. Baugh
P. Achiuwa
I. Maurice

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN	STL	BLK	TO	OREB	DREB

B. Ellis	12	5	2	3/7	2/3	4/6	1	29	0	0	1	1	4
D. Jeffries	10	9	0	4/10	0/1	2/2	2	28	0	2	0	1	8
D. Baugh	8	4	3	2/6	0/1	4/4	3	17	0	1	4	2	2
P. Achiuwa	6	14	2	3/13	0/1	0/0	3	27	0	5	0	1	13
I. Maurice	3	2	0	1/4	1/3	0/0	1	15	1	1	1	1	1

Starters
B. Ellis
D. Jeffries
D. Baugh
P. Achiuwa
I. Maurice

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN	STL	BLK	TO	OREB	DREB

B. Ellis	12	5	2	3/7	2/3	4/6	1	29	0	0	1	1	4
D. Jeffries	10	9	0	4/10	0/1	2/2	2	28	0	2	0	1	8
D. Baugh	8	4	3	2/6	0/1	4/4	3	17	0	1	4	2	2
P. Achiuwa	6	14	2	3/13	0/1	0/0	3	27	0	5	0	1	13
I. Maurice	3	2	0	1/4	1/3	0/0	1	15	1	1	1	1	1

Bench
A. Lomax
T. Harris
L. Thomas
M. Dandridge
J. Hardaway
I. Stokes
R. Boyce
L. Quinones
J. Wiseman

Bench	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN	STL	BLK	TO	OREB	DREB

A. Lomax	17	2	2	4/7	0/1	9/12	2	27	3	1	1	1	1
T. Harris	10	3	1	3/8	2/5	2/2	0	24	1	0	3	0	3
L. Thomas	3	2	1	1/4	1/2	0/0	1	11	1	0	0	2	0
M. Dandridge	2	4	0	1/1	0/0	0/0	3	12	1	0	0	1	3
J. Hardaway	0	0	0	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
I. Stokes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
R. Boyce	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
L. Quinones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J. Wiseman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	71	45	11	22/61	6/18	21/26	16	200	7	10	10	10	35

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