Memphis moves into AAC tourney final with 70-63 win over SMU
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Lester Quinones hit a long contested 3-pointer to put Memphis ahead and the Tigers held on to beat SMU 70-63 in an American Athletic Conference tournament semifinal game on Saturday.
The shot by Quinones with 4:37 left made it 60-57 and was only the third lead change in the game matching teams still trying to ensure making the NCAA Tournament. But it broke the last of six ties over a seven-minute span.
Landers Nolley II and Alex Lomax had 12 points each to lead Memphis (21-9), which won its sixth game in a row and 11th of 12 in a stretch where the only loss was to the Mustangs. Quinones had 10 points and eight rebounds, while DeAndre Williams had seven points and 10 rebounds.
Marcus Weathers had 16 points for SMU (23-8). Michael Weathers had 12 points, as did AAC player of the year Kendric Davis on 3-of-13 shooting.
Tigers center Jalen Duren, the 6-foot-11 freshman who was a first-team All-AAC pick, had nine points and seven rebounds in only 17 minutes. He got two fouls in the first 3 1/2 minutes of the game, and didn't return until after halftime, when he exited for 6 1/2 minutes after falling hard to the floor after blocking a shot by Davis.
Memphis, which won both regular-season games against regular-season AAC champion Houston, plays the top-seeded Cougars in the tournament final on Sunday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Jalen Duren vs. Marcus Weathers (Alex Lomax gains possession) | Â | |
19:44 | Â | Landers Nolley II misses two point layup | Â | |
19:42 | Â | DeAndre Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
19:36 | Â | DeAndre Williams misses two point layup | Â | |
19:34 | Â | Kendric Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
19:29 | +3 | Zach Nutall makes three point jump shot (Michael Weathers assists) | 0-3 | |
19:00 | Â | Tigers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
18:40 | +2 | Emmanuel Bandoumel makes two point layup | 0-5 | |
18:19 | +2 | Alex Lomax makes two point jump shot | 2-5 | |
18:04 | Â | Zach Nutall misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:02 | Â | Lester Quinones defensive rebound | Â | |
17:58 | Â | Jalen Duren offensive foul (Michael Weathers draws the foul) | Â | |
17:58 | Â | Jalen Duren turnover | Â | |
17:54 | Â | Marcus Weathers turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Duren steals) | Â | |
17:33 | Â | Landers Nolley II misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Kendric Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:25 | Â | DeAndre Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
17:17 | Â | Zach Nutall personal foul (Alex Lomax draws the foul) | Â | |
17:11 | Â | DeAndre Williams misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | Â | |
17:06 | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point dunk | 4-5 | |
16:46 | Â | Jalen Duren personal foul (Kendric Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Malcolm Dandridge blocks Marcus Weathers's two point jump shot | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Landers Nolley II defensive rebound | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Marcus Weathers personal foul (Malcolm Dandridge draws the foul) | Â | |
16:26 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
16:11 | Â | DeAndre Williams misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:09 | Â | Malcolm Dandridge offensive rebound | Â | |
16:04 | Â | Landers Nolley II misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:02 | Â | Kendric Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
15:57 | Â | Kendric Davis turnover (bad pass) (Alex Lomax steals) | Â | |
15:44 | Â | Lester Quinones turnover (bad pass) (Kendric Davis steals) | Â | |
15:43 | Â | Kendric Davis turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Alex Lomax misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:21 | Â | DeAndre Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
15:20 | Â | Tristan Clark shooting foul (DeAndre Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
15:20 | Â | DeAndre Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
15:20 | +1 | DeAndre Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-5 | |
14:54 | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel turnover (lost ball) (Lester Quinones steals) | Â | |
14:47 | Â | Lester Quinones misses two point layup | Â | |
14:45 | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | Â | |
14:40 | Â | Michael Weathers misses two point layup | Â | |
14:38 | Â | Tristan Clark offensive rebound | Â | |
14:38 | +2 | Tristan Clark makes two point dunk | 5-7 | |
14:28 | Â | Alex Lomax turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
14:11 | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel misses two point layup | Â | |
14:09 | Â | Malcolm Dandridge defensive rebound | Â | |
14:02 | Â | Michael Weathers shooting foul (Josh Minott draws the foul) | Â | |
14:02 | Â | Josh Minott misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
14:02 | +1 | Josh Minott makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-7 | |
13:41 | Â | Michael Weathers misses two point layup | Â | |
13:39 | Â | Tyler Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
13:32 | Â | Josh Minott turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
13:17 | Â | Kendric Davis turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
12:52 | +2 | Alex Lomax makes two point jump shot | 8-7 | |
12:24 | Â | Kendric Davis misses two point layup | Â | |
12:22 | Â | Malcolm Dandridge defensive rebound | Â | |
12:20 | Â | Tyler Harris turnover (bad pass) (Zhruic Phelps steals) | Â | |
12:18 | Â | Malcolm Dandridge shooting foul (Zhruic Phelps draws the foul) | Â | |
12:18 | Â | Zhruic Phelps misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
12:18 | Â | Zhruic Phelps misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
12:18 | Â | DeAndre Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
12:02 | +2 | Landers Nolley II makes two point layup (Malcolm Dandridge assists) | 10-7 | |
11:40 | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:38 | Â | DeAndre Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
11:25 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:23 | Â | Kendric Davis personal foul (Alex Lomax draws the foul) | Â | |
11:19 | Â | Malcolm Dandridge misses two point layup | Â | |
11:17 | Â | Kendric Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
11:13 | Â | Michael Weathers turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Landers Nolley II misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Malcolm Dandridge offensive rebound | Â | |
10:52 | Â | Malcolm Dandridge turnover (lost ball) (Zhruic Phelps steals) | Â | |
10:43 | +2 | Kendric Davis makes two point jump shot | 10-9 | |
10:30 | Â | Landers Nolley II misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:28 | Â | Tristan Clark defensive rebound | Â | |
10:17 | Â | Marcus Weathers misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:15 | Â | Malcolm Dandridge defensive rebound | Â | |
10:07 | +3 | Tyler Harris makes three point jump shot (Alex Lomax assists) | 13-9 | |
9:54 | Â | Tyler Harris shooting foul (Marcus Weathers draws the foul) | Â | |
9:52 | +1 | Marcus Weathers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-10 | |
9:52 | Â | Marcus Weathers misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
9:52 | Â | Alex Lomax defensive rebound | Â | |
9:30 | +2 | DeAndre Williams makes two point dunk (Alex Lomax assists) | 15-10 | |
9:30 | Â | Tristan Clark shooting foul (DeAndre Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
9:29 | Â | DeAndre Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
9:29 | Â | Lester Quinones offensive rebound | Â | |
9:21 | +3 | Tyler Harris makes three point jump shot (Lester Quinones assists) | 18-10 | |
9:06 | Â | Landers Nolley II shooting foul (Michael Weathers draws the foul) | Â | |
9:06 | +1 | Michael Weathers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-11 | |
9:06 | Â | Michael Weathers misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
9:06 | Â | DeAndre Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Marcus Weathers blocks Tyler Harris's two point jump shot | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Marcus Weathers defensive rebound | Â | |
8:44 | Â | Kendric Davis misses two point layup | Â | |
8:42 | Â | Lester Quinones defensive rebound | Â | |
8:38 | Â | Landers Nolley II misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:36 | Â | Zach Nutall defensive rebound | Â | |
8:31 | Â | Alex Lomax blocks Kendric Davis's two point layup | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Landers Nolley II defensive rebound | Â | |
8:22 | +2 | DeAndre Williams makes two point dunk (Alex Lomax assists) | 20-11 | |
8:06 | Â | DeAndre Williams shooting foul (Michael Weathers draws the foul) | Â | |
8:06 | +1 | Michael Weathers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-12 | |
8:06 | +1 | Michael Weathers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-13 | |
7:43 | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel shooting foul (Tyler Harris draws the foul) | Â | |
7:43 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:43 | +1 | Tyler Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-13 | |
7:43 | +1 | Tyler Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-13 | |
7:31 | +2 | Emmanuel Bandoumel makes two point dunk | 22-15 | |
7:06 | Â | Marcus Weathers blocks Tyler Harris's two point layup | Â | |
7:04 | Â | Tigers offensive rebound | Â | |
7:01 | Â | Josh Minott misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:01 | Â | DeAndre Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
7:01 | Â | DeAndre Williams misses two point layup | Â | |
6:59 | Â | Marcus Weathers defensive rebound | Â | |
6:50 | +2 | Marcus Weathers makes two point dunk (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists) | 22-17 | |
6:23 | +2 | Alex Lomax makes two point layup (DeAndre Williams assists) | 24-17 | |
6:02 | +2 | Marcus Weathers makes two point layup | 24-19 | |
6:02 | Â | Josh Minott shooting foul (Marcus Weathers draws the foul) | Â | |
6:02 | +1 | Marcus Weathers makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-20 | |
5:45 | Â | Alex Lomax turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
5:26 | Â | Michael Weathers turnover (bad pass) (Alex Lomax steals) | Â | |
5:12 | +2 | Malcolm Dandridge makes two point dunk (DeAndre Williams assists) | 26-20 | |
4:55 | Â | Alex Lomax blocks Kendric Davis's two point layup | Â | |
4:53 | Â | Lester Quinones defensive rebound | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Alex Lomax turnover (bad pass) (Kendric Davis steals) | Â | |
4:48 | Â | DeAndre Williams personal foul (Kendric Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
4:48 | +1 | Kendric Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-21 | |
4:48 | Â | Kendric Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Landers Nolley II defensive rebound | Â | |
4:23 | Â | Landers Nolley II misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Michael Weathers defensive rebound | Â | |
4:04 | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Marcus Weathers assists) | 26-24 | |
3:38 | Â | Malcolm Dandridge offensive foul (Marcus Weathers draws the foul) | Â | |
3:38 | Â | Malcolm Dandridge turnover | Â | |
3:38 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Kendric Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:21 | Â | DeAndre Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Tyler Harris misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:51 | Â | DeAndre Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
2:50 | Â | Zach Nutall shooting foul (DeAndre Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
2:50 | +1 | DeAndre Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-24 | |
2:50 | +1 | DeAndre Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-24 | |
2:23 | Â | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:21 | Â | Lester Quinones defensive rebound | Â | |
1:57 | +2 | Alex Lomax makes two point jump shot | 30-24 | |
1:28 | Â | Tyler Harris personal foul (Kendric Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
1:28 | +1 | Kendric Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-25 | |
1:28 | +1 | Kendric Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-26 | |
1:11 | Â | Josh Minott misses two point layup | Â | |
1:09 | Â | Earl Timberlake offensive rebound | Â | |
1:09 | +2 | Earl Timberlake makes two point dunk | 32-26 | |
0:44 | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:42 | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:17 | Â | Jump ball. Alex Lomax vs. Michael Weathers (Michael Weathers gains possession) | Â | |
0:17 | Â | Alex Lomax turnover (lost ball) (Michael Weathers steals) | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Earl Timberlake blocks Michael Weathers's two point layup | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Lester Quinones defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |