David Jones scores 19, No. 19 Memphis pulls away in 2nd half for 81-70 win over Austin Peay
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) David Jones scored 19 points, Nae'Qwan Tomlin had 15 points and 15 rebounds and No. 19 Memphis used a second-half rally to pull away from Austin Peay 81-70 on Saturday night.
Nick Jourdain added 12 points, while Jahvon Quinerly finished with 11 as the Tigers won their sixth straight.
Dezi Jones led the Governors (7-8) with 20 points, making 7 of 18 shots and 4 of 10 from outside the arc. He also grabbed nine rebounds. Dez White finished with 11 points.
As they did a week ago against Vanderbilt, the Tigers (11-2) seemed to play down to the competition in the first half. The offense had little flow, the Governors defense was outplaying Memphis and Austin Peay was winning the hustle plays.
A late 3-pointer by Jaykwon Walton gave Memphis a 37-34 lead at the half.
“It's already a problem,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said when asked about the closeness of the last two games. “Even though Austin Peay can compete, we just didn't have the fight. All you want is the fight. ...We're not giving the fight every possession, and I'm seeing a trend now in back-to-back games.”
Austin Peay was still within one possession at the 12-minute mark of the second half, but Memphis went on a 15-3 run for its first double-digit lead.
Demarcus Sharp, Austin Peay’s leading scorer at 18.4 points a game, was held to six points, but also had six points and six assists.
“I thought he had an excellent game like he always does,” Corey Gipson, the Governors coach, said. “With our depth now, the scoring is going to be evenly distributed.
“But Dezi Jones did a great job of understanding tonight was his night. This was his type of game.”
The Memphis advantage reached 16 with six minutes left, enough for Memphis to hold off the Governors.
“They just went through a little run there in the second half and got some separation that made the difference,” Gipson said.
The performance raised concerns not only from Hardaway, but from his players.
Tomlin said going into American Athletic Conference play starting this week, Memphis must overcome the lackadaisical attitude even if they are favored. He said Memphis should “try to beat everybody, by a lot.”
Jones agreed, and said outsiders may question the Tigers after struggling the last two games.
“We're still fighting for our respect even though we're in the Top 25,” Jones said, adding: “The way we showed tonight, I don't think no one is going to respect us because we were supposed to blow them out (by) 20, 25 points.”
BIG PICTURE
Austin Peay came out with more desire at the start, and that kept the Governors close through the first half. They were keeping pace until the midway portion of the second half when their shooting fell off, allowing Memphis to build its lead.
Memphis was sloppy in the first half and was not living up to its national ranking. That led to a slim halftime lead. Memphis finally showed its athletic ability in the second half. As is usually the case, Jones helped spark the rally with 11 of his points after halftime.
UP NEXT
Austin Peay: Opens Atlantic Sun conference play at Bellarmine on Thursday.
Memphis: Opens AAC conference play at Tulsa on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Daniel Loos vs. Nicholas Jourdain (Jahvon Quinerly gains possession) | |||
19:48 | +2 | Malcolm Dandridge makes two point cutting dunk (David Jones assists) | 0-2 | |
19:19 | Ja'Monta Black turnover (bad pass) | |||
19:13 | +2 | Nicholas Jourdain makes two point cutting layup (David Jones assists) | 0-4 | |
19:13 | Dezi Jones shooting foul (Nicholas Jourdain draws the foul) | |||
19:13 | +1 | Nicholas Jourdain makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0-5 | |
18:56 | +3 | Ja'Monta Black makes three point jump shot (Dez White assists) | 3-5 | |
18:41 | +2 | Malcolm Dandridge makes two point pullup jump shot (Nicholas Jourdain assists) | 3-7 | |
18:20 | +2 | Dezi Jones makes two point floating jump shot | 5-7 | |
17:47 | Jahvon Quinerly misses three point jump shot | |||
17:45 | Isaac Haney defensive rebound | |||
17:37 | Isaac Haney turnover (bad pass) (David Jones steals) | |||
17:27 | David Jones turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Monta Black steals) | |||
17:16 | Ja'Monta Black misses three point jump shot | |||
17:14 | DeMarcus Sharp offensive rebound | |||
17:06 | DeMarcus Sharp misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
17:04 | David Jones defensive rebound | |||
16:58 | David Jones turnover (lost ball) (DeMarcus Sharp steals) | |||
16:52 | Ja'Monta Black misses three point jump shot | |||
16:50 | Ja'Monta Black offensive rebound | |||
16:42 | +3 | Isaac Haney makes three point jump shot (DeMarcus Sharp assists) | 8-7 | |
16:19 | David Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
16:17 | Jordan Wilmore defensive rebound | |||
15:57 | Isaac Haney misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
15:55 | Malcolm Dandridge defensive rebound | |||
15:44 | Malcolm Dandridge misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
15:42 | Ja'Monta Black defensive rebound | |||
15:21 | DeMarcus Sharp misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
15:17 | Tigers defensive rebound | |||
15:21 | TV timeout | |||
14:56 | Jayhlon Young misses three point jump shot | |||
14:54 | Isaac Haney defensive rebound | |||
14:23 | Dezi Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
14:21 | Caleb Mills defensive rebound | |||
14:10 | +3 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes three point bank jump shot (Jayhlon Young assists) | 8-10 | |
13:40 | Isaac Haney misses three point jump shot | |||
13:38 | Caleb Mills defensive rebound | |||
13:31 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses three point jump shot | |||
13:29 | DeMarcus Sharp defensive rebound | |||
13:17 | Ja'Monta Black misses three point jump shot | |||
13:15 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound | |||
13:09 | Caleb Mills misses two point running layup | |||
13:07 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound | |||
13:05 | +2 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point putback layup | 8-12 | |
12:58 | Governors 30 second timeout | |||
12:50 | Ashton Hardaway personal foul (Dezi Jones draws the foul) | |||
12:47 | JaVar Daniel misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
12:45 | Jayden Hardaway defensive rebound | |||
12:48 | Jump ball. Dez White vs. Jayden Hardaway (Dez White gains possession) | |||
12:26 | Jayden Hardaway turnover (Dez White steals) | |||
12:26 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin shooting foul (Sai Witt draws the foul) | |||
12:26 | Sai Witt misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
12:26 | Sai Witt misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
12:26 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound | |||
12:14 | DeMarcus Sharp blocks Nae'Qwan Tomlin's two point driving layup | |||
12:12 | Dezi Jones defensive rebound | |||
12:08 | Dezi Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jayhlon Young steals) | |||
12:04 | Sai Witt personal foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul) | |||
11:52 | Ashton Hardaway turnover (traveling) | |||
11:52 | TV timeout | |||
11:32 | +2 | DeMarcus Sharp makes two point driving layup (Sai Witt assists) | 10-12 | |
11:09 | Sai Witt blocks David Jones's two point driving layup | |||
11:07 | Tigers offensive rebound | |||
11:04 | Malcolm Dandridge misses two point layup | |||
11:02 | Malcolm Dandridge offensive rebound | |||
10:48 | Malcolm Dandridge misses two point layup | |||
10:46 | Malcolm Dandridge offensive rebound | |||
10:36 | Hansel Enmanuel blocks Malcolm Dandridge's two point layup | |||
10:34 | David Jones offensive rebound | |||
10:12 | David Jones misses two point layup | |||
10:12 | Jaykwon Walton offensive rebound | |||
10:09 | Jaykwon Walton turnover (Sai Witt steals) | |||
10:08 | Dezi Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
10:06 | Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound | |||
10:06 | DeMarcus Sharp shooting foul (Malcolm Dandridge draws the foul) | |||
10:06 | Malcolm Dandridge misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:06 | +1 | Malcolm Dandridge makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-13 | |
10:06 | DeMarcus Sharp misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:04 | Hansel Enmanuel offensive rebound | |||
9:55 | +2 | Daniel Loos makes two point layup (Hansel Enmanuel assists) | 12-13 | |
9:36 | DeMarcus Sharp shooting foul (Nicholas Jourdain draws the foul) | |||
9:36 | +1 | Nicholas Jourdain makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-14 | |
9:36 | +1 | Nicholas Jourdain makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-15 | |
9:20 | Dezi Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
9:18 | Jaykwon Walton defensive rebound | |||
9:16 | +2 | Malcolm Dandridge makes two point running layup (Jaykwon Walton assists) | 12-17 | |
9:16 | Ja'Monta Black shooting foul (Malcolm Dandridge draws the foul) | |||
9:16 | Malcolm Dandridge misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
9:16 | Governors defensive rebound | |||
8:53 | +2 | Hansel Enmanuel makes two point cutting dunk (Isaac Haney assists) | 14-17 | |
8:41 | Malcolm Dandridge misses two point jump shot | |||
8:39 | Daniel Loos defensive rebound | |||
8:19 | +2 | Isaac Haney makes two point running pullup jump shot | 16-17 | |
8:09 | +2 | Jaykwon Walton makes two point jump shot | 16-19 | |
8:09 | Hansel Enmanuel shooting foul (Jaykwon Walton draws the foul) | |||
8:09 | +1 | Jaykwon Walton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-20 | |
7:57 | Jahvon Quinerly personal foul (Dezi Jones draws the foul) | |||
7:57 | TV timeout | |||
7:51 | Jordan Wilmore turnover (Jahvon Quinerly steals) | |||
7:50 | Dezi Jones personal foul (Jahvon Quinerly draws the foul) | |||
7:50 | +1 | Jahvon Quinerly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-21 | |
7:50 | +1 | Jahvon Quinerly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-22 | |
7:37 | Ja'Monta Black misses three point jump shot | |||
7:35 | Isaac Haney offensive rebound | |||
7:31 | Isaac Haney misses three point jump shot | |||
7:29 | Carl Cherenfant defensive rebound | |||
7:27 | Jordan Wilmore personal foul (David Jones draws the foul) | |||
7:27 | +1 | David Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-23 | |
7:27 | +1 | David Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-24 | |
7:15 | +3 | Dezi Jones makes three point jump shot (DeMarcus Sharp assists) | 19-24 | |
7:03 | JaVar Daniel blocks Jaykwon Walton's three point jump shot | |||
7:01 | Hansel Enmanuel defensive rebound | |||
6:32 | Governors turnover (10-second violation) | |||
6:14 | Caleb Mills turnover (bad pass) (Dezi Jones steals) | |||
6:12 | Carl Cherenfant personal foul (Dezi Jones draws the foul) | |||
6:06 | David Jones blocks JaVar Daniel's two point driving layup | |||
6:04 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound | |||
5:53 | +2 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point cutting dunk (Carl Cherenfant assists) | 19-26 | |
5:43 | +3 | Dez White makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists) | 22-26 | |
5:31 | +2 | David Jones makes two point driving layup | 22-28 | |
5:12 | +2 | JaVar Daniel makes two point cutting layup (Dez White assists) | 24-28 | |
4:55 | Hansel Enmanuel blocks Jaykwon Walton's three point jump shot | |||
4:53 | JaVar Daniel defensive rebound | |||
4:49 | +3 | Dez White makes three point jump shot (JaVar Daniel assists) | 27-28 | |
4:34 | David Jones misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:32 | Dezi Jones defensive rebound | |||
4:24 | +2 | JaVar Daniel makes two point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists) | 29-28 | |
4:04 | Dez White personal foul (Nae'Qwan Tomlin draws the foul) | |||
4:04 | +1 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-29 | |
4:04 | +1 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-30 | |
3:47 | Ashton Hardaway personal foul (Isaac Haney draws the foul) | |||
4:04 | TV timeout | |||
3:38 | JaVar Daniel misses three point jump shot | |||
3:36 | David Jones defensive rebound | |||
3:23 | Isaac Haney shooting foul (David Jones draws the foul) | |||
3:23 | +1 | David Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-31 | |
3:23 | +1 | David Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-32 | |
2:58 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin blocks Dezi Jones's two point pullup jump shot | |||
2:56 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound | |||
2:40 | JaVar Daniel blocks Caleb Mills's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
2:38 | JaVar Daniel defensive rebound | |||
2:33 | +3 | Ja'Monta Black makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists) | 32-32 | |
2:20 | David Jones turnover (lost ball) (Ja'Monta Black steals) | |||
2:08 | JaVar Daniel misses three point jump shot | |||
2:06 | Hansel Enmanuel offensive rebound | |||
2:03 | Isaac Haney misses three point jump shot | |||
2:01 | Ashton Hardaway defensive rebound | |||
1:51 | Ashton Hardaway misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
1:48 | David Jones offensive rebound | |||
1:46 | +2 | David Jones makes two point putback layup | 32-34 | |
1:35 | Ashton Hardaway personal foul (Isaac Haney draws the foul) | |||
1:22 | Malcolm Dandridge shooting foul (Isaac Haney draws the foul) | |||
1:22 | Isaac Haney misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:22 | Isaac Haney misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:22 | Jahvon Quinerly defensive rebound | |||
0:55 | Jahvon Quinerly misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
0:53 | Hansel Enmanuel defensive rebound | |||
0:37 | +2 | Sai Witt makes two point driving layup | 34-34 | |
0:23 | +3 | Jaykwon Walton makes three point jump shot (Jahvon Quinerly assists) | 34-37 | |
0:04 | Ja'Monta Black misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Tigers defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |