March 17, 2022
NCAA Tournament- East Region First Round
(11) Memphis (22-11) vs. (6) Syracuse (21-11)
We have identical records, well almost identical, but on paper Syracuse has a few more current blue and green players than we do. Their entire starting line-up is averaging double digits in scoring, which means if we can get them in foul trouble and get into their bench a little more, we've got a real shot to win this game.
Or.. we could just come out and play sparkling, tight defense in the second half, which is what we did. After going into the locker room leading by only 4, we came out and outscored the Orange 37-12 in the second half. Yep, that's right, we held them to 12 second half points on just 11.9% shooting. The result was an easy 77-48 victory as we move on!
Code:
Memphis 77, Syracuse 48
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Memphis (23-11, 10-6):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Troy Tomblin C 25 2-5 6-8 0 10 2 1 10
Monte Donofrio PF 27 2-2 1-1 2 6 2 2 5
Antione Cantwell SF 28 5-10 2-3 2 5 1 1 14
Amos Lusk SG 33 7-23 5-8 5 9 6 1 19
Mario Albertini PG 31 5-10 0-0 0 2 2 1 13
Gerald Sena SF 13 0-3 3-4 2 4 0 0 3
Justin Bouldin SF 11 1-2 4-4 0 1 0 2 6
Brenton Tweedy C 16 1-1 0-0 2 5 0 1 2
Eldridge Boyd C 10 1-1 3-4 1 4 0 0 5
Manuel Abel PF 2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
William Auten PG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Stan Martin SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 12 (T.Tomblin 3, A.Cantwell 3, A.Lusk 5,
G.Sena 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (A.Cantwell 1, A.Lusk 1, M.Albertini
1, B.Tweedy 2)
Steals: 4 (A.Cantwell 1, A.Lusk 2, W.Auten 1)
3P FGs: 5-18 (A.Cantwell 2-2, A.Lusk 0-5, M.Albertini
3-7, G.Sena 0-3, J.Bouldin 0-1)
Syracuse (21-12, 13-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Carl Medeiros C 20 4-7 1-2 2 5 1 4 9
Darrell Andino PF 30 4-9 0-2 6 9 0 1 8
James Lahr SF 28 1-14 0-2 3 6 4 3 3
Henry Merino SG 26 4-12 0-0 2 3 0 1 10
Shawn Kelly PG 26 3-4 0-0 0 6 3 2 8
Eddie Tedeschi SF 17 1-6 0-0 0 4 2 0 3
Gayle Chambliss PG 14 2-6 0-0 1 1 2 5 5
Richard Dyer PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Alvin Aldridge SG 10 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 3 0
Wade Brock C 12 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 4 0
Frank Arredondo PF 17 1-5 0-0 1 4 0 2 2
Turnovers: 15 (C.Medeiros 3, J.Lahr 2, H.Merino 4,
S.Kelly 3, G.Chambliss 2, W.Brock 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (D.Andino 2, J.Lahr 1, A.Aldridge 1)
Steals: 7 (D.Andino 3, H.Merino 2, S.Kelly 1,
E.Tedeschi 1)
3P FGs: 7-26 (J.Lahr 1-6, H.Merino 2-7, S.Kelly 2-3,
E.Tedeschi 1-6, G.Chambliss 1-4)
Player of Game: SG Amos Lusk (MMPHS)
March 19, 2022
NCAA Tournament- East Region Second Round
(14) Navy (20-13) vs.
(11) Memphis (23-11)
This really feels like dejavu to me. Last time we were in the NCAA Tournament we were the 7th seed, won our first round game, and got to play the 15th seed after they upset the 2nd seed. This time around, we get 14th seed Navy who upset 3rd seed Nebraska 67-60. This is a crazy region, with 4 double digit seeds in the Second Round, so if we can get by this game, we've got a real shot to advance far. First, we must beat Navy. They are a scrappy team, with 2 guys averaging double figures. Defensively they are iffy at best, so if we take it right at em, I like our chances.
It certainly wasn't the prettiest of second halves this time, but considering we led by 14 at halftime, we cruised a little bit in the last 20 minutes. Again, defense won it for us, as we forced 27 turnovers in route to a 65-52 win and another Sweet Sixteen appearance!!
Code:
Memphis 65, Navy 52
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Memphis (24-11, 10-6):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Troy Tomblin C 19 1-8 6-8 0 1 0 4 8
Monte Donofrio PF 36 5-7 5-7 1 6 0 3 15
Antione Cantwell SF 29 2-10 1-2 5 9 4 3 5
Amos Lusk SG 36 7-17 2-2 3 5 7 2 18
Mario Albertini PG 34 3-6 2-2 0 4 2 2 8
Gerald Sena SF 11 1-2 0-0 1 2 0 3 2
Justin Bouldin SF 7 1-3 0-0 0 3 0 0 2
Brenton Tweedy C 18 0-1 1-2 2 4 0 1 1
Eldridge Boyd C 5 2-2 0-1 0 0 0 0 4
Manuel Abel PF 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
William Auten PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Stan Martin SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 15 (T.Tomblin 2, A.Cantwell 4, A.Lusk 4,
M.Albertini 1, G.Sena 2, J.Bouldin 1, E.Boyd 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (M.Donofrio 1)
Steals: 8 (M.Donofrio 1, A.Lusk 2, M.Albertini 2,
G.Sena 1, J.Bouldin 1, E.Boyd 1)
3P FGs: 2-10 (A.Cantwell 0-4, A.Lusk 2-2, M.Albertini
0-2, G.Sena 0-1, J.Bouldin 0-1)
Navy (20-14, 9-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jose Brito C 25 1-3 0-0 2 8 1 5 2
Abe Long PF 21 1-5 0-0 1 4 1 4 2
Ricky Schofield SF 28 4-9 0-0 1 6 2 2 10
Rosendo Clower SG 33 3-5 1-3 2 8 2 2 9
Jarvis Petrillo PG 26 4-12 3-4 1 3 0 3 11
Larry Swift SF 18 2-7 1-1 3 6 0 1 5
Virgil Templeton PF 22 1-1 0-0 2 2 1 3 2
Edward Haggerty PF 11 2-4 5-6 0 2 0 1 9
Harold Davison C 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Andrew Burmeister PG 12 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
D. Fauvarcque SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Steven Broome PG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 27 (J.Brito 4, A.Long 2, R.Schofield 5,
R.Clower 7, J.Petrillo 4, L.Swift 3, V.Templeton 1,
A.Burmeister 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Brito 1, L.Swift 1)
Steals: 4 (R.Clower 2, J.Petrillo 2)
3P FGs: 4-15 (R.Schofield 2-6, R.Clower 2-4, J.Petrillo
0-2, L.Swift 0-2, A.Burmeister 0-1)
Player of Game: PF Monte Donofrio (MMPHS)