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Wichita State Shockers at Memphis Tigers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Wichita State Shockers
11-8, 1-4 Away
Final
53 - 61
Memphis Tigers
15-4, 7-2 Home

No. 24 Memphis uses a late 12-0 scoring run to beat Wichita State 61-53

Wichita State Shockers vs. Memphis Tigers: Game Highlights

Memphis (15-4, 5-1 American Athletic Conference) broke open the tight game by scoring 12 straight points in the final five minutes. There were 10 lead changes and three ties in the contest.

Harlond Beverly led the Shockers (11-8, 1-5) with 18 points. Corey Washington scored 11 points and Quincy Ballard added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Wichita State. which has lost five of six.

The first half was filled with turnovers and poor shooting. Memphis' sloppy play led to 14 miscues before the break. Neither team shot better than 40%, and together they shot 5 for 20 from 3-point range.

The Shockers led 27-23 at the break.

Takeaways Wichita State: The Shockers held the lead through much of the first half, showing much better than their conference record.

Memphis: As has been the case in other home games, Memphis got off to a poor start and trailed at the break. It took a late rally for the Tigers to pull out the win.

Key moment Haggerty had 18 points with 4:54 left when he went to the locker room with an injury, and the Tigers trailing 51-49. Tyrese Hunter connected on a 3-pointer 26 seconds later to give Memphis a 52-51 lead. Memphis went on a 12-0 run, and Hunter had two steals in the outburst.

Key stat Xavier Bell, Wichita State's leading scorer averaging 14.8 points, was held scoreless, missing all four of his shots. Four fouls limited his time on the floor.

Up next Both teams play Sunday. Wichita State is at Tulsa. Memphis hosts UAB.

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  • TV Channel: Wichita State at Memphis 2021 College Basketball, week 12, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Matchup Prediction

Memphis: 91.7%
Wichita State: 8.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 53 - 61
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 53 - 61
2nd 0:11 Wichita State Timeout 53 - 61
2nd 0:11 Quincy Ballard made Dunk. Assisted by Harlond Beverly. 53 - 61
2nd 0:18 Ronnie DeGray III Defensive Rebound. 51 - 61

Statistics

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21-52 FG 23-52
40.4 Field Goal % 44.2
3-16 3PT 6-19
18.8 Three Point % 31.6
8-13 FT 9-15
61.5 Free Throw % 60.0
32 Rebounds 29
12 Offensive Rebounds 11
20 Defensive Rebounds 18
10 Assists 6
11 Steals 11
0 Blocks 4
22 Turnovers 20
1 Team Turnovers 1
22 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 18
6 Fast Break Points 4
34 Points in Paint 32
14 Fouls 9
8 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

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Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 10,725 | Capacity:

2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Memphis 13-2 - 23-5
North Texas 12-3 1 21-6
UAB 12-3 1 19-9
Tulane 10-5 3 16-12
East Carolina 8-7 5 16-12
Florida Atlantic 8-7 5 15-13
Wichita State 7-8 6 17-11
Temple 7-9 6.5 15-14
South Florida 6-10 7.5 13-16
Tulsa 5-10 8 11-17
UTSA 4-11 9 10-17
Rice 4-12 9.5 13-16
Charlotte 3-12 10 10-18
Full Standings