No. 22 Memphis defeats Rutgers 64-59


Memphis has 20 wins for 14th year in row

Memphis instructor Josh Pastner is not taking his latest 20-win period for provided.

"It's not a bequest, it is an unique point,"Pastner shared after the 22nd-ranked Tigers defeated Rutgers 64-59 on Thursday night. "I love our players for doing that. They acquired us 20. It's (a school-record) 14th straight year for the program. It's an attractive point.".

Memphis (20-6, 9-4 American Sports) was coming off an overtime loss at No. 21 Connecticut on Sunday and, in spite of leading from beginning to end, had problem doing away with the Scarlet Knights (10-17, 4-10).

Michael Dixon Jr. buyinged 13 of his 15 points in the second one-half to help hold back Rutgers.

"Michael Dixon made huge plays,"Pastner shared. "He struck a big shot, he saved us today.".

Dixon's supplements off the bench were welcome as Joe Jackson, the Tigers' prominent scorer, shot simply 3 for 12 and buyinged 11 factors.

"Joe does not normally have off evenings,"Dixon claimed. "Joe's an excellent gamer, he's been playing well for us this season.

"I merely saw some openings and made some plays. I attempt to be assertive and at the same time stay within the limits of the group. I'm not going to lie. It's kind of hard occasionally. Yet I'm playing with a group of good players. We find a method to do it every single day.".

Memphis beat the Scarlet Knights 101-69 in their very first conference on Feb. 4, but found it a little tougher on the road. Shaq Goodwin and Austin Nichols both had 10 factors for the Tigers but Rutgers spent time behind Kadeem Jack.

The Scarlet Knights forward scored 18 of his 22 factors in the 2nd fifty percent and snatched 10 rebounds. Myles Mack had 10 factors, 7 helps, 5 rebounds and 3 takes, while Malick Kone included 10 points.

"He's a strike gamer,"shared Rutgers train Eddie Jordan, whose team has actually lost 3 straight and 10 of 13. "When he's in strike mode and he can touch the round, he does good ideas for us.".

Memphis scored the game's very first 7 factors and led by 11 3 times. The last was 32-21 early in the second fifty percent.

The closest Rutgers obtained was 62-59 on a 3-pointer by Mack with 4 seconds left, and Geron Johnson adhered to with two free throws to secure it.

" I did like climbing there at that time," Johnson shared." I deal with my game, I was confident I would knock it down. The game is never over. Excellent teams placed groups away, we got to improve at that.".

Memphis struck its very first 4 shots, including two 3-pointers, to take a 12-2 lead. The Tigers went on 24-13 before Rutgers buyinged eight straight points to shut within 3.

The Tigers responded to with Goodwin's driving layup and 2 free throws by Dixon for a 28-21 halftime lead.

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Rutgers fired merely 31.0 percent (9 for 29) in the fifty percent and was 2 of 11 from 3-point array.

In the second half, Memphis took its final 11-point lead and Rutgers might never make a large run. The lead changed in between 5 and 10 factors for the majority of the one-half until a driving layup by Jack made it 53-49 with 3:45 staying.

Dixon then scored 6 straight Memphis points, featuring a 3-pointer from scratch of the circle to make it 59-51 with 1:16 left. Rutgers' last chance came after Mack's 3-pointer yet Johnson made the two free throws to seal it and put Memphis' record at 36-4 after a loss under Pastner.

" You cannot tell the future however we try not to obtain in shedding streaks," Johnson shared." Losing is communicable and winning is also. We such as to remain on the infectious side of succeeding.".

Jackson added 5 rebounds and four aids for Memphis, which shot 47.8 percent (22 for 46) however committed 16 turn overs. Rutgers shot merely 37.5 percent (26 for 64) but still managed to hang in throughout.

" We really did not do a good task of putting them away," Pastner claimed." You reached offer Rutgers credit, they kept grinding and we really did not grind with them.".