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Blazers Can't Keep Up With No. 17 Tigers In Memphis
1/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 16, 2007
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Robert Dozier had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 17 Memphis to its sixth straight victory, 79-54 over UAB on Tuesday night.
The Tigers (14-3, 4-0 Conference USA) used a 12-0 run midway through the first half to erase an early deficit and were never threatened in the second half.
Jeremy Hunt added 14 points for Memphis, while Willie Kemp had 12 going 4-of-7 from 3-point range.
Joey Dorsey had 12 rebounds for Memphis, while Antonio Anderson had a career-high nine assists.
Wen Mukubu led UAB (10-8, 2-2) with 18 points, including a four-point play midway through the second half. Lawrence Kinnard scored 13 points, while leading scorer Paul Delaney finished with 12, 5.6 under his season average.
Memphis played most of the game without leading scorer Chris Douglas-Roberts, who tried to play but went to the locker room early. He is still bothered from a sprained ankle suffered against Houston two games ago.
The Blazers have lost eight straight on the road against the Tigers, including a 57-46 decision in last season's C-USA tournament championship game.
UAB switched from a zone defense to man-to-man through much of the first half, and Memphis adapted slowly. The Blazers led 17-14 and were shooting well from the field.
But Memphis went on a 15-0 run as UAB didn't score for 6 minutes.
Kemp's 3-pointer capped the run giving Memphis a 29-14 lead. The Tigers would extend it to 18 points before taking a 42-26 halftime lead.
Memphis shot 53 percent from the field in the first half, including 5-of-12 from 3-point range. UAB, which was shooting 62 percent before Memphis' run, ended up hitting 44 percent after making only four of its final 14 shots before halftime.
Memphis finished shooting 49 percent for the game, while UAB was at 44 percent. Memphis dominated the boards 42-22.
The Blazers will next put their 19-game home winning streak on the line when they face Southern Miss on Saturday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. CT in Bartow Arena. The streak is currently seventh-best in the nation among Division one schools.
