UConn 72-53 Memphis (14 Mar, 2014) Play-by-Play

Memphis Tigers

23-9, 12-6 Conference

	1	2	T
MEM	27	26	53
CONN	41	31	72

UConn Huskies

25-7, 12-6 Conference

DeAndre Daniels missed Jumper.
Niels Giffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Boatright.
Niels Giffey missed Three Point Jumper.
DeAndre Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
Shabazz Napier missed Jumper.
Phillip Nolan missed Jumper.
DeAndre Daniels made Three Point Jumper.
Shabazz Napier made Layup. Assisted by Amida Brimah.
DeAndre Daniels missed Layup.
Amida Brimah made Jumper. Assisted by Terrence Samuel.
Shabazz Napier made Three Point Jumper.
Terrence Samuel made Jumper. Assisted by Lasan Kromah.
Niels Giffey made Layup.
Shabazz Napier missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Boatright missed Layup.
Terrence Samuel missed Layup.
DeAndre Daniels made Two Point Tip Shot.
Niels Giffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Boatright.
Niels Giffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Boatright.
DeAndre Daniels missed Layup.
Niels Giffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lasan Kromah.
Shabazz Napier made Layup.
Tyler Olander missed Three Point Jumper.
Phillip Nolan made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Boatright.
Lasan Kromah missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Boatright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shabazz Napier.
Ryan Boatright missed Layup.
Shabazz Napier missed Layup.
Niels Giffey missed Three Point Jumper.
Niels Giffey made Layup.
Shabazz Napier made Three Point Jumper.
Niels Giffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shabazz Napier.
Ryan Boatright made Layup.
DeAndre Daniels made Dunk. Assisted by Amida Brimah.
DeAndre Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
DeAndre Daniels missed Layup.
Shabazz Napier missed Three Point Jumper.
DeAndre Daniels made Jumper.
Niels Giffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amida Brimah.
DeAndre Daniels missed Jumper.
Lasan Kromah made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Boatright.
Shabazz Napier missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Boatright missed Layup.
Phillip Nolan missed Layup.
Phillip Nolan made Layup. Assisted by Shabazz Napier.
DeAndre Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Boatright missed Jumper.
Niels Giffey made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Boatright.
DeAndre Daniels made Jumper.
DeAndre Daniels made Layup.
Ryan Boatright made Layup.
Austin Nichols missed Jumper.
Chris Crawford missed Layup.
Geron Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Jackson.
Chris Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
Chris Crawford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Jackson.
Austin Nichols missed Jumper.
Austin Nichols missed Jumper.
Geron Johnson missed Layup.
Nick King missed Layup.
Chris Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick King made Layup.
Geron Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Chris Crawford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Nichols.
Joe Jackson made Layup.
Joe Jackson missed Layup.
Chris Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Jackson missed Layup.
Michael Dixon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Geron Johnson missed Jumper.
David Pellom made Layup. Assisted by Michael Dixon Jr..
David Pellom missed Layup.
David Pellom missed Layup.
Nick King missed Layup.
Joe Jackson made Layup.
Geron Johnson made Layup.
Joe Jackson missed Jumper.
Chris Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Jackson missed Jumper.
Shaq Goodwin made Dunk.
Michael Dixon Jr. missed Jumper.
Shaq Goodwin missed Layup.
Geron Johnson made Jumper.
Geron Johnson missed Layup.
Michael Dixon Jr. missed Layup.
Shaq Goodwin missed Layup.
Michael Dixon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Michael Dixon Jr. missed Layup.
Chris Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Jackson missed Layup.
Chris Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Geron Johnson missed Layup.
Joe Jackson missed Jumper.
Michael Dixon Jr. missed Layup.
Michael Dixon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaq Goodwin.
Nick King missed Layup.
Joe Jackson missed Layup.
Joe Jackson made Layup.
Chris Crawford made Three Point Jumper.
Chris Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick King missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Shaq Goodwin.

MEMPHIS

UCONN

TIME		MEM	CONN
20:00	Jump Ball won by Connecticut	0	0
19:29	DeAndre Daniels missed Jumper.	0	0
19:29	Austin Nichols Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:09	Foul on Phillip Nolan.	0	0
19:09	Shaq Goodwin missed Free Throw.	0	0
19:09	Memphis Deadball Team Rebound.	0	0
19:09	Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.	1	0
18:38	Niels Giffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Boatright.	1	3
18:15	Austin Nichols missed Jumper.	1	3
18:15	Shabazz Napier Defensive Rebound.	1	3
18:08	Niels Giffey missed Three Point Jumper.	1	3
18:08	Austin Nichols Defensive Rebound.	1	3
18:00	Joe Jackson Turnover.	1	3
17:37	DeAndre Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.	1	3
17:37	Chris Crawford Defensive Rebound.	1	3
17:21	Austin Nichols Turnover.	1	3
17:21	Niels Giffey Steal.	1	3
17:09	Shabazz Napier missed Jumper.	1	3
17:09	Geron Johnson Defensive Rebound.	1	3
17:03	Chris Crawford missed Layup.	1	3
17:03	Shaq Goodwin Offensive Rebound.	1	3
16:33	Geron Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Jackson.	4	3
16:18	Phillip Nolan missed Jumper.	4	3
16:18	Niels Giffey Offensive Rebound.	4	3
16:07	DeAndre Daniels made Three Point Jumper.	4	6
15:44	Shaq Goodwin Turnover.	4	6
15:44	Shabazz Napier Steal.	4	6
15:42	Foul on Shaq Goodwin.	4	6
15:42	Official TV Timeout	4	6
15:08	Shabazz Napier made Layup. Assisted by Amida Brimah.	4	8
14:40	Foul on Amida Brimah.	4	8
14:40	Nick King made Free Throw.	5	8
14:40	Nick King made Free Throw.	6	8
14:06	DeAndre Daniels missed Layup.	6	8
14:06	Nick King Block.	6	8
14:06	Michael Dixon Jr. Defensive Rebound.	6	8
14:02	Foul on Shabazz Napier.	6	8
14:02	Joe Jackson missed Free Throw.	6	8
14:02	Memphis Deadball Team Rebound.	6	8
14:02	Joe Jackson made Free Throw.	7	8
13:46	Shabazz Napier Turnover.	7	8
13:19	Joe Jackson Turnover.	7	8
13:19	Lasan Kromah Steal.	7	8
13:14	Lasan Kromah Turnover.	7	8
13:14	Geron Johnson Steal.	7	8
12:56	Foul on Niels Giffey.	7	8
12:42	Chris Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.	7	8
12:42	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	7	8
12:16	Amida Brimah made Jumper. Assisted by Terrence Samuel.	7	10
12:16	Foul on Shaq Goodwin.	7	10
12:16	Amida Brimah made Free Throw.	7	11
12:12	Chris Crawford Turnover.	7	11
12:12	Lasan Kromah Steal.	7	11
12:04	Shabazz Napier made Three Point Jumper.	7	14
11:50	Foul on Lasan Kromah.	7	14
11:50	Official TV Timeout	7	14
11:50	Austin Nichols missed Free Throw.	7	14
11:50	Memphis Deadball Team Rebound.	7	14
11:50	Austin Nichols made Free Throw.	8	14
11:33	Foul on Geron Johnson.	8	14
11:19	Terrence Samuel made Jumper. Assisted by Lasan Kromah.	8	16
11:06	Michael Dixon Jr. Turnover.	8	16
11:06	Lasan Kromah Steal.	8	16
11:01	Foul on Joe Jackson.	8	16
11:01	Terrence Samuel made Free Throw.	8	17
11:01	Terrence Samuel made Free Throw.	8	18
10:51	Chris Crawford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Jackson.	11	18
10:13	Niels Giffey made Layup.	11	20
10:02	Austin Nichols missed Jumper.	11	20
10:02	Phillip Nolan Defensive Rebound.	11	20
9:55	Shabazz Napier missed Three Point Jumper.	11	20
9:55	Joe Jackson Defensive Rebound.	11	20
9:45	Austin Nichols missed Jumper.	11	20
9:45	Niels Giffey Block.	11	20
9:45	Niels Giffey Defensive Rebound.	11	20
9:39	Foul on Nick King.	11	20
9:39	Shabazz Napier made Free Throw.	11	21
9:39	Shabazz Napier missed Free Throw.	11	21
9:39	Chris Crawford Defensive Rebound.	11	21
9:28	Geron Johnson missed Layup.	11	21
9:28	Nick King Offensive Rebound.	11	21
9:21	Nick King missed Layup.	11	21
9:21	Nick King Offensive Rebound.	11	21
9:21	Foul on DeAndre Daniels.	11	21
9:21	Nick King made Free Throw.	12	21
9:21	Nick King missed Free Throw.	12	21
9:21	Terrence Samuel Defensive Rebound.	12	21
9:06	Ryan Boatright missed Layup.	12	21
9:06	Chris Crawford Defensive Rebound.	12	21
8:56	Chris Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.	12	21
8:56	Nick King Offensive Rebound.	12	21
8:50	Nick King made Layup.	14	21
8:27	Terrence Samuel missed Layup.	14	21
8:27	DeAndre Daniels Offensive Rebound.	14	21
8:27	DeAndre Daniels made Two Point Tip Shot.	14	23
8:13	Geron Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	14	23
8:13	Terrence Samuel Defensive Rebound.	14	23
7:39	Niels Giffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Boatright.	14	26
7:36	Memphis Timeout	14	26
7:23	Chris Crawford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Nichols.	17	26
7:11	Niels Giffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Boatright.	17	29
6:53	Foul on Ryan Boatright.	17	29
6:53	Official TV Timeout	17	29
6:53	Joe Jackson made Free Throw.	18	29
6:53	Joe Jackson missed Free Throw.	18	29
6:53	DeAndre Daniels Defensive Rebound.	18	29
6:33	Niels Giffey Turnover.	18	29
6:33	Joe Jackson Steal.	18	29
6:29	Joe Jackson made Layup.	20	29
5:59	DeAndre Daniels missed Layup.	20	29
5:59	Joe Jackson Defensive Rebound.	20	29
5:48	Joe Jackson missed Layup.	20	29
5:48	Austin Nichols Offensive Rebound.	20	29
5:47	Foul on DeAndre Daniels.	20	29
5:47	Austin Nichols made Free Throw.	21	29
5:47	Austin Nichols missed Free Throw.	21	29
5:47	Shabazz Napier Defensive Rebound.	21	29
5:28	Foul on Michael Dixon Jr..	21	29
5:13	Niels Giffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lasan Kromah.	21	32
4:58	Chris Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.	21	32
4:58	Shabazz Napier Defensive Rebound.	21	32
4:50	Shabazz Napier Turnover.	21	32
4:50	Michael Dixon Jr. Steal.	21	32
4:50	Jump Ball won by Memphis	21	32
4:37	Joe Jackson missed Layup.	21	32
4:37	Joe Jackson Offensive Rebound.	21	32
4:31	Michael Dixon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	21	32
4:31	Memphis Offensive Rebound.	21	32
4:28	Foul on Niels Giffey.	21	32
4:28	Austin Nichols made Free Throw.	22	32
4:28	Austin Nichols missed Free Throw.	22	32
4:28	Kentan Facey Defensive Rebound.	22	32
4:00	Ryan Boatright Turnover.	22	32
3:40	Geron Johnson missed Jumper.	22	32
3:40	David Pellom Offensive Rebound.	22	32
3:36	Foul on Amida Brimah.	22	32
3:36	Official TV Timeout	22	32
3:36	David Pellom made Free Throw.	23	32
3:36	David Pellom made Free Throw.	24	32
3:15	Foul on Geron Johnson.	24	32
3:15	Shabazz Napier missed Free Throw.	24	32
3:15	Connecticut Deadball Team Rebound.	24	32
3:15	Shabazz Napier missed Free Throw.	24	32
3:15	Austin Nichols Defensive Rebound.	24	32
3:06	Austin Nichols Turnover.	24	32
3:06	Lasan Kromah Steal.	24	32
3:00	Shabazz Napier made Layup.	24	34
2:33	Austin Nichols Turnover.	24	34
2:17	Tyler Olander missed Three Point Jumper.	24	34
2:17	Ryan Boatright Offensive Rebound.	24	34
2:09	Phillip Nolan made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Boatright.	24	36
2:09	Technical Foul on Phillip Nolan.	24	36
2:09	Michael Dixon Jr. missed Free Throw.	24	36
2:09	Memphis Deadball Team Rebound.	24	36
2:09	Michael Dixon Jr. made Free Throw.	25	36
2:02	David Pellom made Layup. Assisted by Michael Dixon Jr..	27	36
1:45	Foul on David Pellom.	27	36
1:45	Ryan Boatright made Free Throw.	27	37
1:45	Ryan Boatright made Free Throw.	27	38
1:24	David Pellom missed Layup.	27	38
1:24	Phillip Nolan Block.	27	38
1:24	David Pellom Offensive Rebound.	27	38
1:20	David Pellom missed Layup.	27	38
1:20	Shabazz Napier Defensive Rebound.	27	38
1:04	Connecticut Timeout	27	38
0:48	Lasan Kromah missed Three Point Jumper.	27	38
0:48	Tyler Olander Offensive Rebound.	27	38
0:18	Ryan Boatright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shabazz Napier.	27	41
0:00	Nick King missed Layup.	27	41
0:00	Memphis Deadball Team Rebound.	27	41
0:00	End of 1st half	27	41

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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Charlotte	0-0	-	1-0
East Carolina	0-0	-	1-0
Florida Atlantic	0-0	-	1-0
Memphis	0-0	-	1-0
Temple	0-0	-	1-0
Tulane	0-0	-	1-0
Tulsa	0-0	-	1-0
UTSA	0-0	-	1-0
Wichita State	0-0	-	1-0
North Texas	0-0	-	0-0
Rice	0-0	-	0-0
South Florida	0-0	-	0-1
UAB	0-0	-	0-1

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Butler	0-0	-	1-0
DePaul	0-0	-	1-0
Marquette	0-0	-	1-0
Providence	0-0	-	1-0
Seton Hall	0-0	-	1-0
St. John's	0-0	-	1-0
Villanova	0-0	-	1-0
Xavier	0-0	-	1-0
Creighton	0-0	-	0-0
Georgetown	0-0	-	0-0
UConn	0-0	-	0-0

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