The game was never really in doubt as the Memphis Tigers took care of business in their 1st game of the NIT Tournament against 6 seed San Diego 74-60 on Tuesday night at FedExForum. Jeremiah Martin led all scorers with 21pts 7reb, Kyvon Davenport finished with 16pts & Freshman Tyler Harris added 16pts off the bench in the win.
The Tigers will now travel to Omaha to face 2 Seed Creighton in the 2nd Round. Date and Time TBD.
Memphis Basketball Asst. Coach Tony Madlock joined the Jason & John Show Today to discuss the win and look ahead to Creighton. Listen Below:
Jeremiah Martin now tied w/Keith Lee (84-85) for 5th-highest scoring season in Memphis history w/688 points this yr (had 21 tonight in win over San Diego). Now has 1,605 for his career, putting him 24 behind Bill Cook (1,629 from 72-76) for ninth on school’s all-time scoring list
— L. Jason Smith (@JasonSmith929) March 20, 2019Tigers basketball coaches win totals in first season at Memphis:Finch 26Lambert 25Pastner; Vanatta 24Penny; Fred Grantham 22Calipari 21Yates 20Tubby; Ehlers 19Gene 18Iba; Tic 17Dana 13
— L. Jason Smith (@JasonSmith929) March 20, 2019
