Memphis (25-9) will play Temple on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. The
Tigers beat the Owls 64-54 this season.
McFadgon went 6-of-13 from the field, including 4-of-8 on 3-pointers, and
keyed the Tigers' second-half comeback.
The Golden Eagles (27-7) led by as many as 10 points in the first half
and were up 70-69 with 2� minutes to play. But Memphis scored the next nine
points to lead 78-70 with 27 seconds left.
Memphis freshman
sensation
Dajuan Wagner led the Tigers
with 19 points. [Photo: AP] |
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Antonio Burks scored 15 for Memphis, while Chris Massie had 14 points and
18 rebounds.
Damien Kinloch led Tennessee Tech with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting and
had a team-high eight rebounds. Cameron Crisp scored 14, while Joey
Westmoreland added 12.
Tennessee Tech led 36-30 at halftime thanks to a pressing defense.
Memphis committed 11 turnovers and shot only 35 percent.
The Golden Eagles got off to a poor shooting start, missing their first
nine attempts, but went 11-of-22 after that.
McFadgon brought the Tigers back at the start of the second half, hitting
three 3-pointers in the opening 3 minutes to erase Tennessee Tech's lead.
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