First Half: Tulane vs. Memphis

Halftime score: Memphis 46, Tulane 26.

0:00 The last sequence of the half epitomizes this game so far. Tulane, hoping to get the last shot of the half off, turns the ball over on a bad pass by SIms into the back court. Memphis follows with a tip-in rebound at the buzzer.
2:07 memphis goes on one of its patented runs, scoring six points in about 30 seconds courtesy of an alley-oop dunk and two quick shots off turnovers. Three big issues for the Green Wave so far: rebounding, turnovers, and CHris Douglas-Roberts (20 points, 4 rebounds in 16 minutes).

3:53 Dickerson wisely switches to a 2-3 zone to stop penetration. As a result, Tulane forces a turnover and two long three pointers over a span of two minutes. Memphis coach John Calipari calls a timeout. 37-25 memphis.

5:04 This game is beginning to get out of hand. Gomez was taken out of the game for two minutes, and the Tigers shut out Tulane over that span. The story of the game so far has been Memphis' defense on everyone but Gomez and Tulane's rebounding and turnover woes. 37-21 Memphis.

8:09 While Memphis struggles to hit from the outside, Tulane continues to get manhandled on the board. Still, David Gomez is playing the best game of his collegiate career so far, but someone else will need to step up on the boards to prevent an embarrassment.

10:34 As David Gomez goes to the free throw line once again, I want to point out the defense of Memphis guard Derrick Rose. While the freshman may not have any steals, he has really tired Kevin Sims with his ball pressure. Considering Tulane's lack of a true point guard, that may be something to watch.

11:54 The only thing more active tonight than David Gomez (7 points) is the whistle of the baseline official. Tulane already has five personal fouls called against them, and Memphis has three. Of course, a free throw contest wouldn't be the worst for Tulane. Memphis is one of the worst free-throw shooting teams in the nation.

14:28 Tulane is staying in this game with great feeds inside to Gomez and Louisme. Dozier, after being taken out earlier, is immediately put into the game after Gomez gets a good look. 14-7 Memphis

15:19 10-4 Memphis after a Douglas-Roberts three pointer. The big problem so far is Tulane's turnovers and Memphis' physicality inside. If the latter continues, this game will get out of hand over very quickly.

16:00 The timeout seemed to have calmed the Green Wave down. Louisme got a good layup inside and Gomez had another. Still, the fgollowing possession results in a five second violation

17:58 It took Tulane 2 minutes to call its first timeout. The team looks sloppy on offense and unable to get any stops on defense.

19:02 The Tigers have gone inside twice to Joey Dorsey to start the game. I suppose the strategy is to get Louisme and Gomez in foul trouble. 4-2 Memphis.

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