National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Memphis 73, Louisville 67
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 9, 2014
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials: # Doug Sirmons, # Don Dailey, # Roger Ayers
Attendance: 21988

No. 22 Memphis 73, No. 8 Louisville 67:
Shaq Goodwin collected 15 points and eight rebounds and provided the exclamation point with a dunk in the final seconds as the visiting Tigers stunned the Cardinals.

Joe Jackson added 15 points and six assists while Geron Johnson had 13 points and 11 boards for Memphis (11-3, 2-1 AAC), which shot 50.9 percent from the field. Chris Crawford scored 12 points and Austin Nichols had 10 as all five starters reached double figures for the Tigers.

Luke Hancock led the way with 20 points off the bench but could not hit a tying 3-point attempt and turned it over down the stretch for Louisville (13-3, 2-1). Russ Smith scored 19 points and Montrezl Harrell chipped in 14 and 11 rebounds for the Cardinals.

Louisville used an 11-3 surge to grab a 61-55 lead with under 5 1/2 minutes left and was holding onto a five-point advantage when Memphis began to make a run less than two minutes later. Jackson found Goodwin and Johnson for dunks on consecutive possessions to kick off a 14-3 run, and Jackson’s free throw after a missed 3-point attempt by Hancock made it a two-possession game as the Tigers closed it out.

Memphis came out strong and led by as much as seven points in the first half before settling for a 36-33 lead at the break. The Tigers went scoreless for over four minutes early in the second half as Louisville went on an 8-0 run to grab a 43-39 edge, and it went back and forth until Memphis‘ finishing kick.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Memphis held the Cardinals to 6-of-19 from 3-point range and 39.1 percent from the floor. … Louisville officially announced that G Kevin Ware (leg) will take a medical redshirt and miss the remainder of the 2013-14 campaign. … The Tigers got some revenge after suffering an 87-78 home loss to the Cardinals last season.
Top Game Performances
 
Memphis   Louisville
Shaq Goodwin 15 Scoring Luke Hancock 20
Joe Jackson 6 Assists Luke Hancock 5
Geron Johnson 11 Rebounds Montrezl Harrell 11
Geron Johnson 6 Free Throws Made Luke Hancock 6
Shaq Goodwin 2 Steals Russ Smith 4
Dominic Woodson 1 Blocks Stephan Van Treese 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Memphis 73 50.9 4-11 13-21 14 36 1 8 15
Louisville 67 39.1 6-19 11-16 13 35 3 12 14