No. 19 Memphis crushes Austin Peay
12.14.2006
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Douglas-Roberts also went 8-of-10 from the charity stripe and dished out five assists for Memphis (8-2), which is a perfect 6-0 at home this season.
Jeremy Hunt, Doneal Mack and Kareem Cooper all scored 11 points in the convincing win.
Derek Wright paced his team with 18 points and Fernandez Lockett dropped in 12 points for the Governors (3-5), who had won three of their last four coming into this non-conference affair.
The Tigers scored the first 12 points of the contest to gain immediate command. Robert Dozier had eight of those points, including a slam with 16:22 on the clock that made it 12-0.
Lockett stopped the run with a dunk of his own, but Memphis ripped off 10 straight points from there to up its advantage to 22-2. The home team also scored the final six points of the half to take a 47-25 lead in into the break.
Austin Peay did not seriously threaten in the second half.
Game Notes
Memphis shot a sizzling 62 percent from the floor, while Austin Peay managed to hit just 35 percent of its shots...Memphis’ benched outscored the Governors, 37-18...Memphis leads the overall series, 14-4.
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