Memphis Tigers fall behind early

By JEFFREY PARSON, Associated PressWICHITA, Kan. Erik Stevenson, Wichita State sophomore team leader, flexed his arms, puffed his chest and jutted out his chin collier femme turquoise as he collier femme diamant noir stared down the screaming fans.But he wasn celebrating his own play instead, it was a tough layup that teammate Jamarius Burton converted while being fouled.In Stevenson mind, it was the type of collier femme grosse perle play that represented No. 23 Wichita State powering its way past No. 21 Memphis 76 67 on Thursday night.was a big boy finish by Jamarius, Stevenson said. I had to flex my muscles, too.Burton 16 points were huge for bracelet argent dur the Shockers (14 1, 2 0 American Athletic Conference), who won while shooting 32.8%, 10 points below their season mark.Precious Achiuwa putting up 22 points and 12 rebounds for Memphis (12 3, 1 1).Burton, a sophomore guard, scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half, including multiple baskets to stop Memphis runs.year, we game planned against him, wanted him to get shots, Memphis coach Penny h&m collier femme Hardaway said of Burton. year, he one of those freshmen from last year for them that has really improved. had collier femme personnalisé photo 12 points collier femme 100 euros for the Shockers, and Tyson Etienne added 11 points.Freshman reserve Tyler collier femme argent et or Harris scored 17 bracelet argent chouette points for the Tigers.Wichita State started each half strong only to see Memphis counter and stay in the game.The Shockers burst collier femme os out to a 23 11 lead before Memphis fought back, holding Wichita State to only two points over nearly five collier femme coeur or blanc minutes, cutting the lead to 25 collier femme long argent 22 with 4:48 remaining in the half.finally got stops, Hardaway said. put them in position when the shot clock was going down, got the rebound and got going downhill. State led 56 37 with 12:01 remaining after a 3 pointer by Stevenson that forced a Memphis timeout.But the Tigers held Wichita State to 27.3% shooting in the second half and again got back in contention.had the ball twice down six in the final minutes and turned it over, Hardaway said. can do that on the road. State coach Gregg Marshall was not thrilled with all aspects of his team play, ceinture collier femme but he said he loved the fight in a collier femme en argen game where neither team shot it well.win is a bague en argent homme ouedkniss collier femme triple credit to our guys that went out and scrapped and fought, Marshall collier femme avec perle noire said, against dudes that were much bigger and more athletic. CONTROLMemphis entered the game tied for third in the AAC in 3 point shooting at 34.8%.The Tigers were 1 of 13 from the 3 point line in the first half and collier et bracelet argent femme finished 4 of collier femme pas cher or 21.terrible, Hardaway said. went into the game telling them to live in the paint. Half of those bracelet argent jonc personnalisable coeur collier femme (3 point shots) were really good looks we have to make. But half of them were collier femme or chanel really forced by young guys who just felt like collier femme galerie lafayette they needed to get a shot. MOVEMENTAccording to KenPom, Memphis is the youngest team in the country. The Tigers played seven freshmen, three sophomores and one junior.Wichita State isn much older as 10 of the bracelet argent best friends Shockers 13 scholarship players are freshmen or sophomores.were a lot of young players that can really play, Marshall said. was a very talented 10 on the floor at all times during the game. PICTUREMemphis: The Tigers lost a tough game in a challenging venue but will get a rematch with the Shockers on March 5.Wichita State: The Shockers probably take over as conference favorites but now must prove it away from home…