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Elliot Williams scored 21 points, 20 of them in the second half, as the Memphis Tigers downed the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans, 83-71, in a non-conference game at Verizon Arena.

Louis, MO L 55-57 Nov 20 W 92-59 Nov 24 W 81-49 Nov 30 Oakland Hall of Fame Showcase W 77-46 Dec 5 Arkansas State W 74-55 Dec 9 Montana State W 76-51 Dec 12 W 83-71 Dec 19 vs UMass Boston, MA 5:00pm Dec 22 Southeast Missouri State 12:00pm Dec 28 IUPUI 12:00pm Dec 31 Tennessee 3:00pm Jan 3 Houston Baptist 2:00pm Jan 6 at Syracuse 6:00pm Jan 9 at ...

Elliot Williams scored 20 second half points to lead the University of Memphis Tigers to an 83-71 comeback victory over the University of Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans Saturday afternoon at the Verizon Arena.

With Elliot Williams and the Tigers facing their first significant stretch of road games this season, the team's continued woes at the free-throw line could make winning more difficult.

There wasn't a whole lot of turning in this one. The Tigers didn't convert on their first possession of the game, but they scored on three of their next four and had a 6-0 lead after 2:40. Senior point guard Willie Kemp knocked down a 3-pointer to make it 11-5, and it was 19-5 after 10 minutes.

Doneal Mack battles with Montana State's Bobby Howard for a rebound during first-half action Wednesday at FedExForum.

The Tigers will play few halves this season as ugly as the first 20 minutes tonight against Arkansas State.

Coaches: Tigers, Josh Pastner ; Arkansas State, John Brady Series standing: Memphis leads, 30-28 Matchups Backcourt Willie Kemp vs.

Memphis' Will Coleman fouls Arkansas State's Brandon Reed during the first half Saturday.

The Tigers' series with Arkansas State dates back to the 1921-22 season , with Memphis holding a slight 30-28 advantage.

Among the precious few familiar faces in the Tiger basketball program this season is that of senior center Pierre Henderson-Niles. But in this year of transition, Henderson-Niles's face is about all that's familiar about him.

Want to know the first thing that went through new Tiger football coach Larry Porter's head when he was introduced to 15,689 adoring fans at FedExForum tonight? "How can I get this many people in the Liberty Bowl?" After the pregame lovefest, the Tiger basketball team continued its welcome of rookie coach Josh Pastner by beating Oakland University, ...

Elliot Williams, who led the Tigers with 20 points, drives on Oakland's Derick Nelson.

Elliot Williams scored 20 points and Will Coleman added 12 points, six rebounds and four blocks to lead Memphis to a 77-46 victory over Oakland on Monday night.

Will Coleman didn't arrive at the U of M with the sort of conditioning he needed after junior college.

University of Memphis basketball fans call it "The Miracle Shot" or just "The Shot." Memphis basketball players - especially those who saw it live - are sick and tired of hearing about it.

Memphis' Elliot Williams slams two home on the Tennessee Tech defense. Box score But maybe the effort given by this Memphis team is starting to become a habit.

Memphis' Roburt Sallie drives to the basket against Kansas for an easy lay-in, but his outside shootingwas off Wednesday in St.

First of all, any honest assessment of last night's thriller in St. Louis should include the following: Kansas may not be the world-beater so many prognosticators considered them.

Against all odds and logic, Memphis had a chance. It made no sense. It wasn't part of the script.