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

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

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.

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.

Mark WeberThe Commercial AppealMemphis' Will Coleman is fouled by Central Arkansas' Mike Pouncy.

With the University of Memphis teams of the past four years, the trials of November and December were about working through various issues before the inevitable run through Conference USA.

Alert, Tiger Nation: the U of M has never beaten tonight's opponent. Of course, in 1924, UCA was known as Arkansas Normal when they beat West Tennessee State Normal School, 25-11. Then in 1940 it was Arkansas Teachers College 38, West Tennessee State Teachers College 29.

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

When Coach Pastner calls for our pregame chat, this is what I'll advise him: 1. Work the Clock.

Elliot Williams doesn't believe in moral victories. Following Tuesday's 57-55 loss to No.

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

13 in Allen Fieldhouse. Memphis started its season with an 82-53 home win against Jackson State at home on Nov.

Cole Aldrich had 18 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots, and top-ranked Kansas dodged a bullet, beating Memphis, 57-55, in a rematch of the 2008 national championship game.

A rematch of the 2008 National Championship game is on tap in St. Louis this evening, as top-ranked Kansas and Memphis tangle in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase from the Scottrade Center.

It was Willie Kemp on the break, looking ahead to Pierre Henderson-Niles, and time was this combination would not have inspired much confidence, you know? Kemp was a bust.

Elliot Williams scored 19 points, Will Coleman finished with 16, and Memphis won its first game since John Calipari left, beating Jackson State 82-53 Friday night to give coach Josh Pastner a winning debut.

The Tigers' Will Coleman puts an exclamation point on two points in the U of M's exhibition game against Christian Brothers.

The Tigers were picked to finish second in Conference USA in a preseason poll of 21 media members conducted by the Orlando Sentinel and released Monday.

Memphis coach Josh Pastner is among those who understand that great programs aren't built overnight.

Even though the Tigers made it to the Sweet 16 last season, a tumultuous off-season left The University of Memphis' men's basketball team looking completely different from last year's expectations.