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Elliot Williams earned C-USA player of the week after scoring 21 against UALR and 22 against Montana State.

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Records: Memphis 6-1; UALR 4-5 Coaches: Tigers, Josh Pastner ; UALR, Steve Shields Series: Memphis leads, 3-0 MATCHUPS Backcourt Willie Kemp vs.

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

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.

Coaches: Tigers, Josh Pastner ; Montana State, Brad Huse Series standing: Memphis leads, 1-0 MATCHUPS Backcourt Willie Kemp vs.

With roughly three minutes left in the first half Saturday night, University of Memphis big man Will Coleman got caught on a bad switch and suddenly had to guard Arkansas State point guard Brandon Reed coming at him with a full head of steam at the top of the key.

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

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

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

The start wasn't exactly what Memphis basketball fans were expecting, but the finish was as the Tigers pulled away from Oakland on Monday night to a 77-46 win.

10 , WREC-AM , WKBQ-FM Matchups Backcourt Willie Kemp vs. Jared Rehmel : After just two double-figure scoring games last season, Kemp has rebounded nicely for the Tigers.

Elliot Williams scored 20 points and Roburt Sallie added 17 as Memphis defeated Central Arkansas 81-49 on Tuesday night.

Just a few minutes after the University of Memphis completed its 81-49 victory Tuesday over Central Arkansas, the buzzword in the Tigers' locker room was Oakland.

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

In a continuing search for small victories in big places, the University of Central Arkansas Bears led the University of Memphis during the first two media timeouts Tuesday.

Few college basketball players would voluntarily follow the career arc Willie Kemp has at the University of Memphis.

FedExForum, 7 p.m. Records: Tigers: 1-1; Tennessee Tech: 2-1 Coaches: Tigers, Josh Pastner ; Tennessee Tech, Mike Sutton Series standing: Memphis leads 24-22 TV, radio: No TV, WREC-AM , WKBQ-FM Matchups Backcourt Willie Kemp vs.

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands - Scott Hopson is making himself right at home outside the 3-point arc.

Elliot Williams scored 23 points and Doneal Mack added 20 in leading Memphis to a 92-59 victory over Tennessee Tech on Friday night.