Among all the eye-popping numbers the Tiger basketball program has put together over the last few years, I think this one’s my favorite: Memphis has had four winning streaks of at least 15 games (three of them at least 20 games) since the last time they lost two in a row.
The U of M had a nice bounce-back tonight against Houston, putting away any thoughts of the school’s first losing streak in almost five years. Tied at halftime with the Cougars, the Tigers reeled off a 13-2 run to start the second half and never let the margin fall below 10 points again.
- Larry Kuzniewski
- Doneal Mack
It was as well-rounded a performance as the Tigers have enjoyed all season. Sharing the chore of guarding the nation’s leading scorer, Aubrey Coleman, Doneal Mack and Roburt Sallie picked up the scoring slack in the second half when Elliot Williams went to the bench with four fouls and 16 minutes left to play. They combined to drain five three-pointers in the second half, Sallie finishing the game with 20 points and Mack with 17. The tandem dished out nine assists against only one turnover. (As for Coleman, he got his points: 32. But many of them were in traffic and against tight defense, among the reasons Coleman will be wearing an NBA jersey next winter.)
