Sunday, March 24, 2002
NIT: Late-game run rallies Memphis
The Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dajuan Wagner scored 19 points, and Scooter McFadgon had 16 of his 18 in the second half to lead Memphis to a 79-73 victory over Tennessee Tech on Saturday and a second straight berth in the NIT semifinals.
Memphis (25-9) will play Temple Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. The Tigers beat the Owls 64-54 this season.
McFadgon was 6-of-13 from the field, including 4-of-8 on 3-pointers, and keyed the Tigers' second-half comeback.
The Golden Eagles (27-7) led by as many as 10 points in the first half and were up 70-69 with 2 1/2 minutes to play. But Memphis scored the next nine points to lead 78-70 with 27 seconds left.
Antonio Burks scored 15 for Memphis, and Chris Massie had 14 points and 18 rebounds.
Damien Kinloch led Tennessee Tech with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting and had a team-high eight rebounds. Cameron Crisp scored 14 points, and Joey Westmoreland added 12.
Tennessee Tech led 36-30 at halftime thanks to a pressing defense. Memphis committed 11 turnovers and shot only 35 percent.
The Golden Eagles got off to a poor shooting start, missing their first nine attempts, but went 11-of-22 after that.
McFadgon brought the Tigers back at the start of the second half, hitting three 3-pointers in the opening 3 minutes to erase Tennessee Tech's lead.
TENN TECH (27-7) — Westmoreland 5-10 0-2 12, Beasley 2-5 5-5 9, Kinloch 8-12 5-6 21, Jolly 2-6 4-4 9, Crisp 4-17 4-4 14, Morgan 1-3 0-0 2, Gayden 1-5 0-0 3, Harrell 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 24-61 18-21 73.
MEMPHIS (25-9) — Massie 7-10 0-1 14, Diarra 0-0 0-0 0, Burks 4-9 7-9 15, Wagner 7-15 4-10 19, McFadgon 6-13 2-2 18, Erwin 0-0 0-0 0, Rice 2-7 2-2 8, Barron 2-3 1-2 5, Wise 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-60 16-26 79.
Halftime—Tenn Tech 36-30. 3-point goals—Tenn Tech 7-26 (Westmoreland 2-5, Crisp 2-11, Harrell 1-2, Gayden 1-3, Jolly 1-4, Beasley 0-1), Memphis 7-18 (McFadgon 4-8, Rice 2-4, Wagner 1-6). Fouled out—Crisp. Rebounds—Tenn Tech 32 (Kinloch 8), Memphis 40 (Massie 18). Assists—Tenn Tech 16 (Beasley 7), Memphis 15 (Burks 4). Total fouls—Tenn Tech 22, Memphis 21. Technical—Wagner. A—7,369.
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NIT: Late-game run rallies Memphis
