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Check out the top plays from the Memphis Tigers vs. Boise State men's basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 17, 2022.
Boise State. Williams' dunk put Memphis up 8-4 vs. Memphis Tigers forward DeAndre Williams got a fast-break dunk via an Alex Lomax assist with 16:48 left in the first half. Memphis Tigers guard Emoni Bates hit a right-wing 3-pointer on an assist from Earl Timberlake with 4:26 left in the first half. Memphis Tigers forward DeAndre Williams got a dunk via an assist from Alex Lomax with 5:30 left in the second half. Memphis center Jalen Duren got a steal and dunk with 49 seconds left in the second half.
Abu Kigab drives to the hoop Thursday against Memphis in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Moda Center in Portland.
Seniors Armus, Shaver Jr. and Akot all have another year of eligibility left due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s unsure who will elect to return. Every coach, every player – they were just a joy to be around. Boise State trailed by 19 points at the half but cut it to 17 on a dunk from Akot with 18:23 to go. Asked what he told them in the locker room, Rice said, “Just how proud I am and how much I enjoyed the year. They fought and fought and it just got away a little bit at the end. But he had the ball poked away from behind and soon-to-be NBA Draft lottery pick scored to push the margin to 7 at 60-53. The large contingent of Boise State fans cheered and waved back, thanking them for an unforgettable three-month ride. “These guys never cease to amaze me with how tough they are,” Rice said. … I’m so proud of our guys and for just continuing to fight every single day.” But for all the great, historic things the Bronco did this season, they came up one short of the ultimate prize. The Broncos, playing in their first NCAA Tournament since 2015, struggled early with missed shots and turnovers and fell behind by 19 points to 9th-seeded Memphis at the half. “I thought everyone did a tremendous job of just competing and sometimes it goes like that.
The eighth-seeded Boise State men's basketball team lost to No. 9 Memphis 64-53 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at the Moda Center.
But (Kigab) was tremendous down the stretch of the season, and just a warrior, as I’ve said a hundred times, if not a thousand. “The second half we did a much better job of being the aggressor. Memphis ended the Broncos’ comeback bid when 6-foot-11, 250-pound 2022 NBA Draft prospect Jalen Duren grabbed a steal under his own basket and laid it in with under a minute to go. But the Broncos shot just 31.5% from the floor (17-for-54), their third-lowest shooting percentage of the season. The Broncos just kept chipping away, getting a putback from Naje Smith with 1:26 left to make it 56-51. As has been their habit all season, the Broncos returned from the locker room with a renewed focus. I thought everyone did a tremendous job of competing, and sometimes it’s like that. So I’ve got to give a big shout-out to my teammates.” Whether it was nerves, Memphis’ defense or a combination of the two, the Broncos fell behind by 19 points at halftime, 38-19, and didn’t have quite enough to recover. “The great thing about these guys is they went out the way they played all year,” Boise State coach Leon Rice said. Boise State’s historic season comes to an end with the loss. You have a really talented team and you go 3-4, that can mentally stop some teams.
For the first time in more than six weeks, Emoni Bates is in uniform for Memphis' men's basketball team. The 5-star recruit was reportedly dressed and going ...
Bates practiced with the Tigers on Wednesday, though Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway said he wasn’t sure if Bates would return to action for the first-round matchup scheduled for 1:45 p.m.“I don’t know, to be very honest with you,” Hardaway told reporters. “I told the media a long time ago that we didn’t know what would happen and we brought everybody because it’s an experience everybody should be a part of, especially the guys that are going to come back next year.”Bates has missed Memphis’ last 12 games with a reported back injury. In 16 games on the floor, the Ypsilanti native averaged 10.4 points, 10.4 points on 38% shooting from the field to go along with 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.Why Emoni Bates could still have bright future despite rollercoaster freshman season at MemphisEmoni Bates not ruled out of NCAA Tournament for Memphis basketball Memphis's Emoni Bates (1) plays against Alabama in an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)APFor the first time in more than six weeks, Emoni Bates is in uniform for Memphis’ men’s basketball team. The 5-star recruit was reportedly dressed and going through warmups ahead of Thursday’s NCAA Tournament game against Boise State, but it is still uncertain whether the 6-foot-9 wing will play. MichiganChevron that denotes content that can open up.