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On Thursday, the Memphis Tigers defeated the Boise State Broncos in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

Penny can breathe a bit easier “Penny can breathe a bit easier.” For the first time in eight years, the Memphis Tigers have won an NCAA tournament game.

The senior guard, with an injured ankle, led the Tigers in their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014. Their next opponent: top-seeded Gonzaga.

Johnson is a Memphis native who graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 2016. Their next opponent: top-seeded Gonzaga. Memphis Tigers Basketball

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3PT 3PT Memphis, which beat Boise State in last year's NIT, had a big advantage on the boards (39-30) to overcome 15 turnovers and pull away down the stretch. 3PT His 3-pointer was his only points of the game. Bates, who reclassified as a freshman, traveled to Portland with the team but it wasn't certain he would play until the moment he stepped on the court. Lomax hit a 3 a few minutes later that gave Memphis a 38-19 lead at the break, but he came down hard and appeared to injure his left ankle. But they worked through some stuff throughout the year and they've turned it on right now and they've got it going.'' It was a disappointing finish to a dream season for longtime coach Leon Rice, whose Boise State teams had been dumped from the NCAA Tournament in First Four games their past two trips. The Tigers had scored just four second-half points before Williams' dunk with 9:18 left got them going again. The Tigers have now won 13 of their past 15 games. Just throughout my past and my history, I've always been in games where I could be up 20 or down 20, and the game is never over,'' Duren said.

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Lomax returned after halftime to hit a pair of critical free throws and come up with a decisive steal in the closing minutes, setting up Duren for a layup during a scramble underneath Memphis’s basket. Although Kigab rebounded in the second half to finish with a game-high 20 points, Boise State never fully recovered. Jalen made the bigger play by being patient and being the beast that he is by finishing that.” Memphis has garnered attention in recent years for its successful recruiting of five-star prospects such as Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren, but it was Lomax, a senior guard playing in his first NCAA tournament, who keyed the victory. To get your first win, it’s a run of emotions that’s going through your body.” There was no joyous smile or fist pump as he walked around the court in a bit of a daze.

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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.

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.

The Memphis Tigers star and likely future NBA Lottery pick plays his first minutes since January.

Head coach Penny Hardaway didn’t expect him to play much, but Bates ultimately did end up getting into the game and wasted no time showing why he’s considered one of the top prospects in basketball. Bates had been out since late January with a back injury, although there were some additional questions surrounding the star recruit throughout the season. If the Tigers can get past Boise State in this opening game with Bates coming back to full health, they’ll feel better about their chances to take down the top overall seed Gonzaga Bulldogs assuming they advance.

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Lomax sustained the injury during a practice on Feb. 27, 2021. Allowing him out of his NLI without any penalty is the right thing to do at this time." "I have a lot of respect for Alex Lomax and his family," Marshall said in a statement at the time. He missed the games from Jan. 1-15. Memphis defeated Boise State 64-53. He averaged 5.1 points and 2.9 rebounds.

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Less than two minutes later, Bates drilled a spot-up 3-pointer to extend the Tigers' lead to 27-17. Harris, who starred at Cordova and came into the NCAA Tournament averaging 8.9 points per game, has led Memphis in scoring more times (eight) than any other player this season. The No. 9 seed Tigers (22-10) led by as many as 19 points early in the second half and held on to beat No. 8 seed Boise State 64-53 Thursday at the Moda Center in front of an overwhelmingly pro-Broncos crowd. That after Bates averaged 10.4 points in 16 games of up-and-down, inconsistent production. Jalen Duren of Memphis logged his ninth double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Duren, the AAC Freshman of the Year and projected NBA Draft lottery pick, finished with 11 boards, the ninth time he's hit double-figures this season. The Tigers remain undefeated (7-0) all-time in NCAA Tournament games played on St. Patrick's Day. Lomax, who fought through a left ankle injury he suffered late in the first h finished with nine points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals. Sure, the sample size was small. Then, Hardaway leaned into his deep bench. Duren, Williams and Nolley were put back in and the Tigers closed the half on a 26-7 run. His layup with 49 seconds left in the game came after Alex Lomax poked the ball out of Tyson Degenhart's hands and gave Memphis a 60-53 lead.

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Memphis, which beat Boise State in last year's NIT, had a big advantage on the boards (39-30) to overcome 15 turnovers and pull away down the stretch. Bates, who reclassified as a freshman, traveled to Portland with the team but it wasn't certain he would play until the moment he stepped on the court. Lomax hit a 3 a few minutes later that gave Memphis a 38-19 lead at the break, but he came down hard and appeared to injure his left ankle. “He did fantastic today, stayed positive, watched the game, learned a lot today,” Hardaway said. It was a disappointing finish to a dream season for longtime coach Leon Rice, whose Boise State teams had been dumped from the NCAA Tournament in First Four games their past two trips. But they worked through some stuff throughout the year and they’ve turned it on right now and they’ve got it going."