Memphis tigers free throws

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Saint Mary's Gaels. Albany Great Danes. Wichita State Shockers. Alcorn State Braves. Iowa Hawkeyes. Manhattan Jaspers. Temple Owls. Tennessee Volunteers. Gonzaga Bulldogs. Purdue Boilermakers. Alabama Crimson Tide.

Kansas Jayhawks. Southern Methodist Mustangs. Colorado State Rams. Illinois-Chicago Flames. Mercer Bears. Syracuse Orange. Texas Longhorns. TCU Horned Frogs. LSU Tigers. Louisville Cardinals. South Carolina Gamecocks. The second half was a back and forth showdown between the two best teams in the AAC, but the Cougars were able to pull it out. We didn't make free throws, I didn't make free throws. Ellis, DJ Jeffries and DeAndre Williams all made clutch plays, but it simply wasn't enough due to the mistakes and missed free throws.

Ellis scored a career-high 27 points, and he shot 5-of-8 from the three-point line. Despite his success from deep, the sophomore guard only shot 40 percent from the floor throw line, which perfectly encapsulates the game for the Tigers. Although Williams played very well in the second half, he fouled out late in the game on a terrible call by the referees. Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades.

He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from a. M-F on Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is. If passion and effort were all that mattered, the Memphis Tigers would be headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years.

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