Memphis 88-81 UAB (Mar 2, 2025) Play-by-Play

Memphis Tigers

24-5, 14-2 Conference

	1	2	T
MEM	36	52	88
UAB	42	39	81

TIME	MEM	UAB
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by UAB	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Memphis	0	0
19:37	Christian Coleman missed Jumper.	0	0
19:34	Memphis Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:20	Dain Dainja missed Jumper.	0	0
19:16	Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:12	Ja'Borri McGhee missed Jumper.	0	0
19:11	Memphis Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:51	Colby Rogers missed Jumper.	0	0
18:47	Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:30	Yaxel Lendeborg missed Jumper.	0	0
18:26	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:19	Tyrese Hunter made Jumper.	2	0
17:55	Ja'Borri McGhee Turnover.	2	0
17:55	Colby Rogers Steal.	2	0
17:42	Dain Dainja missed Jumper.	2	0
17:38	Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:33	Christian Coleman missed Layup.	2	0
17:33	Memphis Deadball Team Rebound.	2	0
17:16	Dain Dainja Turnover.	2	0
17:16	Yaxel Lendeborg Steal.	2	0
17:11	Ja'Borri McGhee missed Layup.	2	0
17:05	Nicholas Jourdain Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:03	Dain Dainja made Layup. Assisted by Tyrese Hunter.	4	0
16:43	Foul on Nicholas Jourdain.	4	0
16:43	Ja'Borri McGhee subbing out for UAB	4	0
16:43	Tyren Moore subbing in for UAB	4	0
16:33	Tyren Moore made Three Point Jumper.	4	3
16:12	Tyrese Hunter Turnover.	4	3
16:02	Alejandro Vasquez missed Jumper.	4	3
15:58	Tyrese Hunter Defensive Rebound.	4	3
15:53	PJ Haggerty made Layup.	6	3
15:41	Tyren Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	6	3
15:41	Christian Coleman Offensive Rebound.	6	3
15:41	Foul on Nicholas Jourdain.	6	3
15:41	Official TV Timeout	6	3
15:41	Christian Coleman subbing out for UAB	6	3
15:41	Bradley Ezewiro subbing in for UAB	6	3
15:41	Nicholas Jourdain subbing out for Memphis	6	3
15:41	Moussa Cisse subbing in for Memphis	6	3
15:28	Tyren Moore missed Jumper.	6	3
15:24	Moussa Cisse Defensive Rebound.	6	3
15:20	Tyrese Hunter Turnover.	6	3
15:20	Tony Toney Steal.	6	3
15:15	Bradley Ezewiro made Dunk. Assisted by Tony Toney.	6	5
14:58	Moussa Cisse missed Dunk.	6	5
14:58	Yaxel Lendeborg Block.	6	5
14:54	Tyren Moore Defensive Rebound.	6	5
14:43	Yaxel Lendeborg made Dunk.	6	7
14:43	Foul on Moussa Cisse.	6	7
14:43	Alejandro Vasquez subbing out for UAB	6	7
14:43	Efrem Johnson subbing in for UAB	6	7
14:43	Yaxel Lendeborg made Free Throw.	6	8
14:30	Dain Dainja made Layup.	8	8
14:30	Foul on Tyren Moore.	8	8
14:30	Tyrese Hunter subbing out for Memphis	8	8
14:30	Dante Harris subbing in for Memphis	8	8
14:30	Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.	8	8
14:29	Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.	8	8
14:14	Foul on Moussa Cisse.	8	8
14:14	Yaxel Lendeborg made Free Throw.	8	9
14:14	Yaxel Lendeborg missed Free Throw.	8	9
14:14	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	8	9
14:14	Foul on Bradley Ezewiro.	8	9
13:48	Moussa Cisse Turnover.	8	9
13:48	Tony Toney Steal.	8	9
13:43	Tony Toney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Efrem Johnson.	8	12
13:34	Memphis Timeout	8	12
13:15	Dain Dainja missed Jumper.	8	12
13:14	Memphis Offensive Rebound.	8	12
13:14	Dante Harris subbing out for Memphis	8	12
13:14	PJ Carter subbing in for Memphis	8	12
13:09	PJ Haggerty missed Jumper.	8	12
13:04	Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.	8	12
13:04	Dain Dainja made Two Point Tip Shot.	10	12
12:51	Foul on PJ Carter.	10	12
12:51	Yaxel Lendeborg subbing out for UAB	10	12
12:51	Tony Toney subbing out for UAB	10	12
12:51	Christian Coleman subbing in for UAB	10	12
12:51	Alejandro Vasquez subbing in for UAB	10	12
12:40	Christian Coleman made Layup. Assisted by Efrem Johnson.	10	14
12:27	Colby Rogers Turnover.	10	14
12:27	Efrem Johnson Steal.	10	14
12:25	Foul on Colby Rogers.	10	14
12:25	Colby Rogers subbing out for Memphis	10	14
12:25	Tyrese Hunter subbing in for Memphis	10	14
12:15	Bradley Ezewiro missed Dunk.	10	14
12:15	Dain Dainja Block.	10	14
12:11	Christian Coleman Offensive Rebound.	10	14
12:09	Alejandro Vasquez made Jumper.	10	16
11:59	PJ Carter missed Three Point Jumper.	10	16
11:57	Tyren Moore Defensive Rebound.	10	16
11:54	Tyren Moore missed Jumper.	10	16
11:50	Moussa Cisse Defensive Rebound.	10	16
11:41	PJ Carter missed Three Point Jumper.	10	16
11:37	Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.	10	16
11:18	Efrem Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Tyren Moore.	10	18
10:54	Foul on PJ Haggerty.	10	18
10:54	PJ Haggerty Turnover.	10	18
10:54	Official TV Timeout	10	18
10:54	Tyren Moore subbing out for UAB	10	18
10:54	Bradley Ezewiro subbing out for UAB	10	18
10:54	Ja'Borri McGhee subbing in for UAB	10	18
10:54	Yaxel Lendeborg subbing in for UAB	10	18
10:39	Yaxel Lendeborg missed Three Point Jumper.	10	18
10:36	Moussa Cisse Defensive Rebound.	10	18
10:34	Moussa Cisse Turnover.	10	18
10:34	Efrem Johnson Steal.	10	18
10:30	Efrem Johnson missed Layup.	10	18
10:25	Tyrese Hunter Defensive Rebound.	10	18
10:25	Tyrese Hunter Turnover.	10	18
10:25	Efrem Johnson Steal.	10	18
10:22	Efrem Johnson Turnover.	10	18
10:22	Tyrese Hunter Steal.	10	18
10:13	Tyrese Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.	10	18
10:10	Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.	10	18
9:53	Alejandro Vasquez made Jumper.	10	20
9:37	PJ Haggerty missed Jumper.	10	20
9:34	Alejandro Vasquez Defensive Rebound.	10	20
9:25	Christian Coleman missed Jumper.	10	20
9:24	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	10	20
9:20	Efrem Johnson subbing out for UAB	10	20
9:20	Tony Toney subbing in for UAB	10	20
9:20	Dante Harris subbing in for Memphis	10	20
9:20	Colby Rogers subbing in for Memphis	10	20
9:20	Damarien Yates subbing in for Memphis	10	20
9:20	Moussa Cisse subbing out for Memphis	10	20
9:20	PJ Carter subbing out for Memphis	10	20
9:20	PJ Haggerty subbing out for Memphis	10	20
9:20	Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.	10	20
9:08	Colby Rogers made Three Point Jumper.	13	20
8:45	Yaxel Lendeborg missed Jumper.	13	20
8:43	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	13	20
8:38	Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.	13	20
8:38	Tyrese Hunter made Free Throw.	14	20
8:38	Tyrese Hunter missed Free Throw.	14	20
8:37	Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.	14	20
8:26	Yaxel Lendeborg missed Three Point Jumper.	14	20
8:21	Alejandro Vasquez Offensive Rebound.	14	20
8:21	Foul on Colby Rogers.	14	20
8:21	Ja'Borri McGhee made Free Throw.	14	21
8:21	Ja'Borri McGhee made Free Throw.	14	22
8:07	Colby Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.	14	22
8:04	Damarien Yates Offensive Rebound.	14	22
8:02	Damarien Yates made Layup.	16	22
7:48	Official TV Timeout	16	22
7:30	Yaxel Lendeborg missed Layup.	16	22
7:30	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	16	22
7:30	Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.	16	22
7:30	Yaxel Lendeborg subbing out for UAB	16	22
7:30	Bradley Ezewiro subbing in for UAB	16	22
7:21	Colby Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.	16	22
7:17	Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.	16	22
7:14	Dain Dainja missed Dunk.	16	22
7:11	Tony Toney Defensive Rebound.	16	22
7:07	Christian Coleman made Layup. Assisted by Ja'Borri McGhee.	16	24
6:52	Dante Harris missed Jumper.	16	24
6:52	Memphis Offensive Rebound.	16	24
6:52	Foul on Alejandro Vasquez.	16	24
6:50	Tyrese Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.	16	24
6:48	Tony Toney Defensive Rebound.	16	24
6:48	Foul on Damarien Yates.	16	24
6:48	Tony Toney made Free Throw.	16	25
6:48	Tony Toney made Free Throw.	16	26
6:31	Colby Rogers made Three Point Jumper.	19	26
6:08	Tony Toney made Layup.	19	28
5:58	Foul on Bradley Ezewiro.	19	28
5:58	Damarien Yates subbing out for Memphis	19	28
5:58	PJ Haggerty subbing in for Memphis	19	28
5:58	Colby Rogers missed Free Throw.	19	28
5:56	Bradley Ezewiro Defensive Rebound.	19	28
5:41	Alejandro Vasquez missed Jumper.	19	28
5:33	Christian Coleman Offensive Rebound.	19	28
5:33	Christian Coleman missed Two Point Tip Shot.	19	28
5:32	Christian Coleman Offensive Rebound.	19	28
5:32	Christian Coleman made Two Point Tip Shot.	19	30
5:22	PJ Haggerty made Layup. Assisted by Dain Dainja.	21	30
5:04	Christian Coleman missed Jumper.	21	30
5:04	Dain Dainja Block.	21	30
5:01	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	21	30
4:51	PJ Haggerty missed Layup.	21	30
4:51	Christian Coleman Block.	21	30
4:49	Dain Dainja made Layup.	23	30
4:49	Foul on Alejandro Vasquez.	23	30
4:49	Ja'Borri McGhee subbing out for UAB	23	30
4:49	Alejandro Vasquez subbing out for UAB	23	30
4:49	Tyren Moore subbing in for UAB	23	30
4:49	Efrem Johnson subbing in for UAB	23	30
4:49	Colby Rogers subbing out for Memphis	23	30
4:49	Dante Harris subbing out for Memphis	23	30
4:49	Nicholas Jourdain subbing in for Memphis	23	30
4:49	Moussa Cisse subbing in for Memphis	23	30
4:48	PJ Haggerty Offensive Rebound.	23	30
4:48	Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.	23	30
4:47	Tony Toney Defensive Rebound.	23	30
4:36	Tyren Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	23	30
4:32	Moussa Cisse Defensive Rebound.	23	30
4:27	Tyrese Hunter Turnover.	23	30
4:27	Tony Toney Steal.	23	30
4:24	Tony Toney Turnover.	23	30
4:24	Moussa Cisse subbing out for Memphis	23	30
4:24	Colby Rogers subbing in for Memphis	23	30
4:12	Foul on Tyren Moore.	23	30
4:12	Bradley Ezewiro subbing out for UAB	23	30
4:12	Yaxel Lendeborg subbing in for UAB	23	30
4:12	Colby Rogers made Free Throw.	24	30
4:12	Colby Rogers made Free Throw.	25	30
4:12	Colby Rogers subbing out for Memphis	25	30
4:12	Moussa Cisse subbing in for Memphis	25	30
4:01	Yaxel Lendeborg missed Three Point Jumper.	25	30
3:58	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	25	30
3:53	Official TV Timeout	25	30
3:53	Dain Dainja subbing out for Memphis	25	30
3:53	Colby Rogers subbing in for Memphis	25	30
3:51	PJ Haggerty made Layup.	27	30
3:35	Efrem Johnson made Three Point Jumper.	27	33
3:20	Nicholas Jourdain missed Three Point Jumper.	27	33
3:17	Tyrese Hunter Offensive Rebound.	27	33
3:16	Tyrese Hunter made Jumper.	29	33
2:55	Christian Coleman Turnover.	29	33
2:45	Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.	29	33
2:45	Colby Rogers subbing out for Memphis	29	33
2:45	Dain Dainja subbing in for Memphis	29	33
2:45	PJ Haggerty made Free Throw.	30	33
2:45	Yaxel Lendeborg subbing out for UAB	30	33
2:45	Bradley Ezewiro subbing in for UAB	30	33
2:45	PJ Haggerty made Free Throw.	31	33
2:36	Tyren Moore Turnover.	31	33
2:36	Moussa Cisse subbing out for Memphis	31	33
2:36	Colby Rogers subbing in for Memphis	31	33
2:20	Tyrese Hunter missed Jumper.	31	33
2:16	Tony Toney Defensive Rebound.	31	33
2:08	Tyren Moore missed Jumper.	31	33
2:03	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	31	33
1:59	PJ Haggerty missed Layup.	31	33
1:59	Tony Toney Block.	31	33
1:56	Tony Toney Defensive Rebound.	31	33
1:56	Christian Coleman made Layup. Assisted by Tony Toney.	31	35
1:56	Foul on Tyrese Hunter.	31	35
1:56	Tyren Moore subbing out for UAB	31	35
1:56	Ja'Borri McGhee subbing in for UAB	31	35
1:56	Christian Coleman made Free Throw.	31	36
1:34	Colby Rogers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicholas Jourdain.	34	36
1:11	Bradley Ezewiro made Dunk. Assisted by Efrem Johnson.	34	38
1:11	Foul on Dain Dainja.	34	38
1:11	Bradley Ezewiro made Free Throw.	34	39
0:54	Nicholas Jourdain missed Jumper.	34	39
0:48	Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.	34	39
0:48	Dain Dainja made Two Point Tip Shot.	36	39
0:25	Ja'Borri McGhee made Layup.	36	41
0:25	Foul on Dain Dainja.	36	41
0:25	Bradley Ezewiro subbing out for UAB	36	41
0:25	Makhi Myles subbing in for UAB	36	41
0:25	Ja'Borri McGhee made Free Throw.	36	42
0:02	PJ Haggerty missed Jumper.	36	42
0:00	Makhi Myles Defensive Rebound.	36	42
0:00	End of 1st half	36	42

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Bartow Arena

4:00 PM, March 2, 2025Coverage: ESPN

Birmingham, AL

Line: UAB -0.5

Over/Under: 161.5

Attendance: 8,424

Referees:
Don Daily
Steven Anderson
Joe Lindsay

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Memphis	14-2	-	24-5
North Texas	12-3	1.5	21-6
UAB	12-4	2	19-10
Tulane	11-5	3	17-12
East Carolina	9-7	5	17-12
Florida Atlantic	9-7	5	16-13
Wichita State	7-8	6.5	17-11
Temple	7-9	7	15-14
South Florida	6-11	8.5	13-17
UTSA	5-11	9	11-17
Tulsa	5-11	9	11-18
Rice	4-13	10.5	13-17
Charlotte	3-13	11	10-19

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