Boxscore
Saint Louis 61, Memphis 54
Friday, March 16, 2012 6:50 PM
Location -
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Officials -
Pat Evans, Mike Eades, Ted Valentine
Attendance -
17464
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
Saint Louis 61, Memphis 54: Kwamain Mitchell scored eight of his 22 points during a decisive 14-2 run in the second half to propel the Billikens past the Tigers in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Ninth-seeded Saint Louis (26-7), which had not won an NCAA game since 1998, will meet No. 1 seed Michigan State in Sunday's third round of the West Regional.
Facing a 42-38 deficit with 7:28 to go, Saint Louis went ahead for good when Mitchell scored five straight points, including a 3-pointer with 6:24 left.
The eighth-seeded Tigers (26-9) were still within one, 45-44, before Mitchell added another basket from well beyond the arc with the shot clock expiring at the 4:52 mark.
Saint Louis committed 17 turnovers but made up for it with a superior defensive effort, holding Memphis 21 points below its season average. The Tigers shot 38.9 percent from the field and made 2 of 15 3-point attempts.
Brian Conklin added 16 points for the Billikens, including 10 of 11 free throws. Will Barton led Memphis with 16 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The last time Saint Louis won an NCAA tournament game, coach Rick Majerus was on the Utah sideline, leading the Utes to a spot in the 1998 national championship game. ... Memphis had won seven straight games. ... The Billikens are 5-1 on neutral courts this season.
Saint Louis Billikens
| |
REBOUNDS |
|
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3GM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
A |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
|
Brian Conklin
|
37:00 |
3-9 |
0-0 |
10-11 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
16 |
|
Dwayne Evans
|
34:00 |
3-8 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
|
Rob Loe
|
23:00 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
Mike McCall
|
18:00 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
Kwamain Mitchell
|
37:00 |
9-14 |
4-7 |
0-0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
|
Cody Ellis
|
17:00 |
1-6 |
0-3 |
0-0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Jordair Jett
|
27:00 |
1-3 |
0-1 |
4-4 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
Cory Remekun
|
3:00 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Kyle Cassity
|
4:00 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
200 |
21-46 |
5-13 |
14-18 |
6 |
25 |
31 |
7 |
12 |
6 |
16 |
1 |
61 |
| |
45.7%
|
38.5%
|
77.8%
|
Team Rebs: 3 |
|
Total TO: 16 |
Memphis Tigers
| |
REBOUNDS |
|
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3GM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
A |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
|
Will Barton
|
38:00 |
6-14 |
2-4 |
2-2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
|
Tarik Black
|
19:00 |
2-2 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
Chris Crawford
|
37:00 |
1-8 |
0-5 |
1-2 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ferrakohn Hall
|
22:00 |
2-5 |
0-0 |
3-5 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Joe Jackson
|
33:00 |
3-10 |
0-1 |
2-4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
|
Wesley Witherspoon
|
27:00 |
3-7 |
0-3 |
2-2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Antonio Barton
|
7:00 |
0-3 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Adonis Thomas
|
15:00 |
3-4 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
|
D.J. Stephens
|
2:00 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| TOTAL |
200 |
21-54 |
2-15 |
10-17 |
8 |
18 |
26 |
4 |
17 |
8 |
11 |
3 |
54 |
| |
38.9%
|
13.3%
|
58.8%
|
Team Rebs: 3 |
|
Total TO: 11 |