DeAndre Williams had 20 points and six assists, added 14 points and Memphis finally played to its potential, beating No. 6 Alabama 92-78 to snap a four-game skid.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — DeAndre Williams had 20 points and six assists, added 14 points and Memphis finally played to its potential, beating No. 6 Alabama 92-78 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game skid.
13 points for Memphis (6-4), which came into the season with a highly touted recruiting class and topped out with the No. 9 ranking in the AP Top 25. But the Tigers got pounded by Iowa State and lost close games to Georgia, Ole Miss and Murray State to fall out of the poll.
“I’m definitely enjoying every moment of this,” Memphis coach Penny said. “This team is together now.
Crimson Tide (8-2) with 19 points. 12 points and Jaden Shackelford added 10.
“We didn’t come ready to play,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “That’s on the coaching staff. Give a ton of credit to Memphis. We tried to tell our guys that we were going to get Memphis’ best shot.
DeAndre Williams had 20 points and six assists, added 14 points and Memphis finally played to its potential, beating No. 6 Alabama 92-78 to snap a four-game skid.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — DeAndre Williams had 20 points and six assists, added 14 points and Memphis finally played to its potential, beating No. 6 Alabama 92-78 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game skid.
13 points for Memphis (6-4), which came into the season with a highly touted recruiting class and topped out with the No. 9 ranking in the AP Top 25. But the Tigers got pounded by Iowa State and lost close games to Georgia, Ole Miss and Murray State to fall out of the poll.
“I’m definitely enjoying every moment of this,” Memphis coach Penny said. “This team is together now.
Crimson Tide (8-2) with 19 points. 12 points and Jaden Shackelford added 10.
“We didn’t come ready to play,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “That’s on the coaching staff. Give a ton of credit to Memphis. We tried to tell our guys that we were going to get Memphis’ best shot.
We got what we deserved tonight, I know that. We didn’t come ready to play. We didn’t play as hard as them. They played a lot harder than us,” Oats said.
“Hopefully, it can recalibrate some guys. I wish we were mature enough that we didn’t need it. If we can’t get recalibrated after this one, we’ve got more issues than I thought.”
“I’m definitely enjoying every moment of this,” Memphis coach Penny said. “This team is together now.
Crimson Tide (8-2) with 19 points. 12 points and Jaden Shackelford added 10.
“We didn’t come ready to play,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “That’s on the coaching staff. Give a ton of credit to Memphis. We tried to tell our guys that we were going to get Memphis’ best shot.
We got what we deserved tonight, I know that. We didn’t come ready to play. We didn’t play as hard as them. They played a lot harder than us,” Oats said.
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