Cincy up 6 with less than 2 minutes left. Pepper doing his thing again tonight for Temple.

Kilpatrick has been ridiculous. Raining threes for Cincy.

Temple is about equal to one of the better UAB or Southern Miss teams.

This game has been back and forth all night. Cincy pulls ahead by 6-10, then Temple catches up. They've done that 3-4 times already. Cincy up 64-55 with 0:42 left now.

Temple has had a 2nd half lead in every game this year...interesting stat for a 5-10 team.

The post-'Huggy Bear' Bearcats have morphed into exactly the sort of team that has always given Memphis court cramps. That slow down and set it up shat doesn't and never will mix well with Memphis basketball. Never be surprised when style decides a game --- this game? I have no idea.

25th straight game the Bearcats have kept their opponents under 70.

(01-14-2014 11:06 PM)TigerSeth Wrote:  Temple has had a 2nd half lead in every game this year...interesting stat for a 5-10 team.

Same thing as our football team. Either tied or have the lead, just cant finish down the stretch. Very frustrating.

(01-16-2014 05:57 AM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(01-14-2014 11:06 PM)TigerSeth Wrote:  Temple has had a 2nd half lead in every game this year...interesting stat for a 5-10 team.

Same thing as our football team. Either tied or have the lead, just cant finish down the stretch. Very frustrating.

And, our football team.

(01-16-2014 05:57 AM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(01-14-2014 11:06 PM)TigerSeth Wrote:  Temple has had a 2nd half lead in every game this year...interesting stat for a 5-10 team.

Same thing as our football team. Either tied or have the lead, just cant finish down the stretch. Very frustrating.

You guys are sorta young with a short bench this season. You'll be formidable when Dunphy can fill out the rotation next season.

I watched portions of their games with Temple and Rutgers. How we lost to that team by 16 points at home is truly one of the great mysteries of the universe.

(01-16-2014 09:40 AM)TigersRuleAll Wrote:  I watched portions of their games with Temple and Rutgers. How we lost to that team by 16 points at home is truly one of the great mysteries of the universe.

I'm looking forward to the return game at Cincy in March.

(01-16-2014 09:40 AM)TigersRuleAll Wrote:  I watched portions of their games with Temple and Rutgers. How we lost to that team by 16 points at home is truly one of the great mysteries of the universe.

No mystery to me. We played Cronin’s game plan and abandoned our own.

We really stunk it up is what happened. The team was as asleep as the crowd was and nobody wanted to wake anybody else up.

(01-16-2014 09:59 AM)cmt Wrote:  We really stunk it up is what happened. The team was as asleep as the crowd was and nobody wanted to wake anybody else up.

Don't blame that peformance on the crowd. The fans tried to get the team going but it's hard to keep the enthusiasm when your team is playing that poorly.

(01-16-2014 08:54 AM)MemphisCanes Wrote:  

(01-16-2014 05:57 AM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(01-14-2014 11:06 PM)TigerSeth Wrote:  Temple has had a 2nd half lead in every game this year...interesting stat for a 5-10 team.

Same thing as our football team. Either tied or have the lead, just cant finish down the stretch. Very frustrating.

You guys are sorta young with a short bench this season. You'll be formidable when Dunphy can fill out the rotation next season.

We dont even have a bench really.

(01-14-2014 11:04 PM)Bluebeard Wrote:  Temple is about equal to one of the better UAB or Southern Miss teams.

Which is good considering this is a "down year" for Temple...they'll be back

Haven't had a good last couple of games, doesn't help that we lost Jermaine Lawrence to injury.
As for why Memphis lost, it's a matter of match ups. UConn tonight can shoot ridiculously well but they can't run with the Tigers, the Bearcats are a different story. Added to that, when we're at 100%, we're taller and just as athletic.

(01-16-2014 06:11 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-14-2014 11:04 PM)Bluebeard Wrote:  Temple is about equal to one of the better UAB or Southern Miss teams.

Which is good considering this is a "down year" for Temple...they'll be back

It's more than a down year, this is the worst year in around 8 years. I think most of us expected to be between a top 3 NIT seed and last one in the Tournament. No one expected this.