Guards in spotlight for Michigan St, Memphis
When Keith Appling plays well, Michigan State usually wins.
The same is true for Joe Jackson and Memphis.
On Saturday, one of the junior point guards and his team will advance to the round of 16 when the third-seeded Spartans (26-8) face the sixth-seeded Tigers (31-4).
''Whenever you got two good quarterbacks, it's pivotal,'' Spartans coach Tom Izzo said Friday...
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March 22, 2013
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Video: Memphis Does All It Can To Lose, Still Somehow Wins
Memphis led Saint Mary’s by six with under 30 seconds to go, but it was the Gaels who had the ball last with a chance to win.
Two missed free throws, a crazy bank-shot and an untimely turnover by the Tigers’ Joe Jackson gave Saint Mary’s a chance to win at the buzzer, but the Gaels’ Matthew Dellavedova couldn’t hit the fade-away three-pointer needed.
Memphis 67, East Carolina 54
Joe Jackson scored 15 points, Shaq Goodwin added 12 points and eight rebounds and Memphis overcame a second-half flurry from East Carolina to defeat the Pirates 67-54 Wednesday night.
Jackson was 7 of 11 from the field as Memphis (11-3, 1-0 Conference USA) won its fifth straight. D.J. Stephens had six points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots for the Tigers.
Shamarr Bowden...
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January 09, 2013
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Jackson's 22 paces Memphis past Loyola (MD) 78-64
Joe Jackson had 22 points and seven assists, Shaq Goodwin scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half and Memphis pulled away for a 78-64 victory over Loyola (MD) on Sunday night.
Jackson connected on 5 of 6 from the field, including both shots from long range, and was 10 of 12 from the free throw line as Memphis (9-3) won its third straight. Goodwin was also 5 of 6 from the field...
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December 30, 2012
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Memphis 78, Loyola (Md.) 64
Joe Jackson had 22 points and seven assists, Shaq Goodwin scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half and Memphis pulled away for a 78-64 victory over Loyola (MD) on Sunday night.
Jackson connected on 5 of 6 from the field, including both shots from long range, and was 10 of 12 from the free throw line as Memphis (9-3) won its third straight. Goodwin was also 5 of 6 from the field...
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December 30, 2012
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Memphis takes down Marshall for C-USA title
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe Jackson led five Memphis players in double figures with 19 points and the top-seeded Tigers won their sixth Conference USA tournament championship Saturday by beating Marshall 83-57. The Tigers (26-8) won their seventh straight game overall in grabbing the league's automatic NCAA tournament berth and the 15th consecutive tournament win on their own...
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March 10, 2012
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No. 22 Memphis routs Jackson State
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe Jackson scored 15 points, Chris Crawford added 14 and No. 22 Memphis overcame a lackluster first half to defeat Jackson State 70-45 on Monday night.
Memphis (3-2) outscored Jackson State 45-26 in the second half to pull away.
Jenirro Bush led Jackson State (1-7) with 11 points, the only visitor to reach double figures.
Memphis was coming off a less-than...
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November 28, 2011
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Memphis looks to get back on track vs. Jackson St.
By ALAN FERGUSON
Memphis coach Josh Pastner is hoping his team can learn from an unpleasant trip to Hawaii. A couple of winnable home games this week might help the Tigers begin doing that.
They'll play the first of those Monday night against Jackson State as they look to recover from a rough week that caused them to fall 14 spots to No. 22 in the AP poll.
Memphis (2-2) returns...
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November 28, 2011
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