Gibbs leads No. 23 UConn past Memphis 81-78
Sterling Gibbs scored 26 points, and No. 23 UConn edged Memphis 81-78 on Saturday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Memphis Tigers
78
UConn Huskies
81
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 37 | 41 | 78 |
| CONN | 39 | 42 | 81 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ Vanderbilt Commodores | L 81-105 | NCAAM |
| 11/7/26 | vs VCU Rams | W 89-88 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Iowa State Cyclones | W 80-76 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 78-81
Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 78-80
Foul on Markel Crawford.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 78-80
Trahson Burrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Martin.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 75-80
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 75-79
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 75-78
Foul on Avery Woodson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 75-78
Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 75-77
Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 75-76
Foul on Avery Woodson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 75-76
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 75-75
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 75-74
Foul on Ricky Tarrant Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:55 75-74
Avery Woodson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trahson Burrell.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 72-74
Shonn Miller made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 72-73
Shonn Miller made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:10 72-72
Foul on Shaq Goodwin.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 72-72
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 71-72
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:32 70-72
Foul on Shonn Miller.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 70-72
Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:51 70-71
Foul on Trahson Burrell.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 70-71
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 69-71
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 68-71
Foul on Shonn Miller.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 68-71
Trahson Burrell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 67-71
Trahson Burrell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 66-71
Foul on Rodney Purvis.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:27 66-71
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:27 65-71
Foul on Jalen Adams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:47 65-71
Sterling Gibbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Purvis.
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LayUpShot 4:13 65-68
Shaq Goodwin made Layup. Assisted by Dedric Lawson.
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JumpShot 4:28 63-68
Jalen Adams made Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Hamilton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:45 63-66
Avery Woodson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Tarrant Jr..
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JumpShot 4:54 60-66
Shonn Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Hamilton.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:14 60-64
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:14 59-64
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:14 58-64
Foul on Phillip Nolan.
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LayUpShot 5:49 58-64
Shaq Goodwin made Layup. Assisted by Dedric Lawson.
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TipShot 6:10 56-64
Phillip Nolan made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 6:40 56-62
Shaq Goodwin made Layup.
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DunkShot 7:03 54-62
Rodney Purvis made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:16 54-60
Shonn Miller made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:16 54-59
Foul on Markel Crawford.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:43 54-59
Shonn Miller made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:43 54-58
Shonn Miller made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:43 54-57
Foul on Shaq Goodwin.
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PersonalFoul 7:46 54-57
Foul on Shaq Goodwin.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:58 54-57
Markel Crawford made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:58 53-57
Markel Crawford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:58 52-57
Foul on Omar Calhoun.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:39 52-57
Ricky Tarrant Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:39 51-57
Ricky Tarrant Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:39 50-57
Foul on Daniel Hamilton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:46 50-57
Sterling Gibbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Purvis.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:04 50-54
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:04 49-54
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:04 48-54
Foul on Kentan Facey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:29 48-54
Sterling Gibbs made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:52 48-51
Trahson Burrell made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:37 46-51
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 78-81
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 78-81
Memphis Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 78-81
Dedric Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:02 78-81
Connecticut Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 78-81
Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:02 78-80
Connecticut Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 78-80
Daniel Hamilton missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 78-80
Foul on Markel Crawford.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 78-80
Trahson Burrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Martin.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 75-80
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 75-79
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 75-78
Foul on Avery Woodson.
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Steal 0:15 75-78
Sterling Gibbs Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:15 75-78
Dedric Lawson Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 0:20 75-78
Dedric Lawson Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:20 75-78
Avery Woodson missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 75-78
Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 75-77
Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 75-76
Foul on Avery Woodson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:36 75-76
Rodney Purvis Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:36 75-76
Trahson Burrell missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 75-76
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 75-75
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 75-74
Foul on Ricky Tarrant Jr..
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ShortTimeOut 0:48 75-74
Connecticut Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:55 75-74
Avery Woodson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trahson Burrell.
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ShortTimeOut 1:05 72-74
Memphis Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 72-74
Shonn Miller made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 72-73
Shonn Miller made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:10 72-72
Foul on Shaq Goodwin.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 72-72
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 71-72
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:32 70-72
Foul on Shonn Miller.
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Defensive Rebound 1:51 70-72
Shaq Goodwin Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 70-72
Daniel Hamilton missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 70-72
Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:51 70-71
Foul on Trahson Burrell.
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Offensive Rebound 1:55 70-71
Daniel Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:55 70-71
Shonn Miller missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 2:14 70-71
Connecticut Timeout
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Team Stats
MEM
CONN
22-59
FG
23-54
37
Field Goal %
43
8-19
3PT
9-19
42
Three Point %
47
26-30
FT
26-33
87
Free Throw %
79
42
Rebounds
29
16
Offensive Rebounds
9
26
Defensive Rebounds
20
15
Assists
9
4
Steals
6
3
Blocks
9
13
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
13
Points Off Turnovers
23
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
26
Fouls
23
8
Largest Lead
8
Highlights
00:25
S. Goodwin made Dunk. Assisted by D. Lawson.
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00:25
Memphis Forward Dedric Lawson leaves game with an injury
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00:11
R. Tarrant Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by T. Burrell.
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00:13
D. Lawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by M. Crawford.
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