MEMPHIS STILL DOWN THREE IN THE
FINAL SECONDS...
TYLER HARRIS CAN THE FRESHMAN BE
THE HERO...
NO...
WHY...
MEMPHIS FALLS SHORT OF THE
COMEBACK...
THEY LOSE 61-58.
SO HOUSTON ADVANCES, THEY WILL
THAT WE GO TO LOCAL 24 SPORTS
REPORTER CLAYTON COLLIER.
CLAYTON COLLIER/@LOCAL24C
LAYTON: "WELL THEY GAVE IT THEIR
BEST SHOT BUT THE TIGERS RUN
COMES TO AN END IN THE
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS. THE LOSS
TO HOUSTON ELIMINATES ANY NCAA
TOURNAMENT TALK BUT AFTER 21
WINS INCLUDING 2 OF THE QUAD ONE
VARIETY, THEY ARE VERY MUCH IN
THE NIT CONVERSATION." PENNY
HARDAWAY/UNIV. OF MEMPHIS HEAD
COACH: "WE DEFINITELY WANT ONE,
WE FEEL LIKE WE DESERVE ONE. WE
HAD A TOUGH SCHEDULE AND DIDN'T
FARE VERY WELL AGAINST THE
TOUGHER TEAMS. WERE PLAYING THE
BEST BASKETBALL THAT WE CAN PLAY
WE DESERVE IT." JEREMIAH
MARTIN/UNIV. OF MEMPHIS GUARD:
"IF WE GET AN NIT BID I'M GOING
TO GO OUT AND PLAY HARD. I'M
GOING TO RALLY MY TEAM TOGETHER.
EVERYONE A LITTLE BIT DOWN RIGHT
NOW, SO I'M GOING TO TALK TO
EVERYONE, GET EVERYONE UP AND WE
DEFINITELY TRYING TO WIN AN NIT
CHAMPIONSHIP."
KYVON DAVENPORT/UNIV. OF MEMPHIS
FORWARD: "IT IS WHAT IT IS WE
CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. SO WE'RE
JUST GOING TO DO WHAT WE HAVE TO
DO IN THE NIT.
CLAYTON COLLIER/@LOCAL24C
LAYTON: "PROJECTIONS CURRENTLY
GRIZZLIES ARE BACK IN TOWN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AT FEDEXFORUM
CLAYTON COLLIER LOCAL 24
SPORTS."
S-E-C SEMIFINAL MEANS TENNESSEE,
