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Xavier Upends Memphis In Puerto Rico Title Game

Sunday, November 23, 2008

(Sports Network) - B.J. Raymond scored 11 points and Terrell Holloway made all 10 of his free throws en route to a game-high 13 points as the Xavier Musketeers knocked off the 13th-ranked Memphis Tigers in the championship game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Jamel McLean and C.J. Anderson logged 11 and 10 points, respectively for Xavier (5-0), which reached the final thanks to Dante Jackson's half-court buzzer-beater in an overtime thriller against Virginia Tech in the semis.

Their 5-0 mark is the Musketeers' best start since the program opened the 1997-98 campaign with five wins.

Tyreke Evans shot a sub-par 4-for-16 from the field but finished with a team- high 12 points for Memphis (4-1), which had won its first four games by double figures. Robert Dozier chipped in 10 points and 11 rebounds, as the Tigers shot a dismal 15-of-30 from the foul line in defeat.

Jackson's three-point play with 2:25 remaining gave the Musketeers a 57-53 lead. A free throw battle ensued with Memphis missing 5-of-6 from the stripe down the stretch and Xavier hitting 6-of-8.

Evans threw up an errant three-pointer with Memphis trailing 61-58 with 17 seconds left, and Dozier missed a long ball in the waning seconds down by four.

Memphis connected on just one field goal in the final six minutes of the game.

The first half was a defensive struggle with the Tigers hitting 26.7 percent from the floor and Xavier taking a 32-29 lead at the break.

The Musketeers held a 45-39 edge with 13 minutes left in the game, but a Wesley Witherspoon jumper followed by an Evans steal and dunk made it a two- point game shortly thereafter.

Game Notes

Shawn Taggart had 10 rebounds for Memphis, while teammate Antonio Anderson added 10 points...Xavier's Jason Love pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds...Each team had 11 turnovers.

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