TAMPA, Fla. – Jeremiah Martin scored a career-high 41 points – all in the second half – but the University of Memphis couldn't overcome a huge first-half deficit Saturday at USF. The Bulls, who jumped to a 27-1 lead, withstood a furious second-half comeback by the Tigers in an 84-78 American Athletic Conference win at the Yuengling Center.
The 41 points were the most in one half by a Tigers and seven shy of the school's single-season mark set by Larry Finch nearly 50 years ago.
It was the first 40-point game by a Tiger since Marcus Moody scored 41 versus Oklahoma in December 1997.