ECU Drops C-USA Semifinal to Memphis, 76-56

Friday, March 11

El Paso, Texas

6:30 PM

East Carolina University

(4) Memphis

March 11, 2011 | Men's Basketball

March 11, 2011

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EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Joe Jackson scored a career-high 24 points as Memphis defeated short-handed East Carolina 76-56 in the semifinals of the Conference USA tournament on Friday.

Charles Carmouche added 19 points and Will Coleman 11 for the fourth-seeded Tigers (24-9), who face No. 3 seed UTEP in the championship game on Saturday.

Darrius Morrow had 25 points and 14 rebounds for No. 8-seeded East Carolina (18-15), which was without Brock Young, the C-USA sixth man of the year. The guard was unable to play due to a knee injury suffered against UAB on Thursday.

Memphis shot 58.6 percent from the field in the first half and 50.9 percent overall. The Tigers made 12 of 15 attempts from the free-throw line.

Jamar Abrams added 12 points for East Carolina.

In the teams' only regular-season matchup, UTEP defeated Memphis 74-47 in El Paso on Feb. 26.

Memphis 76, East Carolina 56

	1^st	2^nd	F
Memphis	42	34	76
East Carolina	29	27	56

Quick Stats
Stats	East Carolina	Memphis
FG (Made/Attempts)	18-50 (.360)	27-53 (.509)
3P (Made/Attempts)	6-21 (.286)	10-18 (.556)
FT (Made/Attempts)	14-18 (.778)	12-15 (.800)