JOE JACKSON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Memphis 83, Marshall 57
Joe Jackson led five Memphis players in double figures with 19 points and the top-seeded Tigers won their sixth Conference USA tournament championship Saturday by beating Marshall 83-57.
The Tigers (26-8) won their seventh straight game overall in grabbing the league's automatic NCAA tournament berth and the 15th consecutive tournament win on their own court. The Tigers now...
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March 10, 2012
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Memphis takes down Marshall for C-USA title
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe Jackson led five Memphis players in double figures with 19 points and the top-seeded Tigers won their sixth Conference USA tournament championship Saturday by beating Marshall 83-57. The Tigers (26-8) won their seventh straight game overall in grabbing the league's automatic NCAA tournament berth and the 15th consecutive tournament win on their own...
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March 10, 2012
Memphis takes out UTEP in C-USA tournament
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe Jackson scored 17 points and Tarik Black had a double-double to lead Memphis over UTEP 65-47 in the Conference USA tournament Thursday night.
Jackson tallied five of the Tigers 15 steals, and Memphis (24-8) held UTEP to 34-percent shooting (17 of 50).
UTEP scored 10 of the game's first 12 points, before Memphis mounted its comeback.
Trailing 20-17...
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March 08, 2012
Memphis 65, UTEP 47
Joe Jackson scored 17 points and Tarik Black had a double-double to lead Memphis over UTEP 65-47 in the Conference USA tournament Thursday night.
Jackson tallied five of the Tigers 15 steals, and Memphis (24-8) held UTEP to 34-percent shooting (17 of 50).
UTEP scored 10 of the game's first 12 points, before Memphis mounted its comeback.
Trailing 20-17 with 6:46 left, the Tigers...
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March 08, 2012
Barton, Jackson lead Memphis past Marshall
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Will Barton scored 24 points and Joe Jackson added 21 to lead Memphis to an 87-67 win over Marshall on Saturday.
Chris Crawford finished with 16 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals for the Tigers (21-8, 11-3 Conference USA), who have won two straight games. Tarik Black added 18 points.
Memphis went into halftime with a 42-37 lead, then...
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February 25, 2012
Tigers' Jackson 'kicks' bad habit
LAKELAND, Fla. -- With sluggers like Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Brennan Boesch and Delmon Young in the Detroit Tigers lineup this year, all lead-off hitter Austin Jackson has to do is get on base and be ready to run home.
In his rookie season in 2010, Jackson was on base a lot. He batted .293 and led all American Leagues rookies in runs scored (103), hits (181), total bases...
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February 24, 2012
Xavier can't hold on as Memphis storms back
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe Jackson had 14 points and Wesley Witherspoon scored all 12 of his points in the second half as Memphis used a late rally for a 72-68 win over Xavier on Saturday.
Jackson connected on all 12 of his free throws including six in the final 2:12, part of Memphis (16-7) closing the game with a 21-6 rally.
Will Barton and Tarik Black finished with 13 points...
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February 04, 2012
Memphis holds off A-10 foe Xavier
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe Jackson had 14 points and Wesley Witherspoon scored all 12 of his points in the second half as Memphis used a late rally for a 72-68 win over Xavier on Saturday.
Jackson connected on all 12 of his free throws including six in the final 2:12, part of Memphis (16-7) closing the game with a 21-6 rally.
Will Barton and Tarik Black finished with 13 points...
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February 04, 2012
No. 22 Memphis routs Jackson State
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe Jackson scored 15 points, Chris Crawford added 14 and No. 22 Memphis overcame a lackluster first half to defeat Jackson State 70-45 on Monday night.
Memphis (3-2) outscored Jackson State 45-26 in the second half to pull away.
Jenirro Bush led Jackson State (1-7) with 11 points, the only visitor to reach double figures.
Memphis was coming off a less-than...
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November 28, 2011
Memphis looks to get back on track vs. Jackson St.
By ALAN FERGUSON
Memphis coach Josh Pastner is hoping his team can learn from an unpleasant trip to Hawaii. A couple of winnable home games this week might help the Tigers begin doing that.
They'll play the first of those Monday night against Jackson State as they look to recover from a rough week that caused them to fall 14 spots to No. 22 in the AP poll.
Memphis (2-2) returns...
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November 28, 2011
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