Austin Peay vs Memphis Wrap - Memphis Wins 70-68
Austin Peay vs Memphis Wrap - Memphis Wins 70-68
Memphis got 18 points from Chris Crawford en route to a 70-68 victory over Austin Peay on Thursday at FedExForum.
Memphis earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 13-point spread.
Memphis got 16 points from Charles Carmouche and another 9 points from Will Barton. Charles Carmouche contributed 7 assists, while Charles Carmouche cleaned the glass with 7 rebounds.
Austin Peay got 22 points from TyShwan Edmondson in a losing cause and another 17 points from Melvin Baker. Caleb Brown contributed 4 assists for them, while Melvin Baker had 11 rebounds.
Memphis hit the break leading 24-19 before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored Austin Peay as they grabbed 51 boards, while Memphis only had 41.
