| 1982-1983 NCAA Tournament |
| In the second round of the 1982-1983 NCAA Tournament, Memphis took on Georgetownn in a game that will never be forgotten by Tiger fans. It would be a battle of Keith Lee against Patrick Ewing. Lee owned Ewing on this day, scoring 28 points and grabbing 15 rebounds to lead the Tigers to a 66-57 victory. |
| The win set up a regional matchup with #1 ranked Houston and Akeem Olajuwon. |
| Season Record: 23-8 Head Coach: Dana Kirk |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 1st Round BYE | ||||
| 03/20/83 | Georgetown (#20) | Louisville, KY | W | 66-57 |
| 03/25/83 | Houston (#1) | Kansas City, MO | L | 63-70 |
| Box Score Memphis 66, Georgetown 57 March 20, 1983 - Louisville, KY Midwest Region, Second Round |
| MEMPHIS | MIN | FG-A | FT-A | REB | AST | PF | TP |
| Bobby Parks | 3-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Keith Lee | 8-11 | 12-16 | 15 | 2 | 28 | ||
| Derrick Phillips | 2-2 | 6-8 | 11 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Andre Turner | 1-5 | 2-5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Phillip Haynes | 5-8 | 3-4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Baskerville Holmes | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ricky McCoy | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| TOTALS | 19-31 | 28-39 | 37 | 17 | 66 |
| GEORGETOWN | MIN | FG-A | FT-A | REB | AST | PF | TP |
| Bill Martin | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | ||
| David Wingate | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Patrick Ewing | 8-16 | 8-8 | 9 | 5 | 24 | ||
| Gene Smith | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Michael Jackson | 4-14 | 4-7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Ralph Dalton | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Anthony Jones | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Horace Broadnax | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Fred Brown | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| David Dunn | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| David Blue | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 21-56 | 15-20 | 22 | 28 | 57 |
| Halftime: Memphis 30, Georgetown 25 Officials: Rutledge, Paparo, & Hinkel |
Attendance: 14,105 |
| Box Score Houston 70, Memphis 63 March 25, 1983 - Kansas City, MO Midwest Region, Regional Semifinals |
| MEMPHIS | MIN | FG-A | FT-A | REB | AST | PF | TP |
| Bobby Parks | 7-12 | 3-4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | ||
| Keith Lee | 6-15 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | ||
| Derrick Phillips | 5-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Andre Turner | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Phillip Haynes | 4-10 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Baskerville Holmes | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 27-56 | 9-14 | 27 | 14 | 63 |
| HOUSTON | MIN | FG-A | FT-A | REB | AST | PF | TP |
| Clyde Drexler | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Larry Micheaux | 2-6 | 6-7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Akeem Olajuwon | 10-14 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 21 | ||
| Alvin Franklin | 0-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Michael Young | 6-12 | 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Reid Gettys | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| David Rose | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benny Anders | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Derek Giles | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Bryan Williams | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| TOTALS | 27-53 | 16-20 | 30 | 17 | 70 |
| Halftime: Houston 34, Memphis 34 Officials: Weller, Lembo, & Turner |
Attendance: 17,036 |
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