2007-2008 NCAA Tournament

The Tigers went undefeated in league play at 16-0 for the second year in a row, and claimed the regular season and C-USA tournament titles for the third straight year. As a #1 seed in the South Region, Memphis defeated Texas-Arlington and Mississippi State in Little Rock. The Tigers then defeated #17 Michigan State and #7 Texas in Houston to gain a birth in the Final Four for the first time since 1985. Memphis claimed a victory over #3 UCLA in San Antonio to reach the National Championship game for the second time in history. In the Championship game, the Tigers lost a heartbreaker in overtime to Kansas, finishing the season at 38-2.
This Tiger team set many records throughout the season, including the most ever wins in a single season in NCAA history at 38, and tied for the most wins in a 3-year period with 104.
Season Record: 38-2
Head Coach: John Calipari
Date Opponent Location W/L Score
  03/21/08   Texas-Arlington   Little Rock, AR W   87-63
  03/23/08   Mississippi State   Little Rock, AR W   77-74
  03/28/08   Michigan State (#18)   Houston, TX W   92-74
  03/30/08   Texas (#7)   Houston, TX W   85-67
  04/05/08   UCLA (#3)   San Antonio, TX W   78-63
  04/07/08   Kansas (#4)   San Antonio, TX L   68-75 (OT)



Box Score
#2 Memphis 87, Texas-Arlington 63
March 21, 2007 - Little Rock, AR (Alltel Arena)
South Region, First Round
MEMPHIS MIN FG-A FT-A REB PF AST TO BLK STL TP
 Robert Dozier 28 3-6 6-7 5 4 1 4 2 0 12
 Joey Dorsey 27 1-4 1-4 9 3 1 0 1 1 3
 Antonio Anderson 30 4-9 6-10 6 0 5 1 0 1 17
 Chris Douglas-Roberts 33 8-12 6-7 7 1 4 3 0 1 23
 Derrick Rose 32 6-10 3-4 5 3 3 1 0 3 17
 Shawn Taggart 9 0-1 0-0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0
 Willie Kemp 13 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
 Andre Allen 15 1-4 0-2 0 1 3 3 0 1 2
 Doneal Mack 10 4-5 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10
 Pierre Niles 0+ 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Jeff Robinson 3 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
 Chance McGrady 0+ 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Team       2            
 TOTALS 200 28-54 22-35 39 18 18 12 5 7 87

TEX-ARLINGTON MIN FG-A FT-A REB PF AST TO BLK STL TP
 Rog'er Guignard 37 4-12 0-0 0 1 3 3 0 0 10
 Jermaine Griffin 20 4-8 3-9 8 4 0 1 1 0 11
 Tommy Moffitt 26 4-5 0-1 4 2 1 2 0 2 9
 Rod Epps 22 0-3 0-0 1 5 1 2 0 0 0
 Larry Posey 26 1-6 2-3 8 2 1 0 0 1 4
 Jeremy Smith 29 2-6 0-0 2 2 8 0 0 0 5
 Cardell Hunter 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
 Jeremy Dewalt 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Trey Parker 12 2-3 0-0 2 3 0 2 2 0 4
 Anthony Vereen 22 7-11 6-8 2 4 2 4 0 1 20
 Team       2            
 TOTALS 200 24-55 11-21 29 23 16 14 3 5 63
Halftime: Memphis 45, Texas-Arlington 31. 3PT Goals: Memphis 9-20 (Anderson 3-5, Douglas-Roberts 1-4, Rose 2-2, Taggart 0-1, Kemp 1-3, Allen 0-2, Mack 2-3), Texas-Arlington 4-13 (Guignard 2-8, Moffitt 1-2, Smith 1-2, Vereen 0-1). Points in Paint: Memphis 28, Texas-Arlington 34. Points off Turnovers: Memphis 13, Texas-Arlington 9. Second Chance Points: Memphis 27, Texas-Arlington 9. Fast Break Points: Memphis 2, Texas-Arlington 6. Bench Points: Memphis 15, Texas-Arlington 29. Officials: Reginald Greenwood, John Hampton, Wallace Rutecki. Attendance: N/A.



Box Score
#2 Memphis 77, Mississippi State 74
March 23, 2008 - Little Rock, AR (Alltel Arena)
South Region, Second Round
MEMPHIS MIN FG-A FT-A REB PF AST TO BLK STL TP
 Robert Dozier 22 4-10 1-3 4 5 1 0 2 0 9
 Joey Dorsey 33 6-8 1-5 12 5 0 0 6 0 13
 Antonio Anderson 36 1-5 2-6 4 0 4 0 0 2 4
 Chris Douglas-Roberts 30 6-16 5-7 5 2 4 2 1 0 17
 Derrick Rose 39 6-14 4-9 9 0 7 1 1 1 17
 Shawn Taggart 21 0-3 2-2 7 4 1 2 1 0 2
 Willie Kemp 13 4-5 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12
 Andre Allen 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Doneal Mack 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
 Jeff Robinson 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Team       3            
 TOTALS 200 28-63 15-32 45 16 19 5 11 3 77

MISSISSIPPI ST. MIN FG-A FT-A REB PF AST TO BLK STL TP
 Ben Hansbrough 37 7-10 2-2 2 4 0 0 0 0 19
 Barry Stewart 37 1-12 2-3 5 4 1 1 0 2 4
 Charles Rhodes 35 7-14 0-1 10 3 1 2 1 0 14
 Jarvis Varnado 28 2-4 7-8 2 4 0 1 5 0 11
 Jamont Gordon 38 7-16 3-6 11 4 5 3 0 0 21
 Ravern Johnson 7 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
 Brian Johnson 9 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
 Phil Turner 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Elgin Bailey 7 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
 Team       6            
 TOTALS 200 26-60 14-20 37 23 9 8 7 2 74
Halftime: Memphis 36, MSU 27. 3PT Goals: Memphis 6-16 (Anderson 0-3, Douglas-Roberts 0-3, Rose 1-3, Taggart 0-1, Kemp 4-5, Mack 1-1), MSU 8-19 (Hansbrough 3-5, Stewart 0-6, Gordon 4-7, R. Johnson 1-1). Points in Paint: Memphis 32, MSU 30. Points off Turnovers: Memphis 11, MSU 9. Second Chance Points: Memphis 22, MSU 10. Fast Break Points: Memphis 4, MSU 8. Bench Points: Memphis 17, MSU 5. Officials: Reginald Greenwood, Ted Hillary, Frank Scagliotta. Attendance: N/A.



Box Score
#2 Memphis 92, #18 Michigan State 74
March 28, 2008 - Houston, TX (Raliant Stadium)
South Region, Regional Semifinal
MEMPHIS MIN FG-A FT-A REB PF AST TO BLK STL TP
 Robert Dozier 21 3-7 3-6 10 4 0 0 2 0 9
 Joey Dorsey 29 3-4 0-2 4 2 1 1 2 3 6
 Antonio Anderson 37 3-10 3-3 5 2 4 0 1 2 10
 Chris Douglas-Roberts 31 7-12 11-12 5 2 2 3 1 2 25
 Derrick Rose 26 10-16 6-7 4 1 5 1 0 0 27
 Shawn Taggart 22 2-6 1-2 4 3 0 1 1 1 5
 Willie Kemp 16 2-2 2-2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
 Andre Allen 14 0-1 0-1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
 Doneal Mack 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
 Pierre Niles 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
 Team       7            
 TOTALS 200 31-59 26-35 39 16 13 9 7 9 92

MICHIGAN STATE MIN FG-A FT-A REB PF AST TO BLK STL TP
 Raymar Morgan 31 2-6 3-6 7 3 2 0 1 1 7
 Goran Suton 29 11-14 0-0 9 3 0 3 1 0 23
 Drew Naymick 23 2-5 0-0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4
 Kalin Lucas 23 3-7 5-6 1 5 4 2 0 1 11
 Drew Neitzel 29 2-8 0-0 1 3 7 2 0 0 6
 Idong Ibok 6 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0
 Chris Allen 22 8-15 2-3 4 5 0 2 0 0 20
 Travis Walton 20 0-1 0-0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0
 Durrell Summers 14 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
 Isaiah Dahlman 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Marquise Gray 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Team       3            
 TOTALS 200 29-59 11-17 28 28 18 12 3 2 74
Halftime: Memphis 50, MSU 20. 3PT Goals: Memphis 4-13 (Anderson 1-4, Douglas-Roberts 0-2, Rose 1-3, Taggart 0-1, Kemp 2-2, Allen 0-1), MSU 5-18 (Suton 1-1, Naymick 0-1, Lucas 0-1, Neitzel 2-7, Allen 2-8). Points in Paint: Memphis 44, MSU 36. Points off Turnovers: Memphis 18, MSU 9. Second Chance Points: Memphis 19, MSU 11. Fast Break Points: Memphis 12, MSU 2. Bench Points: Memphis 15, MSU 23. Officials: Karl Hess, Bert Smith, Tom O'Neill. Attendance: 32,931.



Box Score
#2 Memphis 85, #7 Texas 67
March 30, 2008 - Houston, TX (Raliant Stadium)
South Region, Regional Final
MEMPHIS MIN FG-A FT-A REB PF AST TO BLK STL TP
 Robert Dozier 18 1-6 0-0 7 5 0 2 1 0 2
 Joey Dorsey 36 5-7 1-1 12 0 0 0 1 1 11
 Antonio Anderson 38 3-5 1-2 2 1 4 1 0 1 9
 Chris Douglas-Roberts 34 5-12 14-17 3 0 3 2 1 1 25
 Derrick Rose 34 7-10 7-8 6 3 9 2 1 1 21
 Shawn Taggart 18 5-7 2-2 3 1 0 0 1 0 12
 Willie Kemp 7 0-2 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
 Andre Allen 12 0-1 3-4 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
 Doneal Mack 2 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
 Pierre Niles 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
 Team       5            
 TOTALS 200 26-52 30-36 39 13 18 7 5 4 85

TEXAS MIN FG-A FT-A REB PF AST TO BLK STL TP
 Damion James 24 4-12 0-0 5 5 3 2 0 0 8
 Connor Atchley 23 2-8 0-0 6 4 1 0 3 1 5
 A.J. Abrams 38 6-16 0-0 5 4 3 0 0 2 17
 D.J. Augustin 39 4-18 6-6 2 3 3 4 0 1 16
 Justin Mason 35 3-8 0-0 7 5 3 1 0 1 7
 Gary Johnson 16 3-4 2-2 1 2 0 1 0 0 8
 J.D. Lewis 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
 Alexis Wangmene 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Ian Mooney 1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
 Dexter Pittman 15 2-2 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
 Clint Chapman 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
 Team       5            
 TOTALS 200 25-69 8-9 36 25 13 8 4 5 67
Halftime: Memphis 39, Texas 28. 3PT Goals: Memphis 3-11 (Anderson 2-3, Douglas-Roberts 1-3, Rose 0-1, Kemp 0-2, Mack 0-2), Texas 9-28 (James 0-5, Atchley 1-5, Abrams 5-10, Augustin 2-6, Mason 1-2). Points in Paint: Memphis 40, Texas 24. Points off Turnovers: Memphis 9, Texas 8. Second Chance Points: Memphis 4, Texas 20. Fast Break Points: Memphis 14, Texas 4. Bench Points: Memphis 17, Texas 14. Officials: Mike Kitts, Patrick Driscoll, Robert Donato. Attendance: 32,798.



Box Score
#2 Memphis 78, #3 UCLA 63
April 05, 2008 - San Antonio, TX (Alamodome)
National Semifinal
MEMPHIS MIN FG-A FT-A REB PF AST TO BLK STL TP
 Robert Dozier 30 3-7 0-0 3 2 0 3 3 3 6
 Joey Dorsey 27 0-3 0-0 15 3 2 0 2 1 0
 Antonio Anderson 38 5-11 0-0 3 0 3 1 0 0 12
 Chris Douglas-Roberts 35 9-17 9-11 4 2 0 3 1 2 28
 Derrick Rose 37 7-16 11-12 9 4 4 1 0 1 25
 Shawn Taggart 22 3-7 0-0 7 3 1 1 0 0 7
 Willie Kemp 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Pierre Niles 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Doneal Mack 6 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Team       1            
 TOTALS 200 27-64 20-23 43 14 10 9 6 7 78

UCLA MIN FG-A FT-A REB PF AST TO BLK STL TP
 Josh Shipp 37 3-9 1-3 2 3 0 1 0 0 9
 Luc R. Mbah a Moute 34 5-13 2-2 13 0 0 0 1 0 12
 Kevin Love 36 4-11 4-4 9 1 1 2 3 2 12
 Russell Westbrook 36 10-19 0-0 3 4 2 3 0 2 22
 Darren Collison 33 1-9 0-0 4 5 4 5 0 2 2
 Alfred Aboya 6 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
 James Keefe 11 0-1 4-4 2 1 0 1 0 0 4
 Lorenzo Mata-Real 7 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
 Team       1            
 TOTALS 200 24-64 11-13 36 17 8 12 4 6 63
Halftime: Memphis 38, UCLA 35. 3PT Goals: Memphis 4-12 (Anderson 2-5, Douglas-Roberts 1-3, Taggart 1-2, Kemp 0-1, Mack 0-1), UCLA 4-13 (Shipp 2-6, Love 0-2, Westbrook 2-3, Collison 0-1, Keefe 0-1). Points in Paint: Memphis 38, UCLA 36. Points off Turnovers: Memphis 7, UCLA 6. Second Chance Points: Memphis 8, UCLA 16. Fast Break Points: Memphis 14, UCLA 2. Bench Points: Memphis 7, UCLA 6. Officials: Karl Hess, Curtis Shaw, J.D. Collins. Attendance: 43,718.



Box Score
#2 Memphis 68, #4 Kansas 75 (OT)
April 07, 2008 - San Antonio, TX (Alamodome)
National Championship
MEMPHIS MIN FG-A FT-A REB PF AST TO BLK STL TP
 Robert Dozier 39 4-11 2-3 10 2 3 1 1 1 11
 Joey Dorsey 26 3-3 0-0 2 5 1 1 2 1 6
 Antonio Anderson 42 3-9 1-3 5 3 1 2 0 4 9
 Chris Douglas-Roberts 42 7-16 6-9 1 4 1 2 0 1 22
 Derrick Rose 45 7-17 3-4 6 1 8 5 0 2 18
 Shawn Taggart 24 1-5 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 1 2
 Willie Kemp 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
 Pierre Niles 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Doneal Mack 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Team       1            
 TOTALS 225 25-62 12-19 28 17 14 13 3 11 68

KANSAS MIN FG-A FT-A REB PF AST TO BLK STL TP
 Darrell Arthur 35 9-13 2-2 10 3 1 3 0 1 20
 Darnell Jackson 29 3-4 2-2 8 1 1 0 0 1 8
 Russell Robinson 20 1-1 0-0 4 3 1 3 0 1 2
 Mario Chalmers 40 5-13 6-6 3 3 3 3 0 4 18
 Brandon Rush 42 5-9 2-3 6 3 2 3 1 1 12
 Sherron Collins 34 4-10 2-2 4 3 6 4 0 3 11
 Sasha Kaun 21 2-5 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 0 4
 Cole Aldrich 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Team       2            
 TOTALS 225 29-55 14-15 39 18 14 17 1 11 75
Halftime: Memphis 28, Kansas 33. 3PT Goals: Memphis 6-22 (Dozier 1-2, Anderson 2-7, Douglas-Roberts 2-5, Rose 1-6, Taggart 0-1, Mack 0-1), Kansas 3-12 (Chalmers 2-6, Rush 0-2, Collins 1-4). Points in Paint: Memphis 26, Kansas 44. Points off Turnovers: Memphis 15, Kansas 16. Second Chance Points: Memphis 9, Kansas 10. Fast Break Points: Memphis 4, Kansas 8. Bench Points: Memphis 2, Kansas 15. Officials: John Cahill, Ed Hightower, Ed Corbett. Attendance: 43,257.
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