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Memphis is top 10 in the country in pace, offensive rebounding, getting to the foul line, and blocking shots. On the flip side, they rank in the bottom 100 in turnovers, defensive rebounding, fouling, and having their shots blocked. Despite shooting a decent 35% from deep, they don't attempt a lot of threes.
In general, the defense has let them down in their losses. In each loss, they either gave up a ton of fouls (Iowa St, Georgia, Ole Miss), threes (Murray St), or didn't cause any turnovers (Tulane). We don't get fouled much and aren't reliable 3pt shooters, so I think the main focus today should be taking care of the ball and limiting transition opportunities.
They are a very big team. Only Tyler Harris and Alex Lomax are under 6'5", but Lomax didn't play the last two games while Harris averaged only 17 minutes. They are extremely deep and balanced. No one plays more than 24 mpg and no one has a usage over 23. So there really aren't any players to key on. A good team effort is needed.
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