MEMPHIS, Tenn. | Isaiah Range and Alex Anderson combined for 32 points, but a hot shooting second half helped the University of Memphis pull away for an 83-61 win over Alabama State University at the FedEx Forum on Wednesday.
 
 THE BASICS 
 Score: Memphis 81 | Alabama State 59
 Records: Hornets 1-11 | Tigers 10-3 
 Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 
 Location: Memphis, Tenn. | FedEx Forum 
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 HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Hornets held leads of 6-4 at the 17:51 mark and 8-6 at the 16:56 point of the first half.
• Alabama State held an 11-10 lead before a 9-2 run by Memphis put the Tigers up 19-13. 
• A Range 3-pointer trimmed the Memphis lead to 25-22 with just over 8:00 left in the first half. 
• The Tigers went on a 10-0 run to take a 35-22 lead on an Elijah McCadden dunk with 5:02 remaining.
• Alabama State ended a 4:23 scoreless stretch with a Range 3-pointer with 4:02 to go in the first half.
• An Anderson layup following a Duane Posey steal cut the Tigers' lead to 38-29 with just under 3:00 to play in the first half. 
• A three-point play with :15 to go in the opening half cut deficit to 47-37 at halftime.
• Memphis stretched the lead to 59-40 on a 12-3 run to start the second half.
• The Tigers would build the lead to as many as 26 points shooting 62 percent through the 15 minutes mark of the second half to pull away. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson, Duane Posey, TJ Madlock, and Amarr Knox are Memphis, Tenn., natives.
• Head Coach Tony Madlock was a teammate and an assistant coach with current Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway.
• Range scored 16 points all in the first half with four 3-pointers but was held scoreless in the second half.
• Anderson scored in double figures for the third straight game, finishing with 16 points.
• TJ Madlock grabbed 10 rebounds to post double-digit rebounds for the second straight game and for the third time this season. Madlock also had nine points and five assists.
• Posey finished with a season-high 10 rebounds.
• DeAndre Williams led four Tigers in double figures with 25 points.
• Alabama State ranks second in the SWAC with 12.5 offensive rebounds per game, grabbing 16 offensive rebounds on the night. 
• ASU held a 40-38 advantage on the boards.

NEXT UP
Alabama State returns to the hardwood for a three-game home stand beginning with Lane College on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 3 p.m.