<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">CINCINNATI (AP) -- Antonio Anderson and the rest of Memphis' freshman-laden lineup didn't know much about the Shoemaker Center's history until they practiced there on Saturday morning. Coach John Calipari told them that Cincinnati would come out determined not to let history happen in its arena. Enlightened by the lesson, Anderson made it happen anyway. The freshman guard emerged from his shooting slump by scoring 32 points, and No. 9 Memphis beat the Bearcats 91-81 on Saturday for a place in their basketball history. Cincinnati had never lost back-to-back games in the 17-year history of its arena before Dayton and Memphis (6-1) beat them in a five-day span. "That was our motivation coming in," Anderson said. "That's why I made the shots I did." Anderson, who had made only 10 baskets all season and was shooting 34.5 percent from the field, went 11-of-15 in a breakout game. Shawne Williams added 19 points in a balanced fast-break attack -- four Tigers finished in double figures. "After I hit the first two, I knew tonight was going to be my night," said Anderson, who hadn't scored more than eight points in any game. "I got hot and kept it going. I didn't think they'd leave me open in the second half, but they did and I kept on knocking them down." And, for the first time, the Bearcats (3-2) went down twice in a row at home. They never did that during the last 16 years under coach Bob Huggins, who was ousted last August by school president Nancy Zimpher. The crowd chanted "Fire Nancy!" in the closing seconds Saturday. There have been at least 3,000 empty seats for each home game in an arena that was full more often than not during Huggins' tenure.</div> Full Story
Cheeeyaaa, Memphis looked stellar today. Anderson and Shawne on the floor together is amazing. They both can hit the three VERY well and they are usually the best shooters on the floor, period. Memphis is looking great this year. They could go far into the tourney unlike last year.
Someone really needed to step up with Carney barely even playing, and the two dynamic freshman did just that in Anderson and Williams. I definitely did not expect that kind of outburst from Anderson, but boy did he prove me wrong. His outside game was supposed to be one of his weaknesses coming out of high school but its obvious that he improved that part of his game by going 7-9 with 32 pts...
