Published November 20, 2014
Tarik Black had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Will Barton added 16 points, including two key baskets down the stretch, as Memphis defeated Southern Mississippi 67-61 on Saturday night.
It was the 16th straight victory for Memphis (19-6, 7-3 Conference USA) in the series, as the Tigers weathered a 12-point first-half lead by the Golden Eagles (18-6, 7-4).
Barton had a pair of layups in the final minute and Chris Crawford added a pair of free throws with 5 seconds left to seal the victory.
Southern Miss' Gary Flowers, the conference's leading scorer at 20.2, scored 14 before fouling out with 4:50 left. D.J. Newbill also had 14 points and Maurice Bolden finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.
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