Evans, Tigers earn tough win at UTEP

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02/21/2009 - El Paso, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyreke Evans scored 25 points with eight rebounds and fifth-ranked Memphis held off a pesky Texas-El Paso, 70-63, to extend both the nation's longest winning streak and an improbable 54-game win streak in conference play.

Antonio Anderson chipped in 10 points and eight boards for Memphis (24-3, 12-0 Conference-USA), which has won 18 straight overall. The Tigers' last loss in league play came back on March 2, 2006 at UAB.

Stefon Jackson posted 24 points while both Randy Culpepper and Tavaris Watts had 13 points for the Miners (16-10, 7-5), who had won three straight and five of six overall.

Both teams got off to a slow start and the Miners hung with Memphis over the opening 20 minutes. A 50 percent shooting effort allowed the hosts to take a 30-27 lead into halftime as Culpepper and Watts knocked down consecutive jumpers to close things out.

Back-to-back slams by Pierre Henderson-Niles and Robert Dozier sparked a 9-1 spurt that gave the Tigers their largest lead at 47-38 seven minutes into the half.

UTEP kept things close thanks to Jackson, who scored nine straight points for the hosts down the stretch, pulling to within six on a free throw with 1:10 to play.

Memphis made good on each of its next four attempts from the line, but they were sandwiched around consecutive three-pointers from Watts and Culpepper as UTEP inched closer at 67-63 with 37.6 ticks left.

A 1-for-4 showing at the line followed for the Tigers, leaving an open door for the upset. But a pair of lone range shots by Culpepper and Jackson were off the mark and Memphis escaped with the win.

Game Notes

Memphis has won eight of the nine meetings with UTEP, with this being the only matchup in the regular season this year...UTEP was doomed by a 31 percent shooting effort in the second half while Memphis hit at a 59.1 percent clip over the final 20 minutes.

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