MyFoxMemphis.com has unedited video of the end of the Memphis Tigers vs. UAB game Saturday night, where the Tigers came from behind to win 79-78. UAB appeared to make a game-winning shot at the last second. On TV it was obvious that the shot went off after the buzzer, but was perhaps not so apparent to the crowd in attendance, especially with emotions among UAB fans running high at the prospect of knocking off #1.
On the video you can see UAB students and fans pelting the Tigers with all sorts of debris as they walked to the locker room. Someone told me Shawn Taggart got hit in the nose by a bottle. Thank goodness the staff was able to restrain Dorsey, as that would have been the end of his college career (and probably the Tigers’ title hopes) if he had made it into the stands.
#2 Duke lost last night. That makes Saturday’s Memphis vs. Tennessee game mean even more, as #4 Tennessee will likely move up to #2 today (#3 Kansas also lost in the past week). So we’ll have a #1 vs. #2 showdown Saturday night at the FedExForum.
It’s already being discussed… if we lose, how far will we fall in the rankings? Some people are asking whether we’ll still be in the top 10. Come on, it won’t be that bad. Realistically, I think we’d drop to #4 with a loss. Personally, I think we should only drop to #2 if we lose, since our only loss would have come to the team who would then be #1. I know better than to expect coaches and sports writers across the country to view Memphis in that positive a light though.
Of course, the best way to avoid that scenario altogether is to win the game! GO TIGERS!!!