In a thrilling game Johnny C called his 4th straight game with his college basketball picks including the Memphis money line pick over Austin Peay which came to fruition in overtime tonight when Chris Crawford hit 18 pts. & William Barton scored the go ahead from beyond the arc in overtime, ensuring that number 18 Memphis stays in the top 25 beating Austin Peay, 70-68 at home in Tennessee at the FedEx Forum.
Charles Carmouche scored 16 points with 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the Tigers who have only lost 1 game thus far this season at 8-1, who just came off the 1st loss to top dog Kansas Jayhawks last week.
Tyshwan Edmondson paced Austin Peay (6-6) with 22 points on 9-of-25 shooting. Edmondson also pulled down 10 rebounds for the Governors, who received 17 points and 11 boards from Melvin Baker in the heartbreaking loss.
Will Barton was fouled grabbing the rebound on the second miss and made his first try from the line. He missed the second, but Memphis got the offensive carom, leading to Antonio Barton's tying shot with 14 seconds left.
Austin Peay almost pulled it out in OT but was stopped with a block as time expired. Will Barton's 3 point shot tied it up at 62 with under 2:00 minutes left in play followed by a steal steal, and a layup for a 5 point breathing room for the Tigers.
Interesting facts about this game are that the Memphis tigers played their 1st game with Witherspoon on the bunch due to a knee injury. He will be playing again after the new year and the Barton siblings hit nine points each in a 31.1% shooting performance by Peay.