Posted at 11:58 a.m., Monday, November 20, 2006
No. 12 Memphis beats Oklahoma in Maui Invitational
Associated Press
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Robert Dozier had 13 points to lead a balanced Memphis offense, and the 12th-ranked Tigers beat Oklahoma 77-65 today in an opening-round game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.The Tigers (2-0) will play in the semifinals tomorrow against the winner of the game between No. 19 Georgia Tech and Purdue.
Memphis, which starts three sophomores and a freshman, took control at the start of the second half by hitting seven of its first 10 shots to lead 58-42 with 12:04 left.
Oklahoma (2-1) drew within 10 points twice, the last at 69-59 with 4:36 left on two free throws by Michael Neal.
Neal, who missed the Sooners' first two games of the season with a suspension over playing in an unsanctioned summer league, finished with 18 points.
