Dec. 30, 2005
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Joey Dorsey had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 4 Memphis to its eighth straight victory, 90-70 over Purdue on Friday night.
Dorsey was 6-of-10 from the field and seven of his rebounds were on the offensive end. He had three blocked shots.
Chris Douglas-Roberts also had 16 points for Memphis (11-1), while Shawne Williams finished with 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-5 on 3-pointers. Robert Dozier had 11 points for the Tigers, whose only loss is to No. 1 Duke.
Matt Kiefer, Chris Lutz and Marcus White each had 13 points each for the Boilermakers (6-5), who had a three-game winning streak snapped.
A 13-3 run gave the Tigers a 27-17 lead. Two dunks by Rodney Carney highlighted the run.
The Boilermakers got within 27-24 when Matt Carroll connected on a three-point play with 3:26 remaining. But Memphis, using its pressure defense to cause backcourt turnovers, closed the half with an 18-2 run for a 45-26 lead.
Douglas-Roberts had 10 points in the half, going 4-of-5 from the field. Purdue had 17 turnovers in the half and shot 35 percent.
Memphis, which shot 51 percent for the game, extended the lead to as many as 28 points in the second half. Even with a 12-2 run by the Boilermakers when the Tigers got sloppy with about 8 minutes left, Purdue never got closer than 16 points.
The Boilermakers shot 50 percent in the second half and had only eight turnovers.