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Witherspoon leads No. 19 Memphis over LSU

Nov 22, 2010 - 1:07 AM Tupelo, MS (Sports Network) - Wesley Witherspoon posted a game-best 20 points with seven rebounds as 19th-ranked Memphis downed LSU, 70-61, at BancorpSouth Arena.

Chris Crawford and Joe Jackson added 12 points apiece for Memphis (4-0), which saw Tarik Black go for nine points and nine boards.

Andre Stringer had 13 points for LSU (2-1), which got 12 points from Aaron Dotson and 11 from Ralston Turner.

Stringer's layup gave LSU a 57-56 lead with 4:48 remaining, but Black hit 1- of-2 from the line and Crawford drained a trey for a three-point Memphis edge less than a minute later.

Witherspoon continued the run with a slam, then followed up with two free throws with 2:23 remaining and the Tigers hit their shots from the charity stripe down the stretch to salt away the victory.

Memphis led 20-11 on a Will Barton three-pointer with roughly 8 1/2 minutes played. LSU ran off a 9-1 run to climb within 21-20 on two Eddie Ludwig free throws, then moved ahead 31-28 when Dotson completed a four-point play with 91 seconds left in the half.

Stringer hit the back end of his two free throws with 24 seconds to play in the half and LSU took a slim 34-33 edge to the break.

Game Notes

Memphis has won three of the five all-time meetings...LSU was limited to 25 percent shooting from the field in the second half...Ludwig ended with eight points and eight rebounds.