Topic: Gazette: Memphis downs Herd 71-59

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By Doug Smock

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - By Tom Herrion's reckoning, Adonis Thomas got paid Saturday night at Cam Henderson Center and it was perfectly legal.

Thomas, a 6-foot-7, 240-pound sophomore swing man, set a career high with 23 points and tied his high of 10 rebounds as 22nd-ranked Memphis downed Herrion's Marshall team 71-59.

The crowd of 6,116 - no doubt held down by weather and two big-name concerts in Huntington - watched Thomas and the Tigers jump out to a 43-26 halftime lead, big enough to repel all MU rallies in the second half. Thomas scored 15 of his points and hauled down seven rebounds in the first 20 minutes.

That more than made up for a tough game by the Tigers' big men, two of whom fouled out.

Link: http://wvgazette.com/Sports/Marshall/201302160077