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The Tigers ended their exhibition season agains the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetville, losing 93-81.
Head coach Penny Hardaway, Luke Almodovar and Tylik Weeks joined the media after the game.
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NEW: Memphis basketball suffered a minor reality check to end exhibition play at No. 12 Arkansas tonight.
The Tigers fell 93-81 and trailed by as many as 21. Nemanja Popović and Luke Almodovar led Memphis with 16 points apiece.
My recap for @BluffCity_Media:
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Nemanja Popović sporting a weight belt on the bench right now and has been out for several minutes. We'll see if he returns tonight.
69-51 Arkansas with 11:49 remaining.
Tylik Weeks has 6 second-half points on 2-of-3 shooting thus far.
HALFTIME: No. 12 Arkansas leads Memphis 48-34.
Razorbacks closed the half on a 9-2 run. Nemanja Popović and Luke Almodovar have combined for 22 of Memphis' points. No other Tiger has more than 5.
65-44 Arkansas with 15:24 to go.
Memphis looking all out of sorts to start the second half. 7-0 Razorbacks run triggers a Tigers timeout.
39-32 Arkansas with 3:23 left in the first half.
Memphis has scored 4 in a row to get back within single digits. Tigers are 4 of their last 5 from the field.
27-18 Arkansas with 7:57 left in the first half.
13 Razorbacks points off 7 Memphis turnovers. Tigers are also up to 9 fouls, 2 apiece on Weeks, Holloway and Cello.
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.@UTSAAthletics announces that Men's Basketball Coach Austin Claunch has been suspended effective today following his arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI). The university is reviewing the circumstances and will determine appropriate next steps, including the length of his suspension.
Assistant Coach Nick Bowman will serve as acting head coach during his absence.
18-15 Arkansas with 11:29 until halftime.
Both teams shooting 50% from the floor thus far, but Memphis is up to 5 fouls this half.