When a big moment came, Johnathan Lawson was ready
Tigers forward Johnathan Lawson (middle, in a Jan. 26 file photo) battles SMU defenders Samuell Williamson (left) and Zhuric Phelps (right) for a loose ball during action at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The redshirt freshman sank a 3-pointer that gave the Tigers a five-point lead late in their 83-78 win over Wichita State.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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