Double-tough: Memphis Tigers turn back Yale 109-102 in two overtimes
The University of Memphis bench cheers on their teammates during the Nov. 17 game against Yale at FedExForum in Memphis. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis guards Alex Lomax (2) and Tyler Harris (1) battle Yale's Eric Monroe for a rebound during the Nov. 17 game at FedExForum in Memphis. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis forward Isaiah Maurice (14) gets around Yale forward Blake Reynolds (32) during the Nov. 17 game at FedExForum in Memphis. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis guard Alex Lomax (2) pulls away from Yale's Eric Monroe during the Nov. 17 game at FedExForum in Memphis. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway reacts to a play during the first half of the Tigers' game against the Yale Bulldogs on Nov. 17 at FedExForum in Memphis. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis guard Alex Lomax shoots a critical basket near the end of the Tigers' game against the Yale Bulldogs on Nov. 17 game at FedExForum in Memphis. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers players honor teammate Karim Sameh Azab with a moment of silence before the Nov. 17 game against Yale at FedExForum in Memphis. Azab died on Nov. 15 after losing his battle with leukemia diagnosed earlier this year. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis forward Kyvon Davenport (right) stretches to get a loose ball as Yale's Alex Copeland does the same during the Nov. 17 game at FedExForum in Memphis. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
A University of Memphis fan holds a huge new "penny" with coach Penny Hardaway's picture during the Tigers' during the Nov. 17 game against Yale at FedExForum in Memphis. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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