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Barton’s 23 leads Memphis over Belmont 97-81

The Columbian
Published: November 14, 2011, 4:00pm

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Will Barton scored 23 points and Wesley Witherspoon added 22 as No. 10 Memphis defeated Belmont 97-81 on Monday.

Joe Jackson added 20 points and seven assists for Memphis (1-0). Freshman Adonis Thomas scored 12 for the Tigers, who shot 59 percent, including 7 of 14 from 3-point range.

Belmont, coming off a 77-76 loss at No. 6 Duke last Friday, was led by J.J. Mann with 18 points, while Ian Clark had 16. Kerron Johnson scored 13 and Mick Hedgepeth added 10.

Johnson and Hedgepeth each had eight rebounds as the Bruins (0-2) outrebounded Memphis 42-29.

Belmont was limited to 39-percent shooting and committed 18 turnovers to nine for Memphis.

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