Obviously, it was a pretty nice performance by the Tigers. They weren’t sloppy, they made shots, and they defended well. When you compare it to games Memphis has played against similar teams — Austin Peay, Manhattan, etc. — it was a much better effort.

So what do you take from it?

What I saw today was a few guys having breakthrough-type games, especially Doneal Mack and Willie Kemp. Those two freshmen have seemed a little behind schedule, but if they’re going to get better, this is a logical time to start seeing it.

Neither Joey Dorsey nor Kareem Cooper had their best games, but neither did anything harmful, either. If that’s the worst-case scenario every game, Memphis will have a formidable inside presence in March.

Robert Dozier took a couple shots today that I thought weren’t very good, but he’s trying to get himself going. Antonio Anderson didn’t score a lot, but he was very solid, which was a good sign for him after struggling badly the last couple weeks. Chris Douglas-Roberts looks so much more confident right now shooting 3-pointers. Once people have to start respecting that part of his game, he’ll be even more effective going to the basket. Jeremy Hunt played a typical Jeremy Hunt game, which is to say he was very good.

And obviously, when Memphis is shooting threes well — 12-of-27 today — they’re extremely tough. I haven’t done the exact math on this, but I really believe you could look back at the first 10 games or so and take all the wide-open 3-pointers they’ve missed and legimitately say the Tigers should have made about half of them. They are capable, and they’ve shown it on a few occasions. Once they get through January, I will have a much better idea of what kind of shooting team this really is.