People tell me Memphis is a Saturday night town. We’ll see if that holds true tonight, and the FedExForum crowd can match the energy of last Saturday morning against Georgetown.

Unfortunately for the fans, they won’t get to see freshman point guard Jerryd Bayless. Though certainly his absence due to a sprained knee will make hte game easier for the Tigers to win, it’s a shame because he’s a fun player to watch much like Derrick Rose. Without two starters — Bret Brielmaier is also injured — Arizona is really up against it tonight. The Wildcats really weren’t that deep to begin with, so losing two starters is a big blow. I’d imagine Nic Wise will have to pick up the slack for Bayless tonight. Wise plays about 25 minutes per game usually, but I’d imagine he’ll be forced to play 33+ tonight.

Meanwhile, tip-off time has been pushed back about 10 minutes due to the double overtime game between West Virginia and Oklahoma on ESPN2. It’s a Pac-10 officiating crew tonight of Mark Reischling, Michael Reed and Bill Kennedy.