Memphis rallies with big 2nd half to beat Grambling 83-65

Nov 19, 2015, 10:53 pm

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Dedric Lawson scored 16 points as Memphis broke away in the second half to defeat Grambling State 83-65 on Thursday night and give coach Josh Pastner his 150th win.

K.J. Lawson added 13 points for Memphis, Trahson Burrell 12 and Ricky Tarrant, Jr. added 12.

The 38-year-old Pastner has the second-most wins in Division I basketball among the 37 coaches under age 40.

Mark Gray, Nigel Ribeiro and Ervin Mitchell scored 13 points each for Grambling (1-2), which lost at Ohio State on Tuesday. The Tigers shot 55 percent in the first half (13 of 25 with five 3-pointers) and trailed just 40-36.

But Memphis outscored Grambling 43-29 after halftime and made 28 points at the free-throw line during the game to Grambling's 12.

K.J. Lawson made 8 of 10 at the foul line, Dedric Lawson went 6-for-10 and Tarrant 6-for-6.