Video of Texas vs Memphis - 2008 Regional Finals
- Final Score: Texas: 67, Memphis: 85
- NCAA Tournament Game: 2008 Regional Finals
- Reliant Stadium - Houston, Texas
Derrick Rose's 21 points, nine assists, and six rebounds further validated his title as the South Regional Most Outstanding Player in a 85-76 win over Texas. The win sent the Tigers' on their first trip to the Final Four since 1985, where they defeated UCLA.
NCAA Tournament Video Highlights
- D.J. Augustin delivers a great pass to Conor Atchley who slams it home (Conor Atchley, Texas)
- Justin Mason gets two straight dunks to get Texas within one. The first he slams a rebound back through, the second he gets a steal and dunks it through. (Justin Mason, Texas)
- Derrick Rose skies for the rebound then takes it coast to coast and makes a strong move to the hoop for a layup (Derrick Rose, Memphis)
- Derrick Rose gets a steal and a dunk to put the Tigers up 11 (Derrick Rose, Memphis)
- Derrick Rose grabs the rebound, runs the floor and throws an Alleyoop to Joey Dorsey (Joey Dorsey, Memphis)
- Chris DouglasRoberts feeds Joey Dorsey a spot on alley oop pass to put Memphis up 17 (Joey Dorsey, Memphis)
- The Longhorns start out the half hot as Damion James hits a jumper (Damion Jones, Texas)
- Damion James uses a shoulder fake then knocks down a jumper from the top of the key to get the Longhorns within 5 (Damion James, Texas)
- Derrick Rose double pumps in the air and throws down a nasty dunk to swing momentum back the Tigers’ way (Derrick Rose, Memphis)
- Derrick Rose gets one of his nine assists as he sneaks a pass in the post to Joey Dorsey who lays it in to put the Tigers up 12 (Derrick Rose, Memphis)
- Derrick Rose gives a nice pass to Chris DouglasRoberts who hits a pull up jumper. Then after a loose ball battle, Derrick Rose finds Antonio Anderson all alone for a dunk to put the game away for Memphis (Memphis Tigers)