European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 25 2007 stars and stripes Page 43 capt clutch fires Blanks As Texas Falls by Stephen Hawkins the associated press san Antonio Captain clutch  come through when Texas needed him most Acie Laws bad night was capped by a blown breakaway Layup in the final minute and the Memphis tigers advanced to an other Mcaa regional final and this one will be without the partisan crowd it faced in a 6564 Victory Over the aggie on thurs Day night i thought i made it i left it a Little Short Law said of the miss with 47 seconds left after he fielded a Long inbound pass Little plays like that just Cost you that was the last Good shot for the a Gies whose season was ended by a Mem Phis player Antonio Anderson who had missed two open layups and three straight free throws i wanted to choke him at halftime Memphis coach John Calipari said of Anderson who came through when it counted most he made two free throws with 31 seconds left going to the line after being fouled at the end of a wild sequence in which the tigers 333 missed three shots before he grabbed the final rebound and was fouled we were Small out there but we were Quick said Anderson who finished with Only five Points i ran to the Basket and the Ball just fell in my hands nobody boxed me out and i put it up and got fouled when i got to the line i could see we poor shooting missed Layup by spark plug a Law is Pivotal in Memphis Victory in regional semifinal were tired and deep Down so was the other team i just wanted to get the game Over with i missed free throws earlier but i had the Confidence i could Knock them Down Andersons Only other offensive rebound in the game set up that final sequence after the crucial miss by Law who earned his nickname with a series of Las game heroics this season Jeremy Hunt a missed a three Pointer Anderson came Down with the Ball and Memphis called timeout Memphis which has won 25 games in a Row plays to seeded Ohio state in the South regional final saturday the Buck eyes beat Tennessee 8584 on thursday night for their 20th straight Victory the Sec on longest winning Streak in the country for Texas three seasons re moved from an 016 big 12 record when Law was a freshman it was the end of the winning est season in school history and there were questions about the future for coach Billy Gillispie already being mentioned As a possible replacement at Kentucky after Tubby Smith left the wild cats on thursday to become Minnesota coach by beating Texas the tigers have already eliminated the team whose fans had the most tickets for the South Region Al the stands in the Alam dome were filled mostly with Maroon Clad fans provid ing a football like atmosphere and waiting to celebrate another big Victory instead the Small contingent of fans in Blue behind the Memphis Bench including former tigers Star Penny Hardaway got to cheer at the end this is what we wanted to come to Texas in front of 30000 and prove our selves coach John Calipari said in a similar situation in a regional final last season when the tigers also had the better seed Memphis lost 5045 to Urcla in Oakland before a crowd full of Bruins fans Memphis Hast been to the final four since 1985 instead of Law Dominique Kirk took the i thought i made it i left it a Little Short Little plays like that just Cost Youw Acie Law Texas guard last shot for the aggie his desperation heave from just inside Hal court was woe fully Short i was disappointed in the Way that i per formed its just a Tough loss out there said Law who had 13 Points on 6for17 shooting but i really believe that we came a Long Way we had a great season Hunt the tigers sixth Man had 19 Points Chris Douglas Roberts wearing a Brace to support his sprained left ankle scored 15 Points on 5for8 shooting while Douglas Roberts status had been in question All week Memphis leading scorer never doubted hed be on the court honestly it really didst matter How i was going to feel coming into this game be cause i was playing Douglas Roberts said i worked around the clock to get it healthy As it is its feeling real Good right now Antanas Kavaliauskas had 17 Points and eight rebounds for the aggie who played in their first regional semifinal since 1980 Joseph Jones scored 14 Points the aggie blew a 4237 Lead by hitting Only three of their first 13 shots after half time Willie Kemp scoreless in the first two games of the Mcaa tournament and Hunt hit consecutive threes to Start a 100 Memphis run the tigers led 5348 by the time Douglas Roberts hit two free throws after being fouled on a drive to the Basket we All play like we have a Chip on our shoulder and weve been playing like that since Early in the year Douglas Roberts said now were winning in the Mcaa tournament and were playing All the elite people and were still winning go from Green to Gold use your previous army  College degree and new career As an office and Leader the 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