Martin scores career-high 41, but Tigers fall

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Jeremiah Martin scored a career-high 41 points -- all in the second half -- at USF.TAMPA, Fla. – Jeremiah Martin scored a career-high 41 points – all in the second half – but the University of Memphis couldn't overcome a huge first-half deficit Saturday at USF. The Bulls, who jumped to a 27-1 lead, withstood a furious second-half comeback by the Tigers in an 84-78 American Athletic Conference win at the Yuengling Center.

The 41 points were the most in one half by a Tigers and seven shy of the school's single-season mark set by Larry Finch nearly 50 years ago.

It was the first 40-point game by a Tiger since Marcus Moody scored 41 versus Oklahoma in December 1997.

Martin made 13-of-20…