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Early-season growing pains pay dividends for Evans, Memphis

By Dana O'Neil
ESPN.com

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

He came out of the locker room, head bowed and tilted into the shoulder of Antonio Anderson. A horrific three-game trip to Puerto Rico had just ended with Tyreke Evans' shooting 11-of-36 from the floor, 1-of-11 from beyond the arc, capped off with a foolish 3-point hero's attempt in the title game when all Memphis needed was to drain some time on the clock and go for an easy bucket. Evans shuffled down the hallway, wiping tears away from his eyes. Five games into his collegiate career, th ...

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