Rose, Memphis hold off Richmond 80-63

Derrick Rose didn’t want to wait until getting to New York to explode onto the college basketball scene. Memphis worked just fine. The freshman had 21 points to help the third-ranked Tigers beat Richmond 80-63 on Tuesday night in the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic. Rose was selected the most valuable player of the Memphis regional, scoring 38 points in the first two rounds of the tournament that…