Haggerty Leads No. 17 Tigers in 83-71 Win over Tulsa

Wednesday, February 5

Memphis, Tenn.

7:00 PM

University of Memphis

19-4,9-1AAC

Tulsa

9-14,3-7AAC

Tulsa

Memphis

Haggerty Leads No. 17 Tigers in 83-71 Win over Tulsa

Feb 05, 2025 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Led by 23 points from PJ Haggerty, the No. 17 Memphis Tigers took control in the second half and walked out of FedExForum with an 83-71 win over Tulsa Wednesday night.

Memphis (19-4, 9-1 AAC) remained in sole possession of first place in the conference after picking up its sixth-straight victory and 10^th win in the last 11 games.

Center Dain Dainja matched his season-high with 21 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists. The big man also recorded season highs with four blocks and three steals.

Senior guard Tyrese Hunter was the third Tiger in double figures with 11 points.

The game started with back-and-forth action, but the Tigers managed to maintain the lead for the majority of the first half. The Golden Hurricane used a 7-0 run to take the lead with 4:31 left in the period.

Sharpshooter PJ Carter picked up where he left off, draining back-to-back 3-pointers in the middle of a 10-2 Memphis run to put the Tigers back on top heading into the break, 39-34.

Tulsa pulled to within three on a layup just under the 15-minute mark of the second half, when the Tigers decided to crank up the pressure. Tulsa turned the ball over on three-straight possessions and Memphis responded with three-straight triples from Haggerty and Hunter to extend the advantage to 55-43.

Memphis was lights out the rest of the way, connecting on 10 of its final 15 shots to finish off the victory.

The Tigers shot 62.1 percent after halftime, connecting on 18-of-29 shot attempts, including six 3-pointers.

Tulsa was led by Tyshawn Archie's 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting, while three other Golden Hurricanes scored 11.

POSTGAME NOTES

Memphis used the starting lineup of PJ Haggerty, Tyrese Hunter, Colby Rogers, Nicholas Jourdain and Dain Dainja for the seventh time this season.
- They improved to 7-0 on the year with that lineup.
The Tigers are 9-2 at home this season.
- With the win, Memphis has now won 10-consecutive home games against AAC opponents.
Memphis extended is lead in the all-time series to 34-21 and have now won five straight against Tulsa.
Memphis is now 77-11 under Hardaway when reaching 80 points in a game.
The Tigers dished 20 assists and turned the ball over a season-low eight times.
- They have recorded 20 or more assists in three of their last four games and have at least 18 in all four.
  - Over that span, Memphis has accumulated 82 dimes to 48 miscues.
Memphis shot 56.7 percent overall (34-60) in the win, and 42.9 percent from three (9-21).
- It's the 10^th time this season Memphis has shot over 50% in a game, including in three of the last four.
  - Memphis improved to 60-3 under Penny Hardaway when shooting 50% in a game, including 39-0 at home.
The Tigers have hit at least nine triples in nine contests this season, including six against AAC foes.
PJ Haggerty recorded a game-high 23 points with three rebounds, three assists and two steals in his first game against his former squad.
- He recorded his 16^th game of the year with 20 or more points. He was 10-of-16 from the floor and hit a game-high three triples.
  - Haggerty scored 15 of his points after halftime.
Dain Dainja matched his season high with 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting.
- He tied Nicholas Jourdain for the team high with six rebounds, while adding season highs in blocks (4), assists (4) and steals (3).
  - He scored 13 of his points and blocked all four of his shots in the second half.
Tyrese Hunter reached double figures for the 17^th time this season with 11 points in a season low 27 minutes.
- He was 3-of-8 shooting with two triples and three free throws.
Colby Rogers added eight points and two assists in 23 minutes, while PJ Carter and Moussa Cisse added six points each off the bench.
Carter connected on two 3-pointers, giving him 13 made in his last four games.

UP NEXT
The Tigers will host Temple at 1 p.m. on Sunday in their first conference rematch of the season. Temple defeated Memphis 88-81 in Philadelphia earlier this season, its only AAC loss to this point.

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