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Mississippi State visits Haggerty and No. 21 Memphis

Dec. 20, 2024 04:33 AM EST

Mississippi State Bulldogs (10-1) at Memphis Tigers (9-2) Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 21 Memphis faces Mississippi State after PJ Haggerty scored 27 points in Memphis' 64-62 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers. The...

PJ Haggerty has big 2nd half in No. 21 Memphis' 64-62 victory at Virginia

Dec. 18, 2024 23:13 PM EST

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — PJ Haggerty scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half and No. 21 Memphis shook off a slow start to beat Virginia 64-62 on Wednesday night. The Tigers (9-2) trailed 30-21 at halftime and took their first lead at 39-37 on a goaltending call in what...

Virginia hosts No. 21 Memphis after Hunter's 23-point game

Dec. 17, 2024 04:01 AM EST

Memphis Tigers (8-2) at Virginia Cavaliers (6-4, 0-1 ACC) Charlottesville, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 21 Memphis visits Virginia after Tyrese Hunter scored 23 points in Memphis' 87-82 overtime win against the Clemson Tigers. The...

Haggerty leads Memphis against No. 16 Clemson after 29-point game

Dec. 14, 2024 04:01 AM EST

Memphis Tigers (7-2) at Clemson Tigers (9-1, 1-0 ACC) Clemson, South Carolina; Saturday, 11 a.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -6.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: Memphis visits No. 16 Clemson after PJ Haggerty scored 29 points in Memphis' 85-72...

Pinion has 22 points as Arkansas State beats No. 16 Memphis 85-72

Dec. 08, 2024 18:44 PM EST

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Joseph Pinion had 22 points and eight rebounds, Dyondre Dominguez added 19 points and Arkansas State built a double-digit first-half lead to beat No. 16 Memphis 85-72 on Sunday. Pinion was 7 of 13 from the floor and 5 of 11 from outside the arc, giving the Red...

Johni Broome scores 21 and No. 4 Auburn wins Maui Invitational with a 90-76 win over Memphis

Nov. 27, 2024 19:34 PM EST

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Johni Broome scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead No. 4 Auburn to the Maui Invitational championship with a 90-76 win over Memphis on Wednesday. Auburn (7-0) opened the game with a 9-0 run spurred by Broome’s 3-pointer from the right wing just...

Memphis beats No. 2 UConn 99-97 in overtime to tip off Maui Invitational

Nov. 26, 2024 00:09 AM EST

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Tyrese Hunter scored 17 of his 26 points after halftime to lead Memphis to a 99-97 overtime win against two-time defending national champion and second-ranked UConn on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational. Hunter shot 7 of 10 from 3-point range...

Dainja scores 18 off the bench, Memphis takes down San Francisco 68-64

Nov. 22, 2024 01:21 AM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dain Dainja's 18 points off of the bench helped lead Memphis to a 68-64 victory over San Francisco on Thursday. Dainja also contributed seven rebounds and three blocks for the Tigers (4-0). PJ Haggerty scored 13 points — nine in the final three minutes —...