Pinion has 22 points as Arkansas State beats No. 16 Memphis 85-72
AP
Dec 08, 2024
Memphis Tigers, Tenn. (AP) Joseph Pinion had 22 points and eight rebounds, Dyondre Dominguez added 19 points and Arkansas State Red Wolves 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 Wolves their second straight win and their first over a ranked team since 1991. Taryn Todd finished with 17 points for Arkansas State (7-3).
PJ Haggerty led Memphis (7-2) with 29 points, and Dain Dainja finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Arkansas State held a double-digit lead for most of the game and led 68-57 with 8 minutes left. That was enough for the Red Wolves to defeat the Tigers, snapping a seven-game losing streak to Memphis.
Arkansas State: The Red Wolves certainly got the nationally ranked Tigers' attention in the first half after they shot 7 of 18 from 3-point range and built an 18-point lead. The lead got to single digits a couple of times in the second half, but Arkansas State answered the pressure.
Memphis: The Tigers suffered through a miserable first half, shooting under 20% late in the half. They turned up their defensive pressure, which cut into the lead, but Memphis never made a serious threat.
Memphis got within 60-53 with 11 minutes left, but Arkansas State went on a 12-6 run that included 3-pointers from Pinion, Todd and Kobe Julien to stretch the Red Wolves' lead to 75-60 with 6:29 left in the game.
Arkansas State's last win over a ranked team was when it defeated then-No. 21 New Orleans 76-65 in 1991.
Arkansas State hosts UT-Arlington on Thursday, and Memphis travels to Clemson on Saturday.
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1st Half
ARST
Red Wolves
42
MEM
Tigers
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Red Wolves gains possession)
19:41
Rashaud Marshall misses two point layup
19:39
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
19:11
PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
19:09
Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
18:56
Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
18:54
Joseph Pinion defensive rebound
18:31
+3
Taryn Todd makes three point jump shot
3-0
18:23
Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass)
18:01
Terrance Ford Jr. turnover (Tyrese Hunter steals)
17:57
Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
17:55
Joseph Pinion defensive rebound
17:50
Terrance Ford Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:48
Joseph Pinion offensive rebound
17:36
Taryn Todd misses two point jump shot
17:34
Kobe Julien offensive rebound
17:30
Kobe Julien misses two point layup
17:28
Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
17:15
+3
PJ Haggerty makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)
3-3
17:15
Terrance Ford Jr. shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
17:15
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 1
3-4
16:52
Kobe Julien misses two point layup
16:50
Baraka Okojie personal foul
16:37
+3
Joseph Pinion makes three point jump shot (Kobe Julien assists)
6-4
16:19
Taryn Todd personal foul
16:13
Dain Dainja misses two point layup
16:11
Kobe Julien defensive rebound
16:08
Kobe Julien misses three point jump shot
16:06
Tigers defensive rebound
15:50
Tyrese Hunter turnover (Terrance Ford Jr. steals)
15:46
Terrance Ford Jr. misses two point layup
15:44
Dain Dainja defensive rebound
15:39
PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
15:37
Terrance Ford Jr. defensive rebound
15:32
Taryn Todd misses three point jump shot
15:30
PJ Carter defensive rebound
15:28
Kobe Julien personal foul
15:28
TV timeout
15:20
Jared Harris misses three point jump shot
15:18
Terrance Ford Jr. defensive rebound
15:04
Taryn Todd misses two point jump shot
15:02
PJ Carter defensive rebound
14:55
Jared Harris turnover (out of bounds)
14:38
+2
Izaiyah Nelson makes two point dunk (Terrance Ford Jr. assists)
8-4
14:27
Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot
14:25
Baraka Okojie offensive rebound
14:16
Baraka Okojie misses two point jump shot
14:14
Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
14:08
PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
14:06
Taryn Todd defensive rebound
13:58
Taryn Todd misses three point jump shot
13:56
PJ Carter defensive rebound
13:53
Joseph Pinion shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
13:53
+1
Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-5
13:53
Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:53
Joseph Pinion defensive rebound
13:41
Terrance Ford Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:39
Kobe Julien offensive rebound
13:35
Cody Head turnover (bad pass)
13:26
+2
Dain Dainja makes two point layup
8-7
13:10
+3
Joseph Pinion makes three point jump shot (Cody Head assists)
11-7
13:03
Baraka Okojie turnover (bad pass)
12:41
+2
Dyondre Dominguez makes two point layup (Terrance Ford Jr. assists)
13-7
12:30
Tigers 30 second timeout
12:30
TV timeout
12:23
Colby Rogers misses two point layup
12:21
Cody Head defensive rebound
12:16
+2
Cody Head makes two point layup
15-7
11:51
PJ Haggerty turnover (traveling)
11:34
+2
Kobe Julien makes two point layup (Taryn Todd assists)
17-7
11:23
Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
11:21
Rashaud Marshall defensive rebound
11:09
+2
Dyondre Dominguez makes two point layup (Taryn Todd assists)
19-7
10:44
Dain Dainja misses two point layup
10:39
Tigers offensive rebound
10:34
+2
Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot
19-9
10:21
+3
Dyondre Dominguez makes three point jump shot (Cody Head assists)
22-9
10:01
Colby Rogers turnover (bad pass)
10:01
Dyondre Dominguez technical foul
10:01
Dyondre Dominguez turnover
10:01
+1
PJ Haggerty makes technical free throw 1 of 2
22-10
10:01
+1
PJ Haggerty makes technical free throw 2 of 2
22-11
9:54
Taryn Todd turnover (PJ Haggerty steals)
9:46
+3
Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (Colby Rogers assists)
22-14
9:39
Tyrese Hunter technical foul
9:39
+1
Dyondre Dominguez makes technical free throw 1 of 2
23-14
9:39
+1
Dyondre Dominguez makes technical free throw 2 of 2
24-14
9:16
Taryn Todd misses two point jump shot
9:14
Colby Rogers personal foul
8:59
Kobe Julien turnover (PJ Haggerty steals)
8:48
PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot
8:46
Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
8:25
Izaiyah Nelson misses two point jump shot
8:23
PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
8:20
Joseph Pinion blocks Tyrese Hunter's three point jump shot
8:18
Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
8:18
Tyrese Hunter personal foul
8:07
Terrance Ford Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:05
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
7:57
PJ Carter turnover (Taryn Todd steals)
7:47
+3
Joseph Pinion makes three point jump shot (Kobe Julien assists)
27-14
7:24
Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot
7:22
Rashaud Marshall defensive rebound
7:14
Kobe Julien misses three point jump shot
7:12
Joseph Pinion offensive rebound
7:12
Nicholas Jourdain personal foul
7:12
TV timeout
7:12
Red Wolves turnover (5-second violation)
7:00
Kobe Julien shooting foul
7:00
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-15
7:00
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-16
7:00
Red Wolves 30 second timeout
6:44
+3
Kobe Julien makes three point jump shot (Terrance Ford Jr. assists)
30-16
6:26
PJ Haggerty offensive foul
6:26
PJ Haggerty turnover (offensive foul)
6:22
Joseph Pinion turnover (Damarien Yates steals)
6:21
Joseph Pinion shooting foul (Damarien Yates draws the foul)
6:21
+1
Damarien Yates makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-17
6:21
+1
Damarien Yates makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-18
6:06
Damarien Yates shooting foul (Taryn Todd draws the foul)
6:06
Taryn Todd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:06
+1
Taryn Todd makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-18
5:52
Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
5:50
Taryn Todd defensive rebound
5:42
Damarien Yates blocks Taryn Todd's two point layup
5:40
PJ Carter defensive rebound
5:27
PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
5:25
Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound
5:14
Avery Felts misses three point jump shot
5:10
Tyrese Hunter personal foul
5:10
+1
Dyondre Dominguez makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-18
5:10
+1
Dyondre Dominguez makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-18
4:55
Rashaud Marshall personal foul
4:55
Baraka Okojie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:55
Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound
4:41
+3
Dyondre Dominguez makes three point jump shot (Terrance Ford Jr. assists)
36-18
4:15
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot
36-20
3:51
+2
Taryn Todd makes two point jump shot
38-20
3:36
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot
38-22
3:15
Taryn Todd misses three point jump shot
3:13
Damarien Yates defensive rebound
3:11
Damarien Yates turnover (Taryn Todd steals)
3:08
Damarien Yates shooting foul
3:08
TV timeout
3:08
+1
Taryn Todd makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-22
3:08
+1
Taryn Todd makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-22
3:00
PJ Haggerty turnover
2:29
Dyondre Dominguez turnover (traveling)
2:15
Dain Dainja misses two point hook shot
2:13
Dain Dainja offensive rebound
2:09
+2
Dain Dainja makes two point layup
40-24
2:09
Izaiyah Nelson shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
2:09
+1
Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 1
40-25
1:56
Taryn Todd misses three point jump shot
1:54
Izaiyah Nelson personal foul
1:54
+1
Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-26
1:54
+1
Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-27
1:32
Avery Felts misses three point jump shot
1:30
Rashaud Marshall offensive rebound
1:28
+2
Rashaud Marshall makes two point layup
42-27
1:16
Dain Dainja turnover (out of bounds)
0:51
Terrance Ford Jr. misses two point layup
0:49
Dain Dainja defensive rebound
0:39
Dyondre Dominguez personal foul
0:39
+1
Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-28
0:39
Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:39
Rashaud Marshall defensive rebound
0:16
Taryn Todd misses two point jump shot
0:14
Dain Dainja defensive rebound
0:13
Rashaud Marshall personal foul
0:13
+1
Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-29
0:13
Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13
Rashaud Marshall defensive rebound
0:01
Terrance Ford Jr. turnover (traveling)
0:01
Jared Harris turnover (bad pass)
0:01
Taryn Todd misses three point jump shot
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ARST
Red Wolves
43
MEM
Tigers
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:34
Joseph Pinion misses three point jump shot
19:32
Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
19:22
Joseph Pinion personal foul
19:21
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-30
19:21
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
42-31
19:13
Joseph Pinion misses three point jump shot
19:11
Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
19:04
Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Cody Head steals)
18:39
Kobe Julien misses two point layup
18:37
Rashaud Marshall offensive rebound
18:31
+2
Rashaud Marshall makes two point layup
44-31
18:18
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot
44-33
18:06
Cody Head misses three point jump shot
18:04
Moussa Cisse personal foul
18:01
Colby Rogers shooting foul (Kobe Julien draws the foul)
18:01
+1
Kobe Julien makes regular free throw 1 of 2
45-33
18:01
Kobe Julien misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:01
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
17:54
Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
17:52
Taryn Todd defensive rebound
17:42
+3
Joseph Pinion makes three point jump shot (Avery Felts assists)
48-33
17:20
Avery Felts personal foul
17:15
Joseph Pinion blocks Nicholas Jourdain's two point jump shot
17:13
Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
17:10
Nicholas Jourdain misses two point layup
17:08
Tigers offensive rebound
17:08
Rashaud Marshall personal foul
17:04
Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot
17:02
Joseph Pinion defensive rebound
16:55
Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul (Joseph Pinion draws the foul)
16:54
+1
Joseph Pinion makes regular free throw 1 of 3
49-33
16:54
+1
Joseph Pinion makes regular free throw 2 of 3
50-33
16:54
+1
Joseph Pinion makes regular free throw 3 of 3
51-33
16:45
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot
51-35
16:23
Taryn Todd misses two point jump shot
16:21
PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
16:19
+3
Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)
51-38
16:11
Taryn Todd turnover (Nicholas Jourdain steals)
16:03
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Nicholas Jourdain assists)
51-40
15:54
Taryn Todd turnover (PJ Haggerty steals)
15:48
Dain Dainja misses two point layup
15:46
Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound
15:45
Tyrese Hunter turnover (Avery Felts steals)
15:41
Joseph Pinion misses three point jump shot
15:39
Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
15:33
Taryn Todd shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
15:33
TV timeout
15:33
PJ Haggerty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:33
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-41
15:10
Joseph Pinion misses three point jump shot
15:08
Kobe Julien offensive rebound
15:01
Joseph Pinion misses three point jump shot
14:59
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
14:41
Avery Felts personal foul
14:34
PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
14:32
Dain Dainja offensive rebound
14:26
+2
Nicholas Jourdain makes two point dunk (Dain Dainja assists)