PJ Haggerty scores 26, No. 19 Memphis holds on to beat Rice 86-83
AP
Feb 02, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) PJ Haggerty had 26 points and eight rebounds, Tyrese Hunter added 19 points and No. 19 Memphis Tigers held on to beat Rice Owls 86-83 on Sunday.
Haggerty scored 14 points in the first half as the Tigers (18-4, 8-1 American Athletic Conference) took a 44-39 lead into halftime and won a fifth straight game.
PJ Carter scored 19 points for Memphis, which shot 55% and were 11 of 21 on 3-pointers.
Trae Broadnax had 19 points and six assists, Jacob Dar added 17 points and eight rebounds and Alem Huseinovic had 13 points for Rice (11-11, 2-7), which lost its seventh straight.
The Owls shot 45% and were 10 of 25 on 3-pointers.
Rice used a 10-0 run in the final minute to close within 82-81 on a 3-pointer by Dar with 10 seconds left. Carter concluded the scoring on two free throws with four seconds left.
Memphis: The Tigers had issues hitting free throws, finishing 9 of 15, and the issue was amplified in the final minute as Memphis missed the front end of a one-and-one twice as Rice came back, but the Tigers made the final four for the win.
Rice: The Owls fell to 9-105 all-time against ranked opponents and 7-40 at home. Rice last beat a ranked opponent on Jan. 30, 1999, when it beat then-No. 24 TCU 76-69, a span of 28 games.
After Carter’s free throws with four seconds left, Rice was called for five seconds. Broadnax stole Memphis’ inbound, but before he could shoot a last-second shot, Colby Rogers stole it to ice the win.
Memphis outscored Rice in points in the paint, 38-28.
Memphis hosts Tulsa and Rice travels to East Carolina on Wednesday night.
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1st Half
MEM
Tigers
44
RICE
Owls
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Dain Dainja vs. Caden Powell (Nicholas Jourdain gains possession)
19:38
Colby Rogers turnover (double dribble)
19:20
Trae Broadnax misses two point layup
19:18
Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
19:06
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Dain Dainja assists)
2-0
18:39
Denver Anglin misses two point jump shot
18:37
Jacob Dar offensive rebound
18:34
+2
Jacob Dar makes two point layup
2-2
18:34
Dain Dainja shooting foul (Jacob Dar draws the foul)
18:34
+1
Jacob Dar makes regular free throw 1 of 1
2-3
18:08
Dain Dainja misses two point layup
18:06
Dain Dainja offensive rebound
18:05
+2
Dain Dainja makes two point layup
4-3
17:29
Owls turnover (shot clock violation)
17:18
Caden Powell personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
17:14
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot (Dain Dainja assists)
6-3
16:51
Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
16:49
Colby Rogers defensive rebound
16:41
+3
Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot
9-3
16:14
+2
Andrew Akuchie makes two point layup
9-5
16:04
Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot
16:02
Denver Anglin defensive rebound
15:42
Andrew Akuchie turnover (bad pass) (PJ Haggerty steals)
15:39
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup
11-5
15:20
Tyrese Hunter personal foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
15:20
TV timeout
15:18
Emory Lanier misses three point jump shot
15:16
Colby Rogers defensive rebound
15:05
Dain Dainja misses two point layup
15:03
Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
15:03
+2
Moussa Cisse makes two point layup
13-5
14:54
Kellen Amos turnover (out of bounds)
14:39
Dain Dainja turnover (lost ball)
14:26
Andrew Akuchie misses two point layup
14:24
Owls offensive rebound
14:07
+3
Alem Huseinovic makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Oladokun Jr. assists)
13-8
13:49
+3
PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)
16-8
13:25
Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
13:25
+1
Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-9
13:25
+1
Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-10
13:11
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot
18-10
13:00
Caden Powell misses two point jump shot
12:58
Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
12:54
PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
12:52
Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
12:52
Caden Powell personal foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
12:50
+3
PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)
21-10
12:34
Moussa Cisse personal foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
12:23
+2
Trae Broadnax makes two point jump shot
21-12
12:17
Andrew Akuchie personal foul (PJ Carter draws the foul)
12:10
Dante Harris turnover (bad pass)
11:52
+2
Kellen Amos makes two point layup (Emory Lanier assists)
21-14
11:37
+3
PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)
24-14
11:29
PJ Carter personal foul (Andrew Akuchie draws the foul)
11:29
TV timeout
11:08
Colby Rogers shooting foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
11:08
+1
Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-15
11:08
+1
Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-16
10:55
PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
10:53
Trae Broadnax defensive rebound
10:49
Aaron Powell misses three point jump shot
10:47
PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
10:39
PJ Carter turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Akuchie steals)
10:35
Colby Rogers blocks Aaron Powell's two point layup
10:33
Owls offensive rebound
10:23
Andrew Akuchie misses two point layup
10:21
Dain Dainja defensive rebound
10:17
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Dain Dainja assists)
26-16
10:07
+2
Emory Lanier makes two point layup
26-18
9:46
+2
Tyrese Hunter makes two point jump shot
28-18
9:20
+3
Jacob Dar makes three point jump shot
28-21
9:09
Dain Dainja turnover (bad pass)
8:44
Dain Dainja shooting foul (Denver Anglin draws the foul)
8:44
+1
Denver Anglin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-22
8:44
Denver Anglin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:44
Andrew Akuchie offensive rebound
8:31
+2
Denver Anglin makes two point jump shot
28-24
8:06
Emory Lanier shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
8:06
Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:06
Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:06
Jacob Dar defensive rebound
7:55
Colby Rogers blocks Denver Anglin's two point layup
7:53
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
7:51
Nicholas Jourdain turnover (bad pass)
7:51
TV timeout
7:23
+2
Emory Lanier makes two point jump shot
28-26
7:07
PJ Haggerty offensive foul
7:07
PJ Haggerty turnover (offensive foul)
6:53
+3
Andrew Akuchie makes three point jump shot (Denver Anglin assists)
28-29
6:22
+3
Dante Harris makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)
31-29
5:57
Andrew Akuchie misses three point jump shot
5:55
Dante Harris defensive rebound
5:47
+3
Dante Harris makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)
34-29
5:22
Emory Lanier misses three point jump shot
5:20
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
5:15
Jacob Dar blocks PJ Haggerty's two point layup
5:13
Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
5:02
Dante Harris personal foul (Aaron Powell draws the foul)
5:02
Aaron Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:02
PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
4:53
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup
36-29
4:27
+2
Andrew Akuchie makes two point dunk (Denver Anglin assists)
36-31
4:15
Dante Harris misses three point jump shot
4:13
Denver Anglin defensive rebound
3:50
Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
3:48
Tigers defensive rebound
3:48
TV timeout
3:36
+2
Nicholas Jourdain makes two point dunk (Colby Rogers assists)
38-31
3:20
+3
Alem Huseinovic makes three point jump shot (Trae Broadnax assists)
38-34
2:59
Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
2:57
Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
2:57
Jimmy Oladokun Jr. shooting foul (Nicholas Jourdain draws the foul)
2:57
+1
Nicholas Jourdain makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-34
2:57
Nicholas Jourdain misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:57
Jacob Dar defensive rebound
2:44
Alem Huseinovic turnover (bad pass)
2:23
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot
41-34
2:05
PJ Haggerty personal foul (Jacob Dar draws the foul)
2:05
+1
Jacob Dar makes regular free throw 1 of 2
41-35
2:05
Jacob Dar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:05
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
2:00
Andrew Akuchie shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
2:00
Tyrese Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:00
+1
Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
42-35
1:34
Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
1:32
Trae Broadnax offensive rebound
1:27
Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
1:25
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
1:22
Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot
1:20
Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound
1:20
Caden Powell shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
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