No. 17 Memphis beats Tulsa 83-71 to hold onto AAC lead
AP
Feb 05, 2025
Memphis Tigers, Tenn. (AP) PJ Haggerty scored 23 points and No. 17 Memphis held onto the American Athletic Conference lead, with the Tigers shooting 57% in an 83-71 victory over Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Wednesday night.
Dain Dainja added 21 points, six rebounds and four blocks, and Tyrese Hunter had 11 points for Memphis (19-4, 9-1 ). The Tigers won their sixth straight and held onto first place in the conference. Haggerty was 10 of 16 from the floor and Dainja was 10 of 14.
Tyshawn Archie scored 17 points for Tulsa (9-14, 3-7). It has lost three straight and five of t six. Jared Garcia, Isaiah Barnes and Dwon Odom scored 11 points each.
Tulsa stayed close through the first half despite turnover problems.
Tulsa: The Golden Hurricane are getting back to full strength after injuries and illness hindered the early part of the season. But the turnovers hurt Tulsa.
Memphis: Sits atop the conference standings and has won 10 straight home games in the American conference.
Tulsa pulled to 46-43 on Garcia's layup near the 15-minute mark of the second half, when Memphis turned up its pressure defense. That led to Golden Hurricane turnovers and a nine straight points on a trio of 3-pointers, two of them from Hunter.
During the run that took the Memphis lead to double digits, the Tigers hit six of their first seven 3-pointers in the second half
Tulsa hosts Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Memphis entertains Temple on Sunday.
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1st Half
TLSA
Golden Hurricane
34
MEM
Tigers
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ian Smikle vs. Dain Dainja (Nicholas Jourdain gains possession)
19:37
Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot
19:35
Jesaiah McWright defensive rebound
19:13
Isaiah Barnes misses three point jump shot
19:11
Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
19:05
PJ Haggerty offensive foul
19:05
PJ Haggerty turnover (offensive foul)
18:32
Golden Hurricane turnover (shot clock violation)
18:11
Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
18:09
PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
18:06
Jesaiah McWright personal foul
17:54
Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
17:52
Dain Dainja offensive rebound
17:49
+2
Dain Dainja makes two point layup
0-2
17:24
Dwon Odom misses two point layup
17:22
Ian Smikle offensive rebound
17:20
+2
Ian Smikle makes two point layup
2-2
17:06
Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
17:04
Dain Dainja offensive rebound
17:00
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot (Dain Dainja assists)
2-4
16:30
Nicholas Jourdain blocks Ian Smikle's two point layup
16:28
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
16:21
Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
16:19
Dwon Odom defensive rebound
16:11
+2
Isaiah Barnes makes two point layup
4-4
16:04
+2
Dain Dainja makes two point layup
4-6
15:32
Ian Smikle turnover (Nicholas Jourdain steals)
15:29
+2
Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup (Nicholas Jourdain assists)
4-8
15:26
Golden Hurricane 30 second timeout
15:26
TV timeout
15:13
+3
Jared Garcia makes three point jump shot
7-8
14:56
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Baraka Okojie assists)
7-10
14:45
+2
Isaiah Barnes makes two point layup (Dwon Odom assists)
9-10
14:21
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot
9-12
14:04
+2
Keaston Willis makes two point jump shot
11-12
13:51
Braeden Carrington personal foul
13:45
Dante Harris turnover (Tyshawn Archie steals)
13:36
+2
Dwon Odom makes two point jump shot
13-12
13:04
PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot
13:04
Dwon Odom defensive rebound
13:01
Dante Harris personal foul
12:44
Tyshawn Archie turnover (Dain Dainja steals)
12:36
+2
Dain Dainja makes two point dunk
13-14
12:12
Dwon Odom misses two point jump shot
12:10
Dante Harris defensive rebound
12:06
Dwon Odom personal foul
11:59
+2
Dante Harris makes two point jump shot
13-16
11:31
+2
Jared Garcia makes two point jump shot
15-16
11:12
Justin Amadi shooting foul
11:12
TV timeout
11:12
+1
Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-17
11:12
+1
Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-18
11:03
Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
11:01
Dain Dainja defensive rebound
10:46
PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
10:44
Keaston Willis defensive rebound
10:36
Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
10:34
PJ Carter defensive rebound
10:16
Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
10:14
Jared Garcia defensive rebound
9:53
Keaston Willis turnover (Dain Dainja steals)
9:48
Justin Amadi shooting foul
9:48
Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:48
Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:48
Ian Smikle defensive rebound
9:29
Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
9:27
Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
9:06
Isaiah Barnes personal foul
8:58
Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot
8:56
Tyshawn Archie defensive rebound
8:49
+2
Tyshawn Archie makes two point jump shot
17-18
8:33
+3
Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)
17-21
8:16
Colby Rogers personal foul
8:10
Jesaiah McWright turnover (PJ Haggerty steals)
8:08
Jesaiah McWright personal foul
8:08
Nicholas Jourdain misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:59
+2
Ian Smikle makes two point layup (Keaston Willis assists)
19-21
7:46
Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
7:44
Isaiah Barnes defensive rebound
7:35
Dain Dainja personal foul
7:36
TV timeout
7:14
Ian Smikle turnover (traveling)
6:51
Tyshawn Archie shooting foul
6:51
+1
Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-22
6:51
+1
Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-23
6:42
Ian Smikle misses two point dunk
6:40
Tyshawn Archie offensive rebound
6:32
Dwon Odom misses two point jump shot
6:30
Ian Smikle offensive rebound
6:22
Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
6:20
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
6:12
Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot
6:10
Keaston Willis defensive rebound
6:04
+2
Isaiah Barnes makes two point dunk
21-23
6:04
Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul
6:04
Isaiah Barnes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:04
PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
5:58
PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
5:56
Dain Dainja offensive rebound
5:53
+2
Dain Dainja makes two point layup
21-25
5:38
Dwon Odom turnover (Tyrese Hunter steals)
5:33
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Dain Dainja assists)
21-27
5:15
+2
Tyshawn Archie makes two point layup
23-27
4:52
PJ Haggerty turnover (Dwon Odom steals)
4:47
+2
Tyshawn Archie makes two point jump shot (Dwon Odom assists)
25-27
4:38
Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
4:36
Jared Garcia defensive rebound
4:31
+3
Jared Garcia makes three point jump shot (Tyshawn Archie assists)
28-27
4:11
TV timeout
4:05
+2
Baraka Okojie makes two point jump shot
28-29
3:43
Jared Garcia misses two point layup
3:41
Jared Garcia offensive rebound
3:39
Jump ball. (Golden Hurricane gains possession)
3:34
Moussa Cisse shooting foul
3:34
Jared Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:34
+1
Jared Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-29
3:22
+2
Moussa Cisse makes two point dunk (Tyrese Hunter assists)
29-31
2:59
Braeden Carrington turnover (Moussa Cisse steals)
2:50
Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
2:48
Tyshawn Archie defensive rebound
2:37
Jared Garcia misses three point jump shot
2:35
Dante Harris defensive rebound
2:29
PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
2:27
Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
2:22
+3
PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)
29-34
2:21
Golden Hurricane 30 second timeout
1:57
Moussa Cisse blocks Jared Garcia's two point jump shot
1:55
Golden Hurricane offensive rebound
1:50
Golden Hurricane turnover (shot clock violation)
1:41
+3
PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)
29-37
1:18
+2
Dwon Odom makes two point jump shot
31-37
0:57
+2
Moussa Cisse makes two point dunk (Baraka Okojie assists)
31-39
0:39
Dwon Odom turnover (Dante Harris steals)
0:33
Tigers 30 second timeout
0:14
Dwon Odom shooting foul
0:14
PJ Haggerty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:14
PJ Haggerty misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:14
Isaiah Barnes defensive rebound
0:01
+3
Keaston Willis makes three point jump shot (Dwon Odom assists)
34-39
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
TLSA
Golden Hurricane
37
MEM
Tigers
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:50
Ian Smikle blocks Dain Dainja's two point layup
19:48
Dain Dainja offensive rebound
19:40
PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
19:35
Tigers offensive rebound
19:28
+2
Colby Rogers makes two point hook shot
34-41
19:08
PJ Carter personal foul
19:04
Isaiah Barnes misses three point jump shot
19:02
Ian Smikle offensive rebound
18:49
Dwon Odom misses two point jump shot
18:47
Ian Smikle offensive rebound
18:43
+2
Ian Smikle makes two point jump shot
36-41
18:29
+2
Dain Dainja makes two point hook shot (Colby Rogers assists)
36-43
18:04
Dain Dainja blocks Keaston Willis's two point layup
18:02
Colby Rogers defensive rebound
17:58
Dwon Odom shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
17:58
+1
Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-44
17:58
Tyrese Hunter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:58
Isaiah Barnes defensive rebound
17:40
+2
Tyshawn Archie makes two point layup
38-44
17:38
Tyrese Hunter shooting foul (Tyshawn Archie draws the foul)
17:38
+1
Tyshawn Archie makes regular free throw 1 of 1
39-44
17:26
Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
17:24
Ian Smikle defensive rebound
17:13
Dain Dainja blocks Tyshawn Archie's two point layup
17:10
Golden Hurricane offensive rebound
16:58
Keaston Willis misses two point jump shot
16:56
Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
16:48
PJ Carter turnover (bad pass) (Jesaiah McWright steals)
16:42
+2
Jesaiah McWright makes two point layup
41-44
16:09
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot
41-46
15:33
Dain Dainja blocks Isaiah Barnes's two point layup
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