PJ Haggerty scores 18, No. 18 Memphis gets back on track with 77-68 win over Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) PJ Haggerty scored 18 points, Tyrese Hunter added 15 points and No. 18 Memphis used a strong first half to set the tone in a 77-68 win over Charlotte on Sunday.
Dain Dainja added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Tigers (14-4, 4-1 American Athletic Conference), which bounced back from a loss to unranked Temple 88-81 on Thursday night. Haggerty, who had 21 points in the loss to the Owls, finished 7 of 14 from the field.
Jaehshon Thomas had 18 points to lead Charlotte (7-12, 0-6), which has lost seven straight.
Memphis shot 58% in the first half and ran out to a 41-25 lead at the break behind a 20-3 run. The Tigers got hot from deep early, making 7 of 14 3-pointers to start the game.
The 49ers would show some fight, cutting the Memphis lead to 10 early in the second half after Thomas knocked down back-to-back 3s, forcing a Tigers timeout. But Memphis would push the lead to 20 getting four points from Dainja during a 10-0 run.
Memphis: It's unclear if the win will help the Tigers remain in the AP Top 25 following the loss to Temple, but it was a good bounce back win as Memphis pursues a regular season conference title. They have a balanced team and share the ball well but the schedule will only get tougher moving forward.
Charlotte: The 49ers have struggled in their second season under coach Aaron Fearne and are still looking for their first conference win. A lack of height is an issue for Charlotte.
Charlotte offered one last push to cut the lead to nine with 1:05 left, but Dainja’s dunk off an missed shot sealed the win.
Memphis outrebounded Charlotte 42-28.
Memphis hosts Wichita State on Thursday night. Charlotte hosts Florida Atlantic on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Moussa Cisse vs. Giancarlo Rosado (Colby Rogers gains possession) | Â |
| 19:38 |  | +2 | Nicholas Jourdain makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | | +3 | Kylan Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Robert Braswell IV assists) | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | | +3 | Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists) | 5-3 |
| 18:21 | | +2 | Nik Graves makes two point layup | 5-5 |
| 17:48 | | +3 | Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists) | 8-5 |
| 17:15 | | Â | Nik Graves misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:00 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:58 | | Â | 49ers defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:40 | | Â | Kylan Blackmon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:38 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:30 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point jump shot | 10-5 |
| 16:13 | | +3 | Jaehshon Thomas makes three point jump shot (Nik Graves assists) | 10-8 |
| 15:45 | | Â | PJ Haggerty turnover (Jaehshon Thomas steals) | Â |
| 15:38 | | +3 | Nik Graves makes three point jump shot (Kylan Blackmon assists) | 10-11 |
| 15:15 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:13 | | Â | Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:00 | | Â | Giancarlo Rosado misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:58 | | Â | PJ Carter defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:48 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:46 | | Â | Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:33 | | Â | Robert Braswell IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:31 | | Â | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:09 | | Â | PJ Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:07 | | Â | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:05 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point layup | 12-11 |
| 13:38 | | Â | Giancarlo Rosado misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:36 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:23 | | Â | Robert Braswell IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:04 | | Â | Dain Dainja personal foul (Nik Graves draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:04 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 12:52 | | Â | Kylan Blackmon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:50 | | Â | Robert Braswell IV offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:37 | | Â | Jaehshon Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:35 | | Â | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:18 | | Â | Dain Dainja turnover (Dean Reiber steals) | Â |
| 12:08 | | Â | Jaehshon Thomas turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 11:57 | | +3 | PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists) | 15-11 |
| 11:44 | | Â | Dean Reiber misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:42 | | Â | Isaiah Folkes offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Isaiah Folkes misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:23 | | Â | Colby Rogers defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:16 | | +3 | Dante Harris makes three point jump shot (Colby Rogers assists) | 18-11 |
| 10:53 | | Â | Jaehshon Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:42 | | Â | PJ Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:40 | | Â | Rich Rolf defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:20 | | Â | Jaehshon Thomas turnover (PJ Carter steals) | Â |
| 10:16 | | Â | PJ Carter turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 10:16 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:01 | | Â | Nik Graves misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:59 | | Â | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:49 | | Â | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Moussa Cisse offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:26 | | Â | Tigers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 9:08 | | +3 | Dean Reiber makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Folkes assists) | 18-14 |
| 8:53 | | Â | Rich Rolf personal foul | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | Moussa Cisse turnover (Isaiah Folkes steals) | Â |
| 8:42 | | Â | Isaiah Folkes turnover (PJ Haggerty steals) | Â |
| 8:40 | | Â | PJ Haggerty turnover (Isaiah Folkes steals) | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | Dean Reiber turnover (Tyrese Hunter steals) | Â |
| 8:31 | | +2 | PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 20-14 |
| 8:08 | | Â | Isaiah Folkes misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:06 | | Â | PJ Haggerty defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:57 | | +2 | Moussa Cisse makes two point dunk (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 22-14 |
| 7:38 | | Â | Isaiah Folkes misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | Isaiah Folkes shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | Robert Braswell IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:18 | | Â | Robert Braswell IV turnover (PJ Haggerty steals) | Â |
| 7:10 | | +2 | PJ Haggerty makes two point layup | 24-14 |
| 7:07 | | Â | Aaron Fearne technical foul | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | 49ers turnover | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | PJ Haggerty misses technical free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:07 | | +1 | PJ Haggerty makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 25-14 |
| 6:56 | | Â | Robert Braswell IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:54 | | Â | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:48 | | +2 | Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup | 27-14 |
| 6:37 | | Â | Ben Bradford turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 6:24 | | +3 | Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 30-14 |
| 6:05 | | Â | Colby Rogers personal foul (Nik Graves draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:52 | | +2 | Ben Bradford makes two point jump shot | 30-16 |
| 5:42 | | +3 | Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot | 33-16 |
| 5:19 | | Â | Nik Graves misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:17 | | Â | PJ Haggerty defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:13 | | Â | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:11 | | Â | Tigers offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:11 | | Â | Robert Braswell IV personal foul | Â |
| 5:02 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter turnover (Nik Graves steals) | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Giancarlo Rosado misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:50 | | Â | PJ Carter defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:43 | | +3 | Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (PJ Carter assists) | 36-16 |
| 4:40 | | Â | 49ers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:09 | | +2 | Robert Braswell IV makes two point dunk (Giancarlo Rosado assists) | 36-18 |
| 3:53 | | Â | Dain Dainja misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Giancarlo Rosado turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 3:34 | | Â | Kylan Blackmon shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:34 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:34 | | +1 | Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-18 |
| 3:34 | | +1 | Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-18 |
| 3:16 | | Â | Jaehshon Thomas misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:14 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 2:48 | | +2 | Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup | 38-20 |
| 2:48 | | Â | Dain Dainja shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Giancarlo Rosado misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:38 | | +2 | PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot | 40-20 |
| 2:23 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul (Robert Braswell IV draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:23 | | +1 | Robert Braswell IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-21 |
| 2:23 | | +1 | Robert Braswell IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-22 |
| 2:07 | | Â | Tigers turnover (back court violation) | Â |
| 1:58 | | Â | Jaehshon Thomas misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:56 | | Â | 49ers offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:46 | | Â | Nik Graves misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:22 | | Â | PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:20 | | Â | Kylan Blackmon defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:09 | | Â | Kylan Blackmon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:07 | | Â | 49ers offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:58 | | +3 | Jaehshon Thomas makes three point jump shot | 40-25 |
| 0:42 | | Â | Nik Graves shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | PJ Haggerty misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:42 | | +1 | PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-25 |
| 0:21 | | Â | Jaehshon Thomas misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:19 | | Â | PJ Haggerty defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:16 | | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | 49ers defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |