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PJ Haggerty scores career-high 42 points for No. 16 Memphis in 83-80 AAC win over Wichita State

AP
Mar 14, 2025

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) PJ Haggerty scored a career-high 42 points and led the go-ahead run for 16th-ranked Memphis in an 83-80 win over Wichita State in a quarterfinal game at the American Athletic Conference tournament Friday.

The Tigers (27-5) went ahead to stay with a 12-0 run over a 2 1/2-minute span after halftime in which Haggerty scored nine of those points. Two of his baskets in that spurt came off turnovers by Wichita State (19-14), which knocked the Tigers out of last year’s AAC tournament and is responsible for their only loss in 15 games since Jan. 16.

The 42 points by Haggerty, a sophomore named this week as the AAC player of the year after being the top freshman last season, matched the highest-scoring AAC tournament game. That was one point shy of the record for most scored in any league game.

Dain Dainja added 18 points for Memphis.

Bijan Cortes had 19 points with six 3-pointers for Wichita State. Xavier Bell scored 18 points while Ronnie Degray III scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

Wichita State: The Shockers lost for the fourth time in five games since a six-game winning streak that included an overtime win over Memphis. Wichita State made four 3s while jumping out to a 20-10 lead in less than 4 1/2 minutes Friday.

Memphis: Coach Penny Hardaway's Tigers are already a sure bet for a spot to make the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the past four years.

Wichita State went from a 35-30 lead to an 11-point deficit after missing 11 field goals in a row over the final 4:32 of the first half and the first 6:14 after halftime.

Memphis scored 29 points off 17 Wichita State turnovers, and outscored the Shockers 27-9 on fast-break points.

Memphis plays in the semifinal round Saturday against Tulane, an 83-76 winner over Florida Atlantic.

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1st Half
WICH
Shockers
39
MEM
Tigers
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Quincy Ballard vs. Dain Dainja (Tigers gains possession)
19:42		PJ Haggerty turnover (bad pass) (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
19:14		PJ Haggerty shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
19:14	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
19:14	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
19:01	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:44	+3	Corey Washington makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	5-2
18:35	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point jump shot (Nicholas Jourdain assists)	5-4
18:17	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup (Bijan Cortes assists)	7-4
18:06	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	7-6
17:57		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass)
17:48		Bijan Cortes shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
17:48	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-7
17:48	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-8
17:18	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point jump shot	9-8
17:05		Colby Rogers misses two point dunk
17:03		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
16:57		Dain Dainja shooting foul (Corey Washington draws the foul)
16:57	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-8
16:57	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-8
16:44		Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot
16:42		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
16:24		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
16:22		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
16:15		Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot
16:13		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
16:08	+3	Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot	14-8
16:05		Nicholas Jourdain personal foul
16:05		TV timeout
16:05		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Hunter steals)
16:02	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup	14-10
15:50		Colby Rogers personal foul
15:32	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	17-10
15:07		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
15:05		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
14:44	+3	Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot	20-10
14:35		Tigers 30 second timeout
14:24		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
14:24		Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:24	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-11
14:24		Shockers 30 second timeout
14:07		Xavier Bell turnover (bad pass) (Moussa Cisse steals)
14:04		Xavier Bell personal foul
13:56		PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot
13:54		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
13:44		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
13:42		Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
13:35		Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
13:35	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-12
13:35	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-13
13:13		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (PJ Haggerty steals)
12:55	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)	20-15
12:43		Baraka Okojie personal foul
12:35		Dain Dainja blocks Justin Hill's two point jump shot
12:33		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
12:26		Harlond Beverly shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
12:26	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-16
12:26	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-17
12:23		Corey Washington turnover (bad pass) (PJ Haggerty steals)
12:22		PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
12:22		PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
12:19	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup	20-19
11:56		PJ Carter personal foul
11:56		TV timeout
11:49	+3	AJ McGinnis makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)	23-19
11:32		PJ Haggerty turnover (bad pass) (Harlond Beverly steals)
11:29	+2	Corey Washington makes two point layup	25-19
11:03		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
11:01		PJ Carter offensive rebound
10:57	+3	PJ Carter makes three point jump shot	25-22
10:38		Justin Hill misses two point layup
10:36		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
10:32		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
10:30		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
10:16		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
10:14		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
10:11		AJ McGinnis personal foul
10:06		Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass)
9:45	+2	AJ McGinnis makes two point jump shot (Harlond Beverly assists)	27-22
9:27	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Baraka Okojie assists)	27-24
9:27		Matej Bosnjak shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
9:27	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-25
9:19		Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul)
9:19	+1	Quincy Ballard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-25
9:19		Quincy Ballard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:19		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
8:56		Corey Washington shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
8:56		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:56	+1	Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-26
8:37		Harlond Beverly turnover (bad pass)
8:34		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
8:32		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
8:30		Corey Washington personal foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
8:30	+1	Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-27
8:30	+1	Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-28
8:14		Harlond Beverly misses three point jump shot
8:12		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
8:01		Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot
7:59		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
7:52		Bijan Cortes misses two point layup
7:50		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
7:45		Quincy Ballard blocks PJ Haggerty's two point layup
7:43		Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
7:40		Harlond Beverly blocks Nicholas Jourdain's two point layup
7:40		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
7:34		Harlond Beverly turnover (lost ball) (Colby Rogers steals)
7:34		TV timeout
7:18		Dain Dainja turnover (3-second violation)
7:05	+3	Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot	31-28
6:41		Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot
6:37		Tigers offensive rebound
6:31	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup	31-30
5:59		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
5:57		Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
5:50		Baraka Okojie turnover (bad pass)
5:30		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
5:28		Xavier Bell offensive rebound
5:28		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
5:26		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
5:13		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
5:11		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
5:06		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
5:04		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
4:58	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	33-30
4:46		Quincy Ballard blocks Moussa Cisse's two point layup
4:44		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
4:35		AJ McGinnis misses three point jump shot
4:33		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
4:32	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk	35-30
4:20		PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot
4:18		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
3:54		Bijan Cortes misses two point jump shot
3:52		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
3:45		Dain Dainja offensive foul
3:45		Dain Dainja turnover (offensive foul)
3:45		TV timeout
3:35		Shockers 30 second timeout
3:31		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
3:29		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
3:10		Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot
3:08		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
2:57		Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Bijan Cortes draws the foul)
2:57	+1	Bijan Cortes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-30
2:57	+1	Bijan Cortes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-30
2:42		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
2:40		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
2:30		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
2:28		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
2:21	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot	37-32
2:04		Xavier Bell turnover (lost ball) (Nicholas Jourdain steals)
1:57	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Nicholas Jourdain assists)	37-34
1:31		Moussa Cisse blocks Harlond Beverly's two point layup
1:29		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
1:26	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Colby Rogers assists)	37-36
1:26		Colby Rogers personal foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
1:25	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-36
1:25	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-36
1:16		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
1:14		PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
1:09	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot	39-38
0:45		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
0:43		Tigers defensive rebound
0:30		Xavier Bell shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
0:30		PJ Haggerty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:30	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-39
0:03		Xavier Bell turnover (bad pass)
0:01		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WICH
Shockers
41
MEM
Tigers
44

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul (Corey Washington draws the foul)
19:47		Corey Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:47	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-39
19:34		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
19:32		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
19:22		Dain Dainja blocks Bijan Cortes's two point jump shot
19:20		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
19:17	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (PJ Haggerty assists)	40-41
19:04		Corey Washington turnover (lost ball) (PJ Haggerty steals)
19:00		Corey Washington shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
19:00		Tyrese Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:00	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-42
18:38		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass)
18:27	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point jump shot (Nicholas Jourdain assists)	40-44
18:07		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
18:05		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
17:41		Bijan Cortes blocks Tyrese Hunter's three point jump shot
17:39		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
17:27		Nicholas Jourdain blocks Ronnie DeGray III's two point jump shot
17:25		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
17:20		Colby Rogers turnover (lost ball) (Bijan Cortes steals)
17:06		Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
17:06	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-44
17:06		Ronnie DeGray III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:05		Tigers defensive rebound
16:55		Nicholas Jourdain misses two point layup
16:53		Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
16:49		Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot
16:47		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
16:41		Colby Rogers shooting foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
16:41	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-44
16:41	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-44
16:20		Dain Dainja turnover (lost ball) (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
15:53		Colby Rogers shooting foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:53	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-44
15:53	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-44
15:42	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)	45-46
15:13		Harlond Beverly turnover (out of bounds)
15:04	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup	45-48
14:39		Justin Hill turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Hunter steals)
14:34		Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
14:32		PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
14:32	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup	45-50
14:15		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
14:13		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
14:07		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
14:07		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:07	+1	Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-51
13:49		Corey Washington misses three point jump shot
13:47		Corey Washington offensive rebound
13:44		PJ Haggerty blocks Corey Washington's two point layup
13:42		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
13:41		Jump ball. (Tigers gains possession)
13:35		Bijan Cortes shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
13:35	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-52
13:35	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-53
13:25		Corey Washington turnover (lost ball) (Baraka Okojie steals)
13:22	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup	45-55
13:22		Corey Washington shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
13:22	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-56
13:02		Moussa Cisse personal foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
13:02		Moussa Cisse personal foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
13:00	+3	AJ McGinnis makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	48-56
12:43	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot	48-58
12:30	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point jump shot	50-58
12:17		Moussa Cisse misses two point jump shot
12:14		Shockers defensive rebound
12:03	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (Harlond Beverly assists)	53-58
11:44		PJ Haggerty turnover (bad pass) (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
11:34		Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
11:34		TV timeout
11:34		Ronnie DeGray III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:34	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-58
11:25		PJ Haggerty turnover (bad pass) (Harlond Beverly steals)
11:15		Baraka Okojie blocks Harlond Beverly's two point jump shot
11:13		Harlond Beverly offensive rebound
11:13		Jump ball. (Shockers gains possession)
11:11		AJ McGinnis turnover (bad pass) (Baraka Okojie steals)
11:08	+2	Baraka Okojie makes two point layup (PJ Haggerty assists)	54-60
10:47		AJ McGinnis misses three point jump shot
10:45		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
10:26		Ronnie DeGray III personal foul
10:14		Dain Dainja turnover (bad pass) (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
9:55	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point jump shot	56-60
9:33	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	56-62
9:33		Harlond Beverly shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
9:33		Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:32		Tigers offensive rebound
9:29	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	56-64
9:11	+3	Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot (Harlond Beverly assists)	59-64
8:46	+3	PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	59-67
8:28		Baraka Okojie blocks Harlond Beverly's two point jump shot
8:26		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
8:24		Dain Dainja turnover (double dribble)
8:06		Tyrese Hunter blocks Xavier Bell's two point jump shot
8:06		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Baraka Okojie makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	59-69
7:40	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	61-69
7:36		Shockers 30 second timeout
7:36		TV timeout
7:27		TV timeout
7:19		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
7:17		Baraka Okojie offensive rebound
7:14		Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (PJ Carter draws the foul)
7:14		PJ Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:14	+1	PJ Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-70
7:03		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
6:59		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
6:56		PJ Carter shooting foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul)
6:56		Quincy Ballard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:56		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
6:35	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot	61-72
6:19		Harlond Beverly misses two point jump shot
6:17		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
6:16	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup	63-72
5:59		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
5:57		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
5:48		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
5:46		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
5:28		Dain Dainja turnover (bad pass)
5:17	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Harlond Beverly assists)	65-72
5:07		Tigers 30 second timeout
4:57		Quincy Ballard blocks Tyrese Hunter's two point layup
4:55		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
4:28		Xavier Bell turnover (lost ball) (Baraka Okojie steals)
4:23	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	65-74
4:02	+3	Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot	68-74
3:45		Quincy Ballard blocks Dain Dainja's two point layup
3:43		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
3:33	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup (Harlond Beverly assists)	70-74
3:04		PJ Haggerty offensive foul
3:04		PJ Haggerty turnover (offensive foul)
3:04		TV timeout
2:45		Quincy Ballard turnover (offensive goaltending)
2:18		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
2:16		Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
2:14		Baraka Okojie misses three point jump shot
2:10		Tigers offensive rebound
2:09	+3	Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)	70-77
1:46		Dain Dainja blocks Harlond Beverly's two point layup
1:44		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
1:20		PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
1:18		PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
1:17		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:13		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
1:11		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:03		Baraka Okojie shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-77
1:03	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-77
1:01		Bijan Cortes shooting foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
1:01		Baraka Okojie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:01		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
0:54		Nicholas Jourdain blocks Bijan Cortes's two point layup
0:54		Shockers offensive rebound
0:54		PJ Haggerty shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-77
0:54	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-77
0:32	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	74-79
0:26		PJ Haggerty shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-79
0:26	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-79
0:26		Tigers 60 second timeout
0:20		Harlond Beverly shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-80
0:20	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-81
0:12		PJ Carter shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-81
0:12	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-81
0:10		Xavier Bell shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
0:10	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-82
0:10	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-83
0:05		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
0:03		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
0:02	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point layup	80-83
0:02		Shockers 60 second timeout
0:01		Colby Rogers shooting foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
0:01		Harlond Beverly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01		Harlond Beverly misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

PJ Haggerty defensive rebound