
Memphis Tigers at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's BasketballPJ Haggerty scores 26, No. 19 Memphis holds on to beat Rice 86-83

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.
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.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 83 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 86 - 83 |
2nd 0:00 | Colby Rogers Steal. | 86 - 83 |
2nd 0:00 | Trae Broadnax Turnover. | 86 - 83 |
2nd 0:03 | Trae Broadnax Steal. | 86 - 83 |
Statistics
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33-60 | FG | 28-62 |
55.0 | Field Goal % | 45.2 |
11-21 | 3PT | 10-25 |
52.4 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
9-15 | FT | 17-22 |
60.0 | Free Throw % | 77.3 |
36 | Rebounds | 34 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
25 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
20 | Assists | 16 |
8 | Steals | 8 |
4 | Blocks | 5 |
16 | Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
15 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
19 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
38 | Points in Paint | 28 |
20 | Fouls | 17 |
11 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 2,278 | Capacity:
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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Memphis | 16-2 | - | 29-6 |
North Texas | 14-4 | 2 | 27-9 |
UAB | 13-5 | 3 | 24-13 |
Tulane | 12-6 | 4 | 19-15 |
East Carolina | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
Florida Atlantic | 10-8 | 6 | 18-16 |
Temple | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
Wichita State | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
South Florida | 6-12 | 10 | 13-19 |
Tulsa | 6-12 | 10 | 13-20 |
UTSA | 6-12 | 10 | 12-19 |
Rice | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
Charlotte | 3-15 | 13 | 11-22 |