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South Florida Bulls at Memphis Tigers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
13-18, 2-10 Away
Final
68 - 84
26-5, 13-2 Home

Haggerty, Dainja lead 2nd-half rally in No. 16 Memphis' 84-68 victory over South Florida

South Florida Bulls vs. Memphis Tigers: Game Highlights

Haggerty added eight rebounds and five assists, Tyrese Hunter had 16 points for the Tigers (26-5, 16-2). Dainja was 10 of 13 from the field as Memphis shot 53%.

Jayden Reid led the Bulls (13-18, 6-12) with 20 points, and CJ Brown had 11. South Florida has lost three straight and six of seven.

The teams went into half time tied at 35 as Reid was the only one from either team to reach double figure, scoring 11 points missing only one of his first five shots. Memphis opened the second half with defensive pressure, that would put the game under control.

Takeaways South Florida: While the Bulls didn't have much success down the stretch going 2-6, only one of those previous eight games — the 80-65 loss to Memphis on Feb. 13 — was by double digits.

Memphis: The win gave Memphis the outright regular-season championship, its first since 2012-13 when it was a member of Conference USA.

Key moment Memphis opened the second half with a 9-1 run that eventually would result in the Tigers making their first six shots. The lead that would reach double digits before the halfway point of the second half.

Key stat Memphis finished with 11 offensive rebounds, extending its streak of at least 10 offensive boards to 10 straight games. That led to 19 second-chance points.

Up next Both teams move on the American Athletic Conference tournament that begins Wednesday in Fort Worth, Texas. Memphis, as the top seed, does not play until Friday.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 68 - 84
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 68 - 84
2nd 0:28 Kobe Knox made Layup. 68 - 84
2nd 0:31 Kobe Knox Defensive Rebound. 66 - 84
2nd 0:34 Damarien Yates missed Layup. 66 - 84

Statistics

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24-56 FG 31-59
42.9 Field Goal % 52.5
7-24 3PT 10-25
29.2 Three Point % 40.0
13-23 FT 12-20
56.5 Free Throw % 60.0
30 Rebounds 43
8 Offensive Rebounds 11
22 Defensive Rebounds 32
13 Assists 21
11 Steals 7
1 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 14
2 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Off Turnovers 16
17 Fast Break Points 13
30 Points in Paint 34
18 Fouls 18
6 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

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Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 14,916 | Capacity:

2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
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
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