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PJ Haggerty has big 2nd half in No. 21 Memphis' 64-62 victory at Virginia

AP
Dec 18, 2024

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) PJ Haggerty scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half and No. 21 Memphis shook off a slow start to beat Virginia 64-62 on Wednesday night.

The Tigers (9-2) trailed 30-21 at halftime and took their first lead at 39-37 on a goaltending call in what became a 26-7 burst that gave them a 47-39 lead.

Tyrese Hunter and Dain Dainja scored 12 points each for the Tigers. Dainja had 11 rebounds.

Elijah Saunders scored 15 points and Taine Murray 14 for Virginia (6-5). The Cavaliers lost at home for the first time this season.

Memphis: The Tigers turned up their defensive pressure in the second half, sparking their rally.

Virginia: The Cavaliers fell to 0-4 against ranked teams this season.

Virginia closed to 57-53 on a basket by Isaac McKneely with 2:58 to play, but Haggerty pushed the lead back to 60-53 with a 3-pointer with 2:27 left. The Tigers were 5 for 22 from beyond the arc.

The Tigers scored just 21 points in the first half, but had 26 in the first 10 minutes of the second half.

Memphis returns home to face Mississippi State on Saturday. Virginia Cavaliers remains at home to face American on Sunday.

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1st Half
MEM
Tigers
21
UVA
Cavaliers
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Moussa Cisse vs. Jacob Cofie (Tyrese Hunter gains possession)
19:50		Colby Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Dai Dai Ames steals)
19:22		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
19:20		Jacob Cofie offensive rebound
19:20		Moussa Cisse personal foul (Jacob Cofie draws the foul)
19:00		Jacob Cofie misses two point jump shot
18:58		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
18:37		Elijah Saunders blocks Moussa Cisse's two point layup
18:35		Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
18:31		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
18:29		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
18:20		Jacob Cofie misses two point layup
18:18		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
17:54		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
17:52		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
17:42		Moussa Cisse blocks Dai Dai Ames's two point layup
17:40		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
17:35		PJ Haggerty turnover (lost ball) (Isaac McKneely steals)
17:04		Elijah Saunders misses two point layup
17:02		Elijah Saunders offensive rebound
16:59	+2	Elijah Saunders makes two point layup	0-2
16:44		Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass)
16:31	+3	Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	0-5
16:05	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup	2-5
16:05		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
16:05	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-5
15:57		Andrew Rohde turnover (bad pass)
15:57		TV timeout
15:34		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
15:32		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
15:09		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
15:07		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
15:02	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	5-5
14:46		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
14:39	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (TJ Power assists)	5-7
14:25		Nicholas Jourdain turnover (bad pass) (Blake Buchanan steals)
14:03	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point hook shot (TJ Power assists)	5-9
13:48	+3	Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)	8-9
13:14	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	8-12
12:44		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
12:42		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
12:38		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
12:36		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
12:18		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
12:16		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
12:11	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point driving layup	10-12
11:39		Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul (TJ Power draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:39	+1	TJ Power makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-13
11:39	+1	TJ Power makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-14
11:30		PJ Haggerty turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Rohde steals)
11:28		PJ Haggerty personal foul (Ishan Sharma draws the foul)
11:05	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point driving layup	10-16
10:48		Colby Rogers turnover (lost ball) (Ishan Sharma steals)
10:34	+3	Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	10-19
10:32		Tigers 30 second timeout
10:07		PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot
10:05		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
10:01	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point putback layup	12-19
9:38		Jacob Cofie misses two point jump shot
9:36		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
9:24		Jacob Cofie blocks Dain Dainja's two point layup
9:22		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
9:20		Elijah Saunders personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
9:14		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
9:12		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
9:10		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
9:10	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-19
9:10	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-19
9:06		Andrew Rohde turnover (bad pass) (PJ Carter steals)
9:05		Blake Buchanan personal foul (PJ Carter draws the foul)
9:01		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
8:59		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
8:39		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
8:37		Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
8:27		Blake Buchanan personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
8:21		Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot
8:19		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
7:54		Taine Murray misses two point jump shot
7:52		Anthony Robinson offensive rebound
7:49		Dain Dainja blocks Anthony Robinson's two point layup
7:47		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
7:41		PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot
7:39		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
7:32	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point layup (Isaac McKneely assists)	14-21
7:32		Colby Rogers shooting foul (Anthony Robinson draws the foul)
7:32		TV timeout
7:32		Anthony Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:32		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
7:08		Anthony Robinson blocks Nicholas Jourdain's two point layup
7:06		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
6:47		TJ Power misses three point jump shot
6:45		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
6:35		PJ Haggerty offensive foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
6:35		PJ Haggerty turnover (offensive foul)
6:08	+2	Taine Murray makes two point dunk (Isaac McKneely assists)	14-23
5:39		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
5:37		Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound
5:29		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
5:26		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
5:26		Moussa Cisse personal foul (Anthony Robinson draws the foul)
5:08		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
5:06		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
5:02	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point driving layup	16-23
4:47		Colby Rogers shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
4:47		Dai Dai Ames misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:47	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-24
4:40		Anthony Robinson personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
4:27		Taine Murray blocks Tyrese Hunter's three point jump shot
4:25		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
4:06		TJ Power misses two point jump shot
4:04		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
3:58		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
3:56		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
3:36	+2	Taine Murray makes two point driving layup	16-26
3:15		Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot
3:13		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
2:53		Dain Dainja personal foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
2:53		TV timeout
2:53	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-27
2:53		Dai Dai Ames misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:53		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
2:37	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point dunk (Nicholas Jourdain assists)	18-27
2:03		Taine Murray misses two point layup
2:01		Elijah Saunders offensive rebound
2:00		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:43	+3	PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	21-27
1:09		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
1:07		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
0:56		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
0:54		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
0:33		Dain Dainja blocks Elijah Saunders's two point layup
0:31		Cavaliers offensive rebound
0:29	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	21-30
0:02		PJ Carter misses two point jump shot
0:01		Cavaliers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MEM
Tigers
43
UVA
Cavaliers
32

Time		Play	Score
19:30	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point layup (Isaac McKneely assists)	21-32
19:12		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
19:10		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
19:09		Jacob Cofie personal foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
19:02		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
19:02	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-32
19:02	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-32
18:53		Elijah Saunders turnover (bad pass)
18:48		Andrew Rohde shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
18:48	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-32
18:48	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-32
18:18		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
18:17		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
18:05	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	27-32
17:46		Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Elijah Saunders draws the foul)
17:46	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-33
17:46	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-34
17:37		PJ Haggerty turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Rohde steals)
17:32		Andrew Rohde turnover (lost ball)
17:18		Ishan Sharma personal foul (Colby Rogers draws the foul)
17:14	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot	29-34
16:45		Moussa Cisse blocks Isaac McKneely's two point layup
16:43		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
16:15		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
16:13		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
15:56		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
15:54		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
15:47	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point driving layup	31-34
15:21		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
15:19		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
15:18		Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
15:18		TV timeout
15:18	+1	Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-35
15:18		Blake Buchanan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:18		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
14:59	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point driving layup	33-35
14:45		Andrew Rohde turnover (bad pass)
14:31		TJ Power blocks Tyrese Hunter's two point layup
14:29		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
14:05	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (Dai Dai Ames assists)	33-37
13:41		Taine Murray personal foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
13:38		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
13:36		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
13:31		TJ Power misses three point jump shot
13:29		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
13:22		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
13:20		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
13:19		TJ Power shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
13:19		Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:19	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-37
13:09		TJ Power turnover (lost ball) (Dain Dainja steals)
13:04	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Colby Rogers assists)	36-37
13:04		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
13:04	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-37
12:38		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
12:36		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
12:28	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (PJ Haggerty assists)	39-37
12:18	+2	Taine Murray makes two point layup (Isaac McKneely assists)	39-39
11:57	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup (Nicholas Jourdain assists)	41-39
11:57		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-39
11:34		Baraka Okojie personal foul (Elijah Saunders draws the foul)
11:31		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
11:30		Tigers defensive rebound
11:16	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point driving layup	44-39
10:48		Dai Dai Ames misses two point layup
10:47		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
10:47		Elijah Saunders personal foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
10:47		Dai Dai Ames technical foul
10:47	+1	PJ Haggerty makes technical free throw 1 of 2	45-39
10:47		PJ Haggerty misses technical free throw 2 of 2
10:47	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-39
10:47	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-39
10:24		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
10:22		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
10:18		Dain Dainja turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Rohde steals)
10:12		Baraka Okojie personal foul (Andrew Rohde draws the foul)
10:07	+3	Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	47-42
9:51		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
9:49		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
9:45		Dain Dainja misses two point hook shot
9:43		Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound
9:40		Colby Rogers turnover (out of bounds)
9:29		Nicholas Jourdain blocks Taine Murray's two point layup
9:28		Cavaliers offensive rebound
9:13		Tyrese Hunter shooting foul (Taine Murray draws the foul)
9:13	+1	Taine Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-43
9:13	+1	Taine Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-44
9:13		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
9:13		TV timeout
8:52		Anthony Robinson blocks Dain Dainja's two point layup
8:50		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
8:43		Nicholas Jourdain personal foul (Taine Murray draws the foul)
8:31		Anthony Robinson misses two point jump shot
8:29		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
8:12		PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
8:10		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
8:07		Moussa Cisse turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Robinson steals)
7:48		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
7:46		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
7:18	+3	PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)	50-44
7:12		Tigers 30 second timeout
7:12		TV timeout
6:55	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	50-46
6:33	+3	Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)	53-46
6:19		Andrew Rohde turnover (bad pass)
6:05		PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
6:03		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
6:02	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point tip dunk	55-46
5:37	+2	Taine Murray makes two point driving layup	55-48
5:37		Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Taine Murray draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Taine Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-49
5:15		Elijah Saunders blocks Nicholas Jourdain's two point layup
5:13		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
4:49		Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul (Elijah Saunders draws the foul)
4:49	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-50
4:49	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-51
4:36	+2	Nicholas Jourdain makes two point layup (PJ Haggerty assists)	57-51
4:15		Elijah Saunders turnover (lost ball) (PJ Haggerty steals)
4:04		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
4:02		Cavaliers defensive rebound
3:48		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
3:46		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
3:26		Dain Dainja turnover (traveling)
3:26		TV timeout
3:02	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point stepback jump shot	57-53
2:29	+3	PJ Haggerty makes three point stepback jump shot	60-53
2:18		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
2:08	+3	Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	60-56
1:41		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
1:39		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
1:17		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
1:15		Jacob Cofie offensive rebound
1:02		Colby Rogers blocks Dai Dai Ames's two point layup
1:00		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
0:49		Tigers 60 second timeout
0:36		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
0:34		Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound
0:30		Dai Dai Ames personal foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-56
0:30		Tyrese Hunter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:30		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
0:19		Nicholas Jourdain personal foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-57
0:19	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-58
0:18		Elijah Saunders personal foul (Colby Rogers draws the foul)
0:18		Colby Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:18		Cavaliers 60 second timeout
0:18	+1	Colby Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-58
0:11		Dai Dai Ames misses two point layup
0:09		Jacob Cofie offensive rebound
0:09	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point layup	62-60
0:08		Elijah Saunders personal foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
0:08	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-60
0:08	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-60
0:01	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	64-62
0:00		End of period

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Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup