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PJ Haggerty scores 23 points as No. 16 Memphis holds off Louisiana Tech 81-71

AP
Dec 04, 2024

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) PJ Haggerty had 23 points and seven steals as No. 16 Memphis put together a late burst to escape with an 81-71 victory over Louisiana Tech on Wednesday night.

Tyrese Hunter added 20 points and Colby Rogers scored 13 for Memphis (7-1), which closed with an 18-8 run after the game was tied. Haggerty made all 12 of his free throws and added six assists and five rebounds.

Al Green led the Bulldogs (7-2) with 18 points, while Sean Newman Jr. finished with 13 points and 11 assists. Daniel Batcho scored 12 as Louisiana Tech lost its second straight.

Louisiana Tech kept it close throughout and was even with Memphis at 63-all with seven minutes left before the Tigers took over down the stretch.

Louisiana Tech: Made eight 3-pointers in the first half to help overcome 14 turnovers. The Bulldogs finished with 20 turnovers, leading to 31 points for Memphis.

Memphis: The Tigers worked their way into the AP Top 25 poll this week after wins over then-No. 2 UConn and Michigan State in the Maui Invitational. Memphis caused double-digit turnovers in the first half, but couldn't pull away for good until late in the game.

Louisiana Tech scored 10 straight points to erase an 11-point deficit with seven minutes left. Memphis answered with nine consecutive points to take a 72-63 lead and withstood a tough test.

Memphis went 6 for 17 (35%) from 3-point range after connecting on 47% of its 3s coming in.

Louisiana Tech goes on the road Sunday against Louisiana-Lafayette. Memphis hosts Arkansas State on Sunday.

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1st Half
LT
Bulldogs
38
MEM
Tigers
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Daniel Batcho vs. Moussa Cisse (Colby Rogers gains possession)
19:51		Moussa Cisse turnover (bad pass)
19:49		Devin Ree turnover (traveling)
19:36		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
19:34		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
19:09		Devin Ree turnover (Tyrese Hunter steals)
18:56		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
18:54		PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
18:47	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:35		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (PJ Haggerty steals)
18:27	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point dunk (PJ Haggerty assists)	0-4
18:17		Devin Ree turnover (Colby Rogers steals)
18:14		Devin Ree shooting foul (Colby Rogers draws the foul)
18:14	+1	Colby Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-5
18:14		Colby Rogers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:14		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
17:59		Al Green turnover (traveling)
17:41		Colby Rogers turnover (bad pass)
17:33		Daniel Batcho misses two point layup
17:31		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
17:19	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup	0-7
17:03		Amaree Abram misses two point layup
17:01		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
16:47		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
16:45		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
16:29	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	2-7
16:11		Dain Dainja offensive foul
16:11		Dain Dainja turnover (offensive foul)
15:55	+3	Al Green makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	5-7
15:32		PJ Carter turnover (traveling)
15:32		TV timeout
15:16		Nicholas Jourdain blocks Kaden Cooper's two point layup
15:14		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
14:54	+2	Nicholas Jourdain makes two point layup (Dain Dainja assists)	5-9
14:24		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (PJ Haggerty steals)
14:11	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Dain Dainja assists)	5-11
13:52		Dain Dainja shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
13:52	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-11
13:52	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-11
13:45	+3	PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)	7-14
13:27	+3	Kaden Cooper makes three point jump shot (Amaree Abram assists)	10-14
13:11	+2	Baraka Okojie makes two point layup	10-16
12:59	+3	Al Green makes three point jump shot (Kaden Cooper assists)	13-16
12:32		Dain Dainja turnover (Daniel Batcho steals)
12:23		Al Green misses three point jump shot
12:21		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
12:14		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
12:12		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
11:58		Daniel Batcho turnover (Colby Rogers steals)
11:53		Daniel Batcho blocks Dain Dainja's two point dunk
11:51		Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
11:50		Kaden Cooper blocks Nicholas Jourdain's two point layup
11:48		Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:48		TV timeout
11:16		Moussa Cisse blocks Kaden Cooper's three point jump shot
11:16		Tigers defensive rebound
10:59		Jordan Crawford shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
10:59	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-17
10:59	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-18
10:55	+2	Will Allen makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	15-18
10:45		Will Allen shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
10:45	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-19
10:45	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-20
10:38	+3	Jordan Crawford makes three point jump shot (Al Green assists)	18-20
10:29		Jordan Crawford personal foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
10:29	+1	Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-21
10:29	+1	Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-22
10:04		Devin Ree misses three point jump shot
10:02		Al Green offensive rebound
9:40		Moussa Cisse blocks Will Allen's two point layup
9:38		Will Allen offensive rebound
9:37		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
9:22	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup	18-24
9:00		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (bad pass)
8:48		Devin Ree personal foul
8:43		Moussa Cisse misses two point layup
8:41		PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
8:31		PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
8:29		Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
8:20	+2	Nicholas Jourdain makes two point layup	18-26
8:13	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point jump shot (Amaree Abram assists)	20-26
7:55	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot (Moussa Cisse assists)	20-28
7:39		Moussa Cisse personal foul
7:39		TV timeout
7:26		Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:24		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
7:01		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
6:59		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
6:43		Amaree Abram turnover
6:25		Daniel Batcho blocks PJ Carter's two point layup
6:23		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
6:05	+3	Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot	23-28
5:54		PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot
5:52		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
5:46		Kaden Cooper turnover (PJ Haggerty steals)
5:45		Daniel Batcho shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
5:45	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-29
5:45	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-30
5:23	+3	Al Green makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	26-30
5:11	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot	26-32
4:43	+2	Al Green makes two point layup	28-32
4:11		PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot
4:09		Bulldogs defensive rebound
3:57		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (Nicholas Jourdain steals)
3:51		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
3:49		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
3:49		Moussa Cisse misses two point layup
3:47		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
3:46		Sean Newman Jr. shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:46	+1	Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-33
3:27	+2	Sean Newman Jr. makes two point jump shot	30-33
3:08		Moussa Cisse misses two point dunk
3:06		Will Allen defensive rebound
2:39	+3	Al Green makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	33-33
2:15		Nicholas Jourdain turnover (Al Green steals)
2:04		Sean Newman Jr. misses two point layup
2:02		Kaden Cooper offensive rebound
1:53	+2	Kaden Cooper makes two point layup	35-33
1:49		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
1:47		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
1:46		Daniel Batcho shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
1:46		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:46		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:46		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
1:38		Will Allen turnover (Moussa Cisse steals)
1:27		Kaden Cooper shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
1:27	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-34
1:27	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-35
1:19		Colby Rogers personal foul
1:11		Colby Rogers personal foul
1:00	+3	Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	38-35
1:00		Will Allen personal foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
1:00		Baraka Okojie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:00		Baraka Okojie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:00		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
0:44		Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:42		Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
0:28		PJ Haggerty turnover (Amaree Abram steals)
0:20		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:06		Daniel Batcho turnover (PJ Haggerty steals)
0:02	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup (PJ Haggerty assists)	38-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LT
Bulldogs
33
MEM
Tigers
44

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Daniel Batcho blocks Moussa Cisse's two point layup
19:48		Sean Newman Jr. defensive rebound
19:30		Devin Ree misses three point jump shot
19:27		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
19:10		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
19:08		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
19:02	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point layup	38-39
18:50	+3	Kaden Cooper makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	41-39
18:24	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot	41-42
17:54	+3	Devin Ree makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	44-42
17:23		Sean Newman Jr. shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
17:23		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:23	+1	Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-43
17:05		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (bad pass) (PJ Haggerty steals)
16:58	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Colby Rogers assists)	44-45
16:46		Amaree Abram misses two point jump shot
16:44		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
16:41	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup (PJ Haggerty assists)	44-47
16:16		Devin Ree misses two point jump shot
16:14		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
15:58		PJ Haggerty turnover (bad pass) (Kaden Cooper steals)
15:52	+2	Kaden Cooper makes two point dunk	46-47
15:36		Dain Dainja misses two point dunk
15:34		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
15:13		Colby Rogers blocks Amaree Abram's two point layup
15:11		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
15:02	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup	46-49
14:58		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
14:58		TV timeout
14:39		Devin Ree misses three point jump shot
14:37		Tigers defensive rebound
14:37		TV timeout
14:29		PJ Haggerty turnover (lost ball) (Al Green steals)
14:23		Al Green turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Hunter steals)
14:23		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
14:21		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
14:05	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot	46-51
13:45		Al Green misses three point jump shot
13:43		Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
13:35		Colby Rogers shooting foul (Al Green draws the foul)
13:35	+1	Al Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-51
13:35		Al Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:35		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
13:21		Dain Dainja misses two point hook shot
13:19		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
13:17		Moussa Cisse misses two point layup
13:15		Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound
13:13		Al Green shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
13:13		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:13		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:11		Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound
13:07		Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot
13:05		AJ Bates defensive rebound
13:05		AJ Bates turnover (bad pass)
12:54	+3	PJ Haggerty makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	47-54
12:27	+3	Al Green makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	50-54
12:20		Daniel Batcho shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
12:20	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-55
12:20	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-56
12:03		Amaree Abram misses two point jump shot
12:01		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
11:50		Baraka Okojie misses three point jump shot
11:48		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
11:45		Will Allen personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:43	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point dunk (PJ Haggerty assists)	50-58
11:23		Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot
11:21		Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
11:04	+3	Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (Dain Dainja assists)	50-61
10:48	+2	Amaree Abram makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	52-61
10:30		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
10:28		Al Green defensive rebound
10:20		Baraka Okojie shooting foul (Sean Newman Jr. draws the foul)
10:20		Sean Newman Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:20	+1	Sean Newman Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-61
10:07	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot (Nicholas Jourdain assists)	53-63
9:38		Nicholas Jourdain personal foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
9:36		Devin Ree misses two point jump shot
9:34		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
9:05		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
9:03		Devin Ree defensive rebound
8:59	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	55-63
8:59		Tyrese Hunter shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
8:59	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-63
8:45		Daniel Batcho blocks Dain Dainja's two point layup
8:43		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
8:32	+3	Sean Newman Jr. makes three point jump shot	59-63
8:21		Tigers 30 second timeout
8:21		TV timeout
8:07		Daniel Batcho blocks PJ Haggerty's two point layup
8:05		Tigers offensive rebound
8:04		Nicholas Jourdain misses two point jump shot
8:02		Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound
7:57		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
7:55		PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
7:50		Moussa Cisse offensive foul (Amaree Abram draws the foul)
7:50		Moussa Cisse turnover (offensive foul)
7:41	+2	Sean Newman Jr. makes two point layup	61-63
7:13		Colby Rogers turnover (lost ball) (Amaree Abram steals)
7:07	+2	Amaree Abram makes two point layup	63-63
6:51		PJ Haggerty turnover (bad pass)
6:34		Nicholas Jourdain blocks Sean Newman Jr.'s two point layup
6:32		Bulldogs offensive rebound
6:27		Sean Newman Jr. offensive foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
6:27		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
6:14		Al Green shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
6:14	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-64
6:14	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-65
5:57		Colby Rogers personal foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
5:46		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
5:44		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
5:14		Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot
5:12		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
4:55		Daniel Batcho turnover (bad pass) (PJ Haggerty steals)
4:41		Daniel Batcho blocks PJ Haggerty's two point layup
4:39		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
4:36	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup	63-67
4:36		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:30		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (lost ball) (PJ Haggerty steals)
4:30		Devin Ree shooting foul (Nicholas Jourdain draws the foul)
4:30		TV timeout
4:30	+1	Nicholas Jourdain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-68
4:30	+1	Nicholas Jourdain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-69
4:14		Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot
4:12		Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
3:54	+3	Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)	63-72
3:34		Al Green misses two point jump shot
3:32		Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
3:19	+3	Sean Newman Jr. makes three point jump shot	66-72
2:48		Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Devin Ree steals)
2:28		Sean Newman Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:26		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
2:17		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:54		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:39		PJ Haggerty personal foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-72
1:39		Daniel Batcho misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:39		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
1:10	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point jump shot	67-74
1:10		Al Green shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
1:10		Tyrese Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:10		Tigers offensive rebound
0:55	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)	67-77
0:46		PJ Haggerty personal foul (Sean Newman Jr. draws the foul)
0:46	+1	Sean Newman Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-77
0:46	+1	Sean Newman Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-77
0:43		Sean Newman Jr. personal foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
0:43	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-78
0:43	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-79
0:38		PJ Haggerty personal foul (Amaree Abram draws the foul)
0:38		Amaree Abram misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:38		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
0:07		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
0:05		PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
0:05		Amaree Abram personal foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
0:05	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-80
0:05	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-81
0:03		Sean Newman Jr. misses two point layup
0:01		Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point dunk	71-81
0:00		End of period

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Daniel Batcho makes two point dunk