Haggerty scores 22 of 25 after break to rally Memphis past Missouri 83-75 in opener
AP
Nov 04, 2024
Memphis Tigers, Tenn. (AP) PJ Haggerty scored 22 of his 25 points in the second half when Memphis took over en route to an 83-75 win over Missouri Tigers in the season opener for both teams on Monday night.
The Tigers trailed by 10 at halftime but shot 58% in the second half, while going 17-20 from the foul line. Mizzou made just 15 of 23 at the line.
Tyrese Hunter and Moussa Cisse added 14 points apiece, nine each in the second half, and Colby Rogers scored 10.
Anthony Robinson II led Missouri with 16 points, while Tamar Bates and Trent Pierce both had 13 and Aidan Shaw 10.
Memphis only returned 8% of of its scoring after losing 14 players off of last year's roster and brought in 11 transfers, including Haggerty from Tulsa, Hunter from Texas, Cisse from Mississippi and Rogers from Wichita State. SMU transfer Tyrek Smith announced before the game he would be transferring without playing a game.
Haggerty had five points to start a 16-2 run that turned an 11-point deficit into a 58-55 lead midway through the second half. He had 10 points in the surge. and another nine points in an 11-3 run that stretched the lead to 71-62 with 3:46 to play.
Memphis has won seven straight season openers and 22 straight home openers.
Pierce and Robinson hit back-to-back 3-pointers as Missouri took a 29-19 lead. Pierce's second 3 pushed the lead to 36-22 five minutes before halftime, which ended with Missouri on top 42-32.
Missouri shot 54.5% (18 of 33) and held Memphis to 34% (11 of 32) with eight turnovers in the first half. Pierce's second 3-pointer capped a run of 10 straight makes that set the lead at 14.
Missouri's last true road opener was 21 years ago.
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1st Half
MIZZ
Tigers
42
MEM
Tigers
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Tigers gains possession)
19:43
PJ Haggerty personal foul (Tigers draws the foul)
19:25
Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
19:23
Dain Dainja defensive rebound
19:06
Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
19:04
Anthony Robinson II defensive rebound
18:42
Mark Mitchell turnover (traveling)
18:16
Dain Dainja turnover (traveling)
17:59
Caleb Grill turnover (Tyrese Hunter steals)
17:53
PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot
17:51
Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound
17:44
+2
Nicholas Jourdain makes two point dunk (Tyrese Hunter assists)
0-2
17:22
+2
Mark Mitchell makes two point layup (Tamar Bates assists)
2-2
17:10
PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
17:08
PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
17:01
PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
16:59
Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
16:59
Nicholas Jourdain misses two point layup
16:59
Dain Dainja offensive rebound
16:59
Josh Gray shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
16:59
+1
Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-3
16:59
+1
Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-4
16:36
Mark Mitchell misses three point jump shot
16:34
Dain Dainja defensive rebound
16:26
Tyrese Hunter turnover (Mark Mitchell steals)
16:20
Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
16:18
Tamar Bates offensive rebound
16:10
Nicholas Jourdain personal foul (Caleb Grill draws the foul)
16:04
Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot
16:02
Mark Mitchell offensive rebound
15:56
+3
Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Mark Mitchell assists)
5-4
15:39
PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot
15:37
Josh Gray defensive rebound
15:11
Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
15:09
Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
14:59
Tony Perkins blocks Tyrese Hunter's two point layup
14:57
Tigers offensive rebound
14:25
TV timeout
14:41
Tigers personal foul (Tigers draws the foul)
14:25
+2
Moussa Cisse makes two point layup
5-6
14:25
Caleb Grill shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
14:25
Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:25
+1
Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-5
13:55
Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
13:53
Tigers offensive rebound
13:53
Nicholas Jourdain personal foul (Tigers draws the foul)
13:49
Tamar Bates misses two point jump shot
13:35
Nicholas Jourdain turnover (Anthony Robinson II steals)
13:29
+2
Tony Perkins makes two point layup (Anthony Robinson II assists)
7-5
13:17
Tamar Bates personal foul (Tigers draws the foul)
13:12
Moussa Cisse misses two point layup
13:10
Baraka Okojie offensive rebound
13:10
Mark Mitchell personal foul
13:04
Nicholas Jourdain offensive foul
13:04
Nicholas Jourdain turnover (offensive foul)
12:43
Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
12:41
PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
12:35
Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
12:33
Tamar Bates defensive rebound
12:27
+2
Anthony Robinson II makes two point layup (Tamar Bates assists)
9-5
12:11
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup
9-7
11:54
Dain Dainja personal foul (Tigers draws the foul)
11:54
TV timeout
11:51
Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
11:49
PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
11:42
PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
11:34
Anthony Robinson II defensive rebound
11:34
+2
Caleb Grill makes two point dunk (Anthony Robinson II assists)
11-7
11:07
+2
Moussa Cisse makes two point dunk (PJ Haggerty assists)
11-9
10:51
Mark Mitchell misses two point jump shot
10:49
Dain Dainja defensive rebound
10:35
+3
PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)
11-12
10:22
+2
Tamar Bates makes two point jump shot
13-12
10:11
PJ Haggerty turnover (Anthony Robinson II steals)
10:04
+2
Aidan Shaw makes two point layup (Caleb Grill assists)
15-12
9:37
+2
Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)
15-14
9:16
+3
Aidan Shaw makes three point jump shot (Josh Gray assists)
18-14
8:55
PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
8:53
Colby Rogers offensive rebound
8:46
+2
Colby Rogers makes two point layup
18-16
8:36
+2
Aidan Shaw makes two point dunk (Caleb Grill assists)
20-16
8:29
Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot
8:27
Aidan Shaw defensive rebound
8:22
Colby Rogers shooting foul (Anthony Robinson II draws the foul)
8:22
Anthony Robinson II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:22
Anthony Robinson II misses regular free throw 2 of 2 (Tigers lane violation)
8:22
+1
Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-16
8:04
Josh Gray blocks Moussa Cisse's two point layup
7:54
PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
7:54
PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
7:52
Josh Gray defensive rebound
7:50
+2
Trent Pierce makes two point dunk (Anthony Robinson II assists)
23-16
7:50
Tigers 30 second timeout
7:32
+3
Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)
23-19
7:19
+3
Trent Pierce makes three point jump shot (Anthony Robinson II assists)
26-19
7:04
Dain Dainja turnover (Anthony Robinson II steals)
6:43
+3
Anthony Robinson II makes three point jump shot
29-19
6:42
Anthony Robinson II technical foul
6:42
PJ Haggerty misses technical free throw 1 of 2
6:42
+1
PJ Haggerty makes technical free throw 2 of 2
29-20
6:24
Baraka Okojie misses three point jump shot
6:22
Anthony Robinson II defensive rebound
6:16
+2
Aidan Shaw makes two point dunk (Anthony Robinson II assists)
31-20
5:57
+2
Baraka Okojie makes two point jump shot (Colby Rogers assists)
31-22
5:32
+2
Josh Gray makes two point layup
33-22
5:12
Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot
5:10
Tony Perkins defensive rebound
5:05
+3
Trent Pierce makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)
36-22
4:55
Tigers 30 second timeout
4:41
+3
PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Dain Dainja assists)
36-25
4:17
Trent Pierce misses three point jump shot
4:15
Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
4:08
Tyrese Hunter turnover (Caleb Grill steals)
4:02
+2
Trent Pierce makes two point layup
38-25
4:02
Tigers 30 second timeout
3:52
Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot
3:50
Tony Perkins defensive rebound
3:24
Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot
3:22
Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
3:13
Tyrese Hunter turnover (Tony Perkins steals)
3:06
Trent Pierce misses three point jump shot
3:04
Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
2:51
PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
2:49
Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
2:38
Aidan Shaw turnover (PJ Carter steals)
2:36
Tony Perkins personal foul (PJ Carter draws the foul)
2:16
+3
Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot
38-28
1:54
Tigers kicked ball violation
1:45
Josh Gray misses two point layup
1:43
Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
1:38
PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
1:38
Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
1:38
+2
Moussa Cisse makes two point layup
38-30
1:38
Caleb Grill shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
1:35
Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:35
Tamar Bates defensive rebound
1:20
+2
Tamar Bates makes two point layup
40-30
1:04
Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
1:02
Josh Gray defensive rebound
0:40
Moussa Cisse blocks Josh Gray's two point layup
0:38
Mark Mitchell offensive rebound
0:32
+2
Mark Mitchell makes two point layup
42-30
0:13
Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
0:11
Tigers offensive rebound
0:05
Tony Perkins shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
0:05
+1
Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-31
0:05
+1
Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
42-32
0:01
Moussa Cisse blocks Anthony Robinson II's two point layup
0:01
Anthony Robinson II offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
MIZZ
Tigers
33
MEM
Tigers
51
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:53
Josh Gray shooting foul (Nicholas Jourdain draws the foul)
19:53
Nicholas Jourdain misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:53
+1
Nicholas Jourdain makes regular free throw 2 of 2
42-33
19:37
Mark Mitchell misses two point jump shot
19:35
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
19:30
PJ Haggerty turnover (Josh Gray steals)
19:22
+2
Anthony Robinson II makes two point layup
44-33
19:00
Caleb Grill personal foul
18:59
+3
Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)
44-36
18:41
+3
Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Anthony Robinson II assists)
47-36
18:22
Nicholas Jourdain misses two point layup
18:20
Josh Gray defensive rebound
18:04
Colby Rogers personal foul
18:01
PJ Haggerty personal foul
17:58
Josh Gray offensive foul
17:58
Josh Gray turnover (offensive foul)
17:54
Dain Dainja misses two point layup
17:52
Josh Gray defensive rebound
17:36
Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
17:34
Dain Dainja defensive rebound
17:26
Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot
17:24
Josh Gray defensive rebound
17:13
Josh Gray misses two point layup
17:11
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
17:11
Josh Gray personal foul
17:02
PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
17:00
Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
16:47
Caleb Grill turnover (out of bounds)
16:40
Aidan Shaw personal foul
16:40
Peyton Marshall personal foul
16:36
Tyrese Hunter turnover (Mark Mitchell steals)
16:24
+2
Caleb Grill makes two point dunk (Mark Mitchell assists)
49-36
16:09
+2
Moussa Cisse makes two point dunk (Colby Rogers assists)
49-38
15:56
Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
15:54
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
15:48
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Nicholas Jourdain assists)
49-40
15:31
Colby Rogers personal foul
15:31
TV timeout
15:13
Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
15:12
Mark Mitchell offensive rebound
15:12
Baraka Okojie shooting foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul)
15:12
Mark Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:12
+1
Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-40
14:50
+2
Moussa Cisse makes two point dunk (Nicholas Jourdain assists)
50-42
14:21
+3
Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot
53-42
13:59
+3
PJ Haggerty makes three point jump shot (Moussa Cisse assists)
53-45
13:42
Baraka Okojie personal foul
13:42
Baraka Okojie personal foul (Anthony Robinson II draws the foul)
13:42
Tyrese Hunter personal foul
13:32
Mark Mitchell misses two point jump shot
13:30
Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
13:26
Anthony Robinson II shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
13:26
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
53-46
13:26
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-47
13:05
Anthony Robinson II turnover (Nicholas Jourdain steals)
12:48
Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot
12:46
Jacob Crews defensive rebound
12:28
Moussa Cisse personal foul
12:28
+1
Aidan Shaw makes regular free throw 1 of 2
54-47
12:28
+1
Aidan Shaw makes regular free throw 2 of 2
55-47
12:20
Jacob Crews personal foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
12:20
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
55-48
12:20
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
55-49
12:12
Jacob Crews turnover (out of bounds)
11:49
+2
Dain Dainja makes two point layup (PJ Haggerty assists)
55-51
11:33
TV timeout
11:24
Caleb Grill turnover (Dain Dainja steals)
11:20
+2
Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup (Dain Dainja assists)
55-53
10:49
Marques Warrick misses two point jump shot
10:47
Dain Dainja defensive rebound
10:35
+3
Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)
55-56
10:23
Tigers 30 second timeout
10:13
Caleb Grill turnover (Tyrese Hunter steals)
9:55
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup
55-58
9:44
Colby Rogers personal foul (Caleb Grill draws the foul)
9:44
Caleb Grill misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:18
Dain Dainja defensive rebound
9:18
PJ Haggerty turnover (Tamar Bates steals)
9:02
Baraka Okojie shooting foul
9:02
Tony Perkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:02
+1
Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
56-58
8:47
+2
Dain Dainja makes two point jump shot
56-60
8:23
Baraka Okojie personal foul (Anthony Robinson II draws the foul)
8:23
Anthony Robinson II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:23
+1
Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
57-60
7:57
Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
7:55
Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
7:49
+2
Marques Warrick makes two point jump shot (Tamar Bates assists)
59-60
7:31
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup
59-62
7:06
Dain Dainja shooting foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul)
7:06
TV timeout
7:06
Mark Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:05
Mark Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:05
Dain Dainja defensive rebound
6:39
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup
59-64
6:39
Aidan Shaw shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
6:39
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 1
59-65
6:14
Marques Warrick misses three point jump shot
6:12
Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
5:58
PJ Haggerty turnover (Marques Warrick steals)
5:51
Trent Pierce misses three point jump shot
5:49
Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
5:32
PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
5:30
PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
5:30
Anthony Robinson II shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
5:30
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
59-66
5:30
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
59-67
5:10
Trent Pierce misses two point layup
5:08
Trent Pierce offensive rebound
5:03
Nicholas Jourdain blocks Tony Perkins's two point layup
5:01
PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
4:59
PJ Haggerty turnover (Tamar Bates steals)
4:59
+2
Tony Perkins makes two point layup (Anthony Robinson II assists)
61-67
4:59
Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
4:50
+1
Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1
62-67
4:38
Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot
4:36
Tigers defensive rebound
4:15
Mark Mitchell turnover (Colby Rogers steals)
4:12
Anthony Robinson II shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
4:12
+1
Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
62-68
4:12
+1
Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
62-69
3:51
Mark Mitchell turnover (PJ Haggerty steals)
3:46
+2
PJ Haggerty makes two point layup
62-71
3:36
Trent Pierce misses three point jump shot
3:34
Tigers offensive rebound
3:32
TV timeout
3:31
Colby Rogers shooting foul (Trent Pierce draws the foul)
3:31
+1
Trent Pierce makes regular free throw 1 of 2
63-71
3:31
Trent Pierce misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:28
Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
3:08
PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
3:07
Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
3:07
Moussa Cisse misses two point layup
3:07
Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
3:07
Tony Perkins shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
3:07
Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:07
+1
Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2
63-72
2:52
Tony Perkins turnover (Moussa Cisse steals)
2:46
Moussa Cisse turnover
2:41
+2
Trent Pierce makes two point layup
65-72
2:35
Mark Mitchell personal foul
2:35
Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:35
+1
Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2
65-73
2:35
Mark Mitchell turnover (out of bounds)
2:34
Tony Perkins personal foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
2:34
+1
Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 1 of 1
65-74
2:33
Moussa Cisse turnover
2:21
Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
2:19
Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
1:54
+2
Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup
65-76
1:41
Nicholas Jourdain personal foul (Anthony Robinson II draws the foul)
1:41
+1
Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
66-76
1:41
+1
Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
67-76
1:19
+3
PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)
67-79
1:11
+2
Anthony Robinson II makes two point layup
69-79
1:11
Tyrese Hunter shooting foul (Anthony Robinson II draws the foul)
1:11
Anthony Robinson II misses regular free throw 1 of 1 (Tigers lane violation)
1:11
+1
Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 1 of 1
70-79
1:00
PJ Carter turnover
1:00
Baraka Okojie personal foul
0:58
+1
Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
71-79
0:58
+1
Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
72-79
0:46
Aidan Shaw personal foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
0:46
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
72-80
0:46
+1
PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
72-81
0:46
Caleb Grill turnover (bad pass)
0:38
Moussa Cisse misses two point layup
0:38
Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
0:36
Moussa Cisse personal foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul)
0:36
+1
Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
73-81
0:36
Mark Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:36
Caleb Grill offensive rebound
0:35
Caleb Grill misses two point layup
0:33
Aidan Shaw offensive rebound
0:31
Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
0:29
Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
0:29
Caleb Grill personal foul
0:29
+1
Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 1 of 2
73-82
0:29
+1
Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2
73-83
0:25
Jared Harris personal foul (Anthony Robinson II draws the foul)
0:25
+1
Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
74-83
0:25
+1
Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
