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PJ Haggerty scores 18, No. 18 Memphis gets back on track with 77-68 win over Charlotte

AP
Jan 19, 2025

Charlotte 49ers, N.C. (AP) PJ Haggerty scored 18 points, Tyrese Hunter added 15 points and No. 18 Memphis Tigers used a strong first half to set the tone in a 77-68 win over Charlotte on Sunday.

Dain Dainja added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Tigers (14-4, 4-1 American Athletic Conference), which bounced back from a loss to unranked Temple 88-81 on Thursday night. Haggerty, who had 21 points in the loss to the Owls, finished 7 of 14 from the field.

Jaehshon Thomas had 18 points to lead Charlotte (7-12, 0-6), which has lost seven straight.

Memphis shot 58% in the first half and ran out to a 41-25 lead at the break behind a 20-3 run. The Tigers got hot from deep early, making 7 of 14 3-pointers to start the game.

The 49ers would show some fight, cutting the Memphis lead to 10 early in the second half after Thomas knocked down back-to-back 3s, forcing a Tigers timeout. But Memphis would push the lead to 20 getting four points from Dainja during a 10-0 run.

Memphis: It's unclear if the win will help the Tigers remain in the AP Top 25 following the loss to Temple, but it was a good bounce back win as Memphis pursues a regular season conference title. They have a balanced team and share the ball well but the schedule will only get tougher moving forward.

Charlotte: The 49ers have struggled in their second season under coach Aaron Fearne and are still looking for their first conference win. A lack of height is an issue for Charlotte.

Charlotte offered one last push to cut the lead to nine with 1:05 left, but Dainja’s dunk off an missed shot sealed the win.

Memphis outrebounded Charlotte 42-28.

Memphis hosts Wichita State on Thursday night. Charlotte hosts Florida Atlantic on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
MEM
Tigers
41
CHAR
49ers
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Moussa Cisse vs. Giancarlo Rosado (Colby Rogers gains possession)
19:38	+2	Nicholas Jourdain makes two point layup	2-0
19:18	+3	Kylan Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Robert Braswell IV assists)	2-3
18:55	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)	5-3
18:21	+2	Nik Graves makes two point layup	5-5
17:48	+3	Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)	8-5
17:15		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
17:13		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
17:00		Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot
16:58		49ers defensive rebound
16:40		Kylan Blackmon misses three point jump shot
16:38		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
16:30	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point jump shot	10-5
16:13	+3	Jaehshon Thomas makes three point jump shot (Nik Graves assists)	10-8
15:45		PJ Haggerty turnover (Jaehshon Thomas steals)
15:38	+3	Nik Graves makes three point jump shot (Kylan Blackmon assists)	10-11
15:15		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
15:13		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
15:00		Giancarlo Rosado misses three point jump shot
14:58		PJ Carter defensive rebound
14:48		Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot
14:46		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
14:33		Robert Braswell IV misses three point jump shot
14:31		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
14:09		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
14:07		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
14:05	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup	12-11
13:38		Giancarlo Rosado misses two point jump shot
13:36		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
13:25		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
13:23		Robert Braswell IV defensive rebound
13:04		Dain Dainja personal foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
13:04		TV timeout
12:52		Kylan Blackmon misses three point jump shot
12:50		Robert Braswell IV offensive rebound
12:37		Jaehshon Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:35		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
12:18		Dain Dainja turnover (Dean Reiber steals)
12:08		Jaehshon Thomas turnover (bad pass)
11:57	+3	PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists)	15-11
11:44		Dean Reiber misses two point jump shot
11:42		Isaiah Folkes offensive rebound
11:25		Isaiah Folkes misses two point layup
11:23		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
11:16	+3	Dante Harris makes three point jump shot (Colby Rogers assists)	18-11
10:53		Jaehshon Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:51		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
10:42		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
10:40		Rich Rolf defensive rebound
10:20		Jaehshon Thomas turnover (PJ Carter steals)
10:16		PJ Carter turnover (bad pass)
10:16		TV timeout
10:01		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
9:59		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
9:49		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
9:47		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
9:26		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
9:08	+3	Dean Reiber makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Folkes assists)	18-14
8:53		Rich Rolf personal foul
8:48		Moussa Cisse turnover (Isaiah Folkes steals)
8:42		Isaiah Folkes turnover (PJ Haggerty steals)
8:40		PJ Haggerty turnover (Isaiah Folkes steals)
8:36		Dean Reiber turnover (Tyrese Hunter steals)
8:31	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	20-14
8:08		Isaiah Folkes misses two point layup
8:06		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
7:57	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point dunk (Tyrese Hunter assists)	22-14
7:38		Isaiah Folkes misses three point jump shot
7:36		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
7:22		Isaiah Folkes shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
7:22		TV timeout
7:22		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:22		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:22		Robert Braswell IV defensive rebound
7:18		Robert Braswell IV turnover (PJ Haggerty steals)
7:10	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup	24-14
7:07		Aaron Fearne technical foul
7:07		49ers turnover
7:07		PJ Haggerty misses technical free throw 1 of 2
7:07	+1	PJ Haggerty makes technical free throw 2 of 2	25-14
6:56		Robert Braswell IV misses three point jump shot
6:54		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
6:48	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup	27-14
6:37		Ben Bradford turnover (bad pass)
6:24	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	30-14
6:05		Colby Rogers personal foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
5:52	+2	Ben Bradford makes two point jump shot	30-16
5:42	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot	33-16
5:19		Nik Graves misses two point layup
5:17		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
5:13		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
5:11		Tigers offensive rebound
5:11		Robert Braswell IV personal foul
5:02		Tyrese Hunter turnover (Nik Graves steals)
4:52		Giancarlo Rosado misses two point layup
4:50		PJ Carter defensive rebound
4:43	+3	Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (PJ Carter assists)	36-16
4:40		49ers 30 second timeout
4:09	+2	Robert Braswell IV makes two point dunk (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	36-18
3:53		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
3:51		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
3:40		Giancarlo Rosado turnover (bad pass)
3:34		Kylan Blackmon shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
3:34		TV timeout
3:34	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-18
3:34	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-18
3:16		Jaehshon Thomas misses two point jump shot
3:14		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
2:57		Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass)
2:48	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup	38-20
2:48		Dain Dainja shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
2:48		Giancarlo Rosado misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:48		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
2:38	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot	40-20
2:23		Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul (Robert Braswell IV draws the foul)
2:23	+1	Robert Braswell IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-21
2:23	+1	Robert Braswell IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-22
2:07		Tigers turnover (back court violation)
1:58		Jaehshon Thomas misses two point layup
1:56		49ers offensive rebound
1:46		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
1:44		Tigers defensive rebound
1:22		PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot
1:20		Kylan Blackmon defensive rebound
1:09		Kylan Blackmon misses three point jump shot
1:07		49ers offensive rebound
0:58	+3	Jaehshon Thomas makes three point jump shot	40-25
0:42		Nik Graves shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul)
0:42		PJ Haggerty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:42	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-25
0:21		Jaehshon Thomas misses two point layup
0:19		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
0:16		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:01		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
0:00		49ers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MEM
Tigers
36
CHAR
49ers
43

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Nik Graves shooting foul
19:52	+1	PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-25
19:52		PJ Haggerty misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:52		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
19:30		Jaehshon Thomas misses three point jump shot
19:28		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
19:27		Nik Graves personal foul
19:17		Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
19:15		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
19:15		Moussa Cisse personal foul
19:11	+3	Kylan Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	42-28
18:43		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
18:41		Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
18:35		Robert Braswell IV shooting foul
18:35	+1	Nicholas Jourdain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-28
18:35		Nicholas Jourdain misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:35		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
18:33		Moussa Cisse misses two point layup
18:31		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
18:22		Robert Braswell IV misses three point jump shot
18:20		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
18:07		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
18:05		Ben Bradford defensive rebound
18:00		Moussa Cisse shooting foul
18:00	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-29
18:00	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-30
17:51		Colby Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Jaehshon Thomas steals)
17:45	+2	Ben Bradford makes two point layup	43-32
17:20		Robert Braswell IV shooting foul
17:20	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-32
17:20	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-32
17:12		Rich Rolf misses two point layup
17:10		Kylan Blackmon offensive rebound
17:08		Moussa Cisse blocks Kylan Blackmon's two point layup
17:06		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
17:03		Nicholas Jourdain turnover (bad pass) (Ben Bradford steals)
16:59		Ben Bradford turnover (bad pass) (PJ Haggerty steals)
16:56		Rich Rolf blocks Moussa Cisse's two point layup
16:54		Tigers offensive rebound
16:46	+3	Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot	48-32
16:28	+3	Jaehshon Thomas makes three point jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	48-35
16:12		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
16:10		Kylan Blackmon defensive rebound
15:58	+3	Jaehshon Thomas makes three point jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	48-38
15:47		Tigers 30 second timeout
15:47		TV timeout
15:31	+3	PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	51-38
15:04		Kylan Blackmon misses two point jump shot
15:02		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
14:50		Dain Dainja turnover (bad pass) (Jaehshon Thomas steals)
14:46	+2	Jaehshon Thomas makes two point layup	51-40
14:46		PJ Haggerty shooting foul
14:46		TV timeout
14:46	+1	Jaehshon Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-41
14:32	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point hook shot (Nicholas Jourdain assists)	53-41
14:26		PJ Haggerty personal foul
14:00		Ben Bradford misses three point jump shot
13:58		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
13:45		PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot
13:43		Colby Rogers offensive rebound
13:26		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
13:24		Jaehshon Thomas defensive rebound
13:05	+2	Ben Bradford makes two point layup	53-43
12:43	+2	Dante Harris makes two point layup	55-43
12:13		Giancarlo Rosado misses two point jump shot
12:11		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
12:01	+2	Nicholas Jourdain makes two point layup (Dain Dainja assists)	57-43
11:53		Dante Harris personal foul
11:53		TV timeout
11:38		Dain Dainja blocks Giancarlo Rosado's two point hook shot
11:36		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
11:29	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Nicholas Jourdain assists)	59-43
11:17		Nicholas Jourdain personal foul
11:08		Robert Braswell IV misses two point layup
11:06		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
10:55		Dain Dainja turnover (bad pass)
10:38		Jaehshon Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:36		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
10:28		Giancarlo Rosado personal foul
10:20	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot	61-43
10:01		Kylan Blackmon misses two point layup
9:59		Dante Harris defensive rebound
9:55		Robert Braswell IV shooting foul
9:55	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-43
9:55	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-43
9:33	+2	Nik Graves makes two point layup	63-45
9:03		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
9:01		Jaehshon Thomas defensive rebound
8:51		Kylan Blackmon misses three point jump shot
8:49		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
8:39		Dante Harris turnover (bad pass) (Kylan Blackmon steals)
8:28		Dean Reiber turnover (lost ball)
8:05		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
8:03		49ers defensive rebound
8:03		Moussa Cisse personal foul
8:03		49ers 30 second timeout
8:03		TV timeout
8:03		Dean Reiber misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:03		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
8:03		Jump ball. (49ers gains possession)
8:03		Moussa Cisse turnover (bad pass) (Rich Rolf steals)
7:59		Rich Rolf misses three point jump shot
7:57		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
7:49	+3	PJ Haggerty makes three point jump shot (Colby Rogers assists)	66-45
7:26	+3	Kylan Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Dean Reiber assists)	66-48
7:02	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot	68-48
6:35		Jump ball. (Tigers gains possession)
6:35		Dean Reiber turnover (lost ball) (Colby Rogers steals)
6:09		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
6:07		PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
6:05		Giancarlo Rosado shooting foul
6:05		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:05	+1	Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-48
5:45		Colby Rogers shooting foul
5:45		Jaehshon Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:45	+1	Jaehshon Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-49
5:29		Dain Dainja misses two point hook shot
5:27		Rich Rolf defensive rebound
5:15		Rich Rolf turnover (bad pass) (Nicholas Jourdain steals)
5:10	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup	71-49
4:52		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
4:50		Jaehshon Thomas offensive rebound
4:42	+2	Jaehshon Thomas makes two point jump shot	71-51
4:33		Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot
4:31		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
4:27	+2	Kylan Blackmon makes two point layup	71-53
4:27		Colby Rogers shooting foul
4:27	+1	Kylan Blackmon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	71-54
4:13		PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
4:11		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
4:02	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point layup	73-54
3:55		Moussa Cisse personal foul
3:55		TV timeout
3:55		Giancarlo Rosado misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:55	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-55
3:41		PJ Haggerty turnover (bad pass)
3:17		Official timeout
3:17	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup	73-57
3:17		Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul
3:17	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 1	73-58
2:53		Dante Harris misses two point jump shot
2:51		49ers defensive rebound
2:51		Moussa Cisse personal foul
2:51	+1	Robert Braswell IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-59
2:51		Robert Braswell IV misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:51		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
2:23		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
2:21		Kylan Blackmon defensive rebound
2:11	+2	Robert Braswell IV makes two point layup	73-61
1:50		PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
1:48		49ers defensive rebound
1:48		Dain Dainja personal foul
1:48		49ers 60 second timeout
1:48	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-62
1:48	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-63
1:22	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	75-63
1:05	+2	Nik Graves makes two point layup	75-65
1:05		PJ Haggerty shooting foul
1:05	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-66
0:40		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
0:38		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point dunk	77-66
0:28		Colby Rogers shooting foul
0:28	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-67
0:28	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-68
0:00		End of period

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Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2