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Dainja and Haggerty lead No. 22 Memphis past Florida Atlantic 84-65

AP
Feb 23, 2025

Memphis Tigers, Tenn. (AP) Dain Dainja had 22 points and 11 rebounds, PJ Haggerty also scored 22 and No. 22 Memphis sprinted past Florida Atlantic Owls in the second half of an 84-65 victory Sunday.

Colby Rogers added 15 points for first-place Memphis (22-5, 12-2 American Athletic Conference), which has won nine of 10.

Tre Carroll led the Owls (15-12, 8-6) with 20 points and seven rebounds, while Kaleb Glenn scored 15. Florida Atlantic lost its second straight after a five-game winning streak. Leland Walker finished with 14 points.

Memphis defeated Florida Atlantic 90-62 in the conference opener Jan. 2. The Tigers had trouble gaining traction early on Sunday, but a rally in the first half got them out of a hole and into a lead.

Florida Atlantic: The Owls enjoyed a five-game winning streak during the early part of this month before a loss to Wichita State last week. Awful free-throw shooting and a couple of Memphis runs spelled defeat this time.

Memphis: The Tigers needed a win after an overtime loss at Wichita State a week ago dropped them eight spots to No. 22 in the AP Top 25 poll.

Florida Atlantic had a lead in the first half before Memphis went on a 14-0 run keyed by offensive rebounding. A 12-0 Tigers spurt early in the second half put the game out of reach.

Florida Atlantic entered shooting 71% at the free-throw line this season, but went 5 for 18 (28%) in this one.

Both teams play at home Wednesday. Florida Atlantic faces North Texas, and Memphis hosts Rice.

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1st Half
FAU
Owls
32
MEM
Tigers
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Baba Miller vs. Dain Dainja (Owls gains possession)
19:44		Ken Evans Jr. misses two point layup
19:42		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
19:33		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
19:31		Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
19:29		Leland Walker personal foul
19:19		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
19:17		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
18:57		Baba Miller misses two point jump shot
18:55		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
18:45		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
18:43		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
18:42		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
18:40		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
18:29		Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul (Leland Walker draws the foul)
18:29		Leland Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:29		Leland Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:29		Tre Carroll offensive rebound
18:18		Leland Walker misses two point jump shot
18:16		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
18:05		Colby Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Tre Carroll steals)
17:58	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup (Leland Walker assists)	2-0
17:31		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
17:29		PJ Haggerty offensive rebound
17:29		PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
17:27		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
17:23		Ken Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:21		Tre Carroll offensive rebound
17:04		Ken Evans Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Moussa Cisse steals)
17:01		Ken Evans Jr. personal foul
16:39	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	2-2
16:24	+2	Leland Walker makes two point jump shot	4-2
16:16		Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass)
15:55		Matas Vokietaitis misses two point jump shot
15:53		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
15:43	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot	4-4
15:24	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup	6-4
14:59		Matas Vokietaitis blocks Tyrese Hunter's two point layup
14:57		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
14:52		PJ Haggerty misses two point layup
14:50		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
14:39		Kaleb Glenn misses three point jump shot
14:37		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
14:30		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
14:28		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
14:23	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup	8-4
14:04		Colby Rogers turnover (Niccolo Moretti steals)
13:57		Nicholas Jourdain blocks Tre Carroll's two point layup
13:57		Owls offensive rebound
13:57		TV timeout
13:53		Moussa Cisse personal foul
13:47		Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Matas Vokietaitis draws the foul)
13:47	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-4
13:47		Matas Vokietaitis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:47		PJ Carter defensive rebound
13:32		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
13:30		Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound
13:09		Damarien Yates blocks Baba Miller's two point layup
13:07		Matas Vokietaitis offensive rebound
13:03		Dain Dainja blocks Matas Vokietaitis's two point layup
13:03		Baba Miller offensive rebound
13:03		Baba Miller turnover (lost ball) (Dante Harris steals)
12:53	+3	PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Damarien Yates assists)	9-7
12:33	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup (Niccolo Moretti assists)	11-7
12:20		Baba Miller personal foul
12:17		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
12:15		Baba Miller defensive rebound
12:00		Ken Evans Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dain Dainja steals)
11:53	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup	11-9
11:53		Baba Miller shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:53	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-10
11:27	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup (Tre Carroll assists)	13-10
11:06	+2	Dante Harris makes two point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)	13-12
10:38	+3	Kaleb Glenn makes three point jump shot (Leland Walker assists)	16-12
10:23		Baraka Okojie offensive foul (Leland Walker draws the foul)
10:22		Baraka Okojie turnover (offensive foul)
10:02		Dain Dainja personal foul
9:59		KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
9:57		Matas Vokietaitis offensive rebound
9:42		Kaleb Glenn misses two point layup
9:40		Matas Vokietaitis offensive rebound
9:36	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup	18-12
9:26	+2	Damarien Yates makes two point layup (PJ Haggerty assists)	18-14
9:14		Kaleb Glenn turnover (bad pass) (Damarien Yates steals)
9:09	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Damarien Yates assists)	18-16
8:49	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point jump shot	20-16
8:27		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
8:25		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
8:20		Tre Carroll misses two point layup
8:18		Damarien Yates defensive rebound
8:11	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	20-18
7:52		Kaleb Glenn misses two point jump shot
7:50		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
7:43		Leland Walker personal foul
7:43		TV timeout
7:39		Nicholas Jourdain misses two point layup
7:37		Baba Miller defensive rebound
7:26	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point jump shot (Niccolo Moretti assists)	22-18
7:09		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
7:07		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
6:51	+2	Baba Miller makes two point layup	24-18
6:32		Baba Miller blocks Nicholas Jourdain's two point layup
6:30		PJ Carter offensive rebound
6:24		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
6:22		Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
6:11		PJ Carter misses two point layup
6:09		Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
6:08	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Nicholas Jourdain assists)	24-20
5:55		Dain Dainja blocks Niccolo Moretti's two point layup
5:53		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
5:38	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	24-22
5:23		Niccolo Moretti misses three point jump shot
5:21		Baba Miller offensive rebound
5:16		Nicholas Jourdain personal foul
5:13		Leland Walker misses two point layup
5:11		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
4:50		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
4:48		Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound
4:39		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
4:38		PJ Carter offensive rebound
4:38	+2	PJ Carter makes two point layup	24-24
4:38		Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (PJ Carter draws the foul)
4:38	+1	PJ Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-25
4:16		Nicholas Jourdain blocks Niccolo Moretti's two point layup
4:14		Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound
4:02		Matas Vokietaitis personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
4:02	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-26
4:02	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-27
3:45		Matas Vokietaitis misses two point jump shot
3:43		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
3:38		Dain Dainja turnover (traveling)
3:38		TV timeout
3:28		PJ Haggerty personal foul (Leland Walker draws the foul)
3:28		Leland Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:28		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
3:22		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
3:21		Tigers offensive rebound
3:21		Matas Vokietaitis personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
3:21	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-28
3:21	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-29
3:10		Baba Miller misses two point layup
3:08		Tigers defensive rebound
3:08		Matas Vokietaitis personal foul
3:08		Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:08		Baba Miller defensive rebound
2:38		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
2:36		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
2:29	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	24-32
2:27		Owls 30 second timeout
2:15	+3	Leland Walker makes three point jump shot	27-32
1:59	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup	27-34
1:39		Dain Dainja personal foul
1:39	+1	Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-34
1:39		Tre Carroll misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:39		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
1:36	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	28-37
1:16	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup (KyKy Tandy assists)	30-37
0:54		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
0:52		Baba Miller defensive rebound
0:48		Damarien Yates personal foul
0:48	+1	Baba Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-37
0:48		Baba Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:48		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
0:41		PJ Haggerty turnover (lost ball) (Leland Walker steals)
0:30		Kaleb Glenn misses three point jump shot
0:29		Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound
0:27		Damarien Yates shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
0:27		Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:27	+1	Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-37
0:06		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
0:04		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FAU
Owls
33
MEM
Tigers
47

Time		Play	Score
19:55	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Nicholas Jourdain assists)	32-39
19:34	+2	KyKy Tandy makes two point layup	34-39
19:20		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
19:18		Leland Walker defensive rebound
19:03	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup (KyKy Tandy assists)	36-39
18:34	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	36-41
18:18		Dain Dainja blocks Leland Walker's two point layup
18:16		PJ Haggerty defensive rebound
18:05		Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot
18:03		KyKy Tandy defensive rebound
17:47	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup	38-41
17:33	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup	38-43
17:17		KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
17:15		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
17:08		Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
17:06		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
17:06	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup	38-45
17:06		Ken Evans Jr. shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
17:06	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-46
16:51		Tre Carroll turnover (lost ball) (Dain Dainja steals)
16:40		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
16:38		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
16:33	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup	38-48
16:32		Owls 30 second timeout
16:32		TV timeout
16:20		Kaleb Glenn misses two point layup
16:18		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
16:08	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Moussa Cisse assists)	38-50
15:57		Dain Dainja personal foul
15:57		TV timeout
15:38		Dain Dainja shooting foul (Matas Vokietaitis draws the foul)
15:38		Matas Vokietaitis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:38		Matas Vokietaitis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:38		Tre Carroll offensive rebound
15:33		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
15:31		Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound
15:27		Owls 30 second timeout
15:12		Niccolo Moretti turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Hunter steals)
15:02		Moussa Cisse misses two point layup
15:00		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
14:52	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot	38-53
14:40	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point jump shot	40-53
14:18		PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot
14:16		Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
14:06		Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
14:05		Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:05		Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:05		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
13:55	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup	40-55
13:38		Niccolo Moretti misses two point jump shot
13:36		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
13:30		Tre Carroll blocks Tyrese Hunter's two point dunk
13:28		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
13:25	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup	42-55
13:25		Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
13:25	+1	Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-55
13:10	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	43-57
12:59		Leland Walker turnover (lost ball)
12:45		PJ Haggerty turnover (bad pass)
12:32		Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot
12:30		Tigers defensive rebound
12:30		Matas Vokietaitis personal foul
12:08		Niccolo Moretti shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
12:08	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-58
12:08	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-59
11:53	+3	Leland Walker makes three point jump shot	46-59
11:33		KyKy Tandy personal foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:25	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot	46-61
10:54		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
10:52		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
10:22		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
10:20		Baba Miller defensive rebound
10:07		Colby Rogers shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
10:07		Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:07		Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:07		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
9:41		Dante Harris misses two point jump shot
9:39		Colby Rogers offensive rebound
9:36		Baba Miller shooting foul (Colby Rogers draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Colby Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-62
9:36	+1	Colby Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-63
9:11	+3	Leland Walker makes three point jump shot (Tre Carroll assists)	49-63
8:47	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Colby Rogers assists)	49-65
8:42		Leland Walker turnover (bad pass)
8:24	+3	Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (Dain Dainja assists)	49-68
8:14		Tre Carroll misses two point layup
8:14		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
8:14	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup	49-70
8:14		Devin Vanterpool turnover (lost ball) (PJ Haggerty steals)
7:59	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup	49-72
7:26		Tre Carroll misses two point layup
7:24		Owls offensive rebound
7:24		TV timeout
7:03		Owls turnover (shot clock violation)
6:34	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point jump shot	49-74
6:18		Devin Vanterpool turnover (lost ball) (Dain Dainja steals)
6:10	+2	PJ Haggerty makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	49-76
5:44		Niccolo Moretti misses three point jump shot
5:42		Owls offensive rebound
5:42		Tyrese Hunter technical foul
5:42		Devin Vanterpool technical foul
5:37		Moussa Cisse blocks Matas Vokietaitis's two point jump shot
5:35		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
5:26		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
5:24		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
5:16	+3	Leland Walker makes three point jump shot (Niccolo Moretti assists)	52-76
4:57	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point layup	52-78
4:45	+3	Baba Miller makes three point jump shot (Leland Walker assists)	55-78
4:35		Niccolo Moretti personal foul
4:35	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-79
4:35	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-80
4:14		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
4:12		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
3:55		Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot
3:53		Tigers offensive rebound
3:53		Matas Vokietaitis personal foul
3:53		TV timeout
3:53		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:53		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
3:45		Moussa Cisse turnover (bad pass) (Ken Evans Jr. steals)
3:37	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup	57-80
3:13		PJ Carter misses two point jump shot
3:11		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
2:55	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point layup	57-82
2:46		Dain Dainja blocks Kaleb Glenn's two point layup
2:44		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
2:34	+2	PJ Carter makes two point layup	57-84
2:24	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point jump shot (Leland Walker assists)	59-84
1:47		Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot
1:45		Leland Walker defensive rebound
1:44	+3	Tre Carroll makes three point jump shot	62-84
1:44		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:22		Tre Carroll blocks Baraka Okojie's three point jump shot
1:20		Baraka Okojie offensive rebound
1:20		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:17		Leland Walker turnover (lost ball) (Damarien Yates steals)
0:55		Damarien Yates turnover (bad pass)
0:47		Tre Carroll misses two point layup
0:45		Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
0:38		PJ Carter misses three point jump shot
0:36		Leland Walker defensive rebound
0:25	+3	Baba Miller makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Glenn assists)	65-84
0:00		End of period

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Baba Miller makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Glenn assists)