MENS BASKETBALL
Memphis 68, Tulane 56
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NEW ORLEANS — Dain Dainja scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds, Colby Rogers scored all his 14 points in the second half and No. 19 Memphis beat Tulane 68-56 on Thursday night. PJ Carter also scored 14 points for Memphis (17-4, 6-2 American Athletic Conference). Rogers and Carter each hit four of the Tigers' nine 3-pointers. PJ Haggerty, who went into the game No. 2 nationally in scoring (22.1 points per game), scored a season-low eight on 3-of-11 shooting. Rowan Brumbaugh led Tulane (11-10, 5-3) with 19 points and Kaleb Banks added 14. Banks made a layup with 4:41 to play that cut the Green Wave's deficit to 56-53 but Memphis scored 12 of the final 15 points, including two 3s by Rogers. THE TAKEAWAY
Memphis: The Tigers were uneven on offense against Tulane but their defensive effort carried them, holding the Green Wave to 36% shooting overall, 4 of 24 (17%) from 3-point range, on a night when Haggerty wasn't making shots. Tulane: The Green Wave, picked to finish 11th in the 13-team AAC, can play with the best teams in the conference, despite losing their entire starting five from last season. KEY MOMENT
Rogers, after starting the game 0-for-7 shooting, hit a pair of 3-pointers less than 90 seconds apart to make it 51-46 with 9:02 to play and Memphis led the rest of the way. KEY STAT
The Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak at Tulane's Avron B. Fogelman Arena. Memphis beat the Green Wave in New Orleans for the first time since Dec. 16, 2020.
January 29, 2025