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PJ Haggerty has big 2nd half in No. 21 Memphis' 64-62 victory at Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) PJ Haggerty scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half and No. 21 Memphis shook off a slow start to beat Virginia 64-62 on Wednesday night.
The Tigers (9-2) trailed 30-21 at halftime and took their first lead at 39-37 on a goaltending call in what became a 26-7 burst that gave them a 47-39 lead.
Tyrese Hunter and Dain Dainja scored 12 points each for the Tigers. Dainja had 11 rebounds.
Elijah Saunders scored 15 points and Taine Murray 14 for Virginia (6-5). The Cavaliers lost at home for the first time this season.
Memphis: The Tigers turned up their defensive pressure in the second half, sparking their rally.
Virginia: The Cavaliers fell to 0-4 against ranked teams this season.
Virginia closed to 57-53 on a basket by Isaac McKneely with 2:58 to play, but Haggerty pushed the lead back to 60-53 with a 3-pointer with 2:27 left. The Tigers were 5 for 22 from beyond the arc.
The Tigers scored just 21 points in the first half, but had 26 in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
Memphis returns home to face Mississippi State on Saturday. Virginia Cavaliers remains at home to face American on Sunday.
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Moussa Cisse vs. Jacob Cofie (Tyrese Hunter gains possession) | Â |
| 19:50 |  | Â | Colby Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Dai Dai Ames steals) | Â |
| 19:22 | | Â | Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Jacob Cofie offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Moussa Cisse personal foul (Jacob Cofie draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:00 | | Â | Jacob Cofie misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:58 | | Â | Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 18:37 | | Â | Elijah Saunders blocks Moussa Cisse's two point layup | Â |
| 18:35 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:31 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:29 | | Â | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:20 | | Â | Jacob Cofie misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:18 | | Â | PJ Haggerty defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:54 | | Â | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:52 | | Â | Andrew Rohde defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:42 | | Â | Moussa Cisse blocks Dai Dai Ames's two point layup | Â |
| 17:40 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:35 | | Â | PJ Haggerty turnover (lost ball) (Isaac McKneely steals) | Â |
| 17:04 | | Â | Elijah Saunders misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:02 | | Â | Elijah Saunders offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:59 | | +2 | Elijah Saunders makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 16:44 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 16:31 | | +3 | Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists) | 0-5 |
| 16:05 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point layup | 2-5 |
| 16:05 | | Â | Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:05 | | +1 | Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-5 |
| 15:57 | | Â | Andrew Rohde turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 15:57 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:34 | | Â | PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:32 | | Â | Isaac McKneely defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:09 | | Â | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:07 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:02 | | +2 | PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 5-5 |
| 14:46 | | Â | Cavaliers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 14:39 | | +2 | Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (TJ Power assists) | 5-7 |
| 14:25 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain turnover (bad pass) (Blake Buchanan steals) | Â |
| 14:03 | | +2 | Andrew Rohde makes two point hook shot (TJ Power assists) | 5-9 |
| 13:48 | | +3 | Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists) | 8-9 |
| 13:14 | | +3 | Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists) | 8-12 |
| 12:44 | | Â | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:42 | | Â | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:38 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:36 | | Â | Ishan Sharma defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:18 | | Â | Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:16 | | Â | Colby Rogers defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:11 | | +2 | PJ Haggerty makes two point driving layup | 10-12 |
| 11:39 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul (TJ Power draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:39 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:39 | | +1 | TJ Power makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-13 |
| 11:39 | | +1 | TJ Power makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-14 |
| 11:30 | | Â | PJ Haggerty turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Rohde steals) | Â |
| 11:28 | | Â | PJ Haggerty personal foul (Ishan Sharma draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:05 | | +2 | Jacob Cofie makes two point driving layup | 10-16 |
| 10:48 | | Â | Colby Rogers turnover (lost ball) (Ishan Sharma steals) | Â |
| 10:34 | | +3 | Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists) | 10-19 |
| 10:32 | | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:05 | | Â | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:01 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point putback layup | 12-19 |
| 9:38 | | Â | Jacob Cofie misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:36 | | Â | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:24 | | Â | Jacob Cofie blocks Dain Dainja's two point layup | Â |
| 9:22 | | Â | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:20 | | Â | Elijah Saunders personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:14 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:12 | | Â | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:10 | | Â | Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:10 | | +1 | Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-19 |
| 9:10 | | +1 | Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-19 |
| 9:06 | | Â | Andrew Rohde turnover (bad pass) (PJ Carter steals) | Â |
| 9:05 | | Â | Blake Buchanan personal foul (PJ Carter draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:01 | | Â | PJ Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:59 | | Â | Isaac McKneely defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:39 | | Â | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Baraka Okojie defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:27 | | Â | Blake Buchanan personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:21 | | Â | Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:19 | | Â | Anthony Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:54 | | Â | Taine Murray misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | Anthony Robinson offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Dain Dainja blocks Anthony Robinson's two point layup | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | Colby Rogers defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | Anthony Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:32 | | +2 | Anthony Robinson makes two point layup (Isaac McKneely assists) | 14-21 |
| 7:32 | | Â | Colby Rogers shooting foul (Anthony Robinson draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Anthony Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:08 | | Â | Anthony Robinson blocks Nicholas Jourdain's two point layup | Â |
| 7:06 | | Â | Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:47 | | Â | TJ Power misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:45 | | Â | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | PJ Haggerty offensive foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | PJ Haggerty turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 6:08 | | +2 | Taine Murray makes two point dunk (Isaac McKneely assists) | 14-23 |
| 5:39 | | Â | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:29 | | Â | Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Anthony Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Moussa Cisse personal foul (Anthony Robinson draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:08 | | Â | Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:06 | | Â | PJ Haggerty defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:02 | | +2 | PJ Haggerty makes two point driving layup | 16-23 |
| 4:47 | | Â | Colby Rogers shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Dai Dai Ames misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 4:47 | | +1 | Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-24 |
| 4:40 | | Â | Anthony Robinson personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:27 | | Â | Taine Murray blocks Tyrese Hunter's three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Anthony Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:06 | | Â | TJ Power misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:04 | | Â | PJ Haggerty defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | Anthony Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:36 | | +2 | Taine Murray makes two point driving layup | 16-26 |
| 3:15 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Isaac McKneely defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:53 | | Â | Dain Dainja personal foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:53 | | +1 | Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-27 |
| 2:53 | | Â | Dai Dai Ames misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 2:53 | | Â | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:37 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point dunk (Nicholas Jourdain assists) | 18-27 |
| 2:03 | | Â | Taine Murray misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Elijah Saunders offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:00 | | Â | Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 1:43 | | +3 | PJ Carter makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 21-27 |
| 1:09 | | Â | Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:07 | | Â | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:56 | | Â | PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:54 | | Â | Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:33 | | Â | Dain Dainja blocks Elijah Saunders's two point layup | Â |
| 0:31 | | Â | Cavaliers offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:29 | | +3 | Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists) | 21-30 |
| 0:02 | | Â | PJ Carter misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Cavaliers defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |