Hunter, Haggerty again lead way for Memphis in 71-63 win over Michigan State to reach Maui finale
Memphis' guard tandem of Tyrese Hunter and PJ Haggerty combined for 39 points and Memphis beat Michigan State 71-63 on Tuesday to advance to the Maui Invitational title game.
The Tigers (6-0) will take on the winner of the Tuesday's late game between No. 4 Auburn and No. 12 North Carolina.
Hunter scored 23 points, shooting 5 of 10 on 3-point attempts. He had seven 3-pointers in the Tigers' 99-97 overtime victory over No. 2 UConn on Monday. Haggerty added 16 points with nine rebounds. The two guards teamed for 48 points against UConn.
Colby Rogers added 10 points for Memphis, which shot 47%.
Jase Richardson scored 18 points with a trio of 3-pointers to lead the Spartans (5-2). Jaden Akins added 12 and Frankie Fidler 10. Michigan State came in at a Division I-worst 3-point percentage of 20% but shot 35%, as did Memphis, from the arc. The Spartans gave up 22 points off 13 turnovers and shot 42%.
Michigan State cut a 15-point deficit to seven with five minutes left but Hunter came through with a four-point play. The Spartans got as close as five on two Jeremy Fears Jr. free throws with 45 seconds left but didn't score again.
The game was tied early in the second half before Memphis started to pull away. Haggerty and Rogers hit 3-pointers then Moussa Cisse added a three-point play with an offensive rebound and reverse layup to make it a 15-point lead with 11 minutes left.
A couple of Hunter 3-pointers sandwiched around a Cisse dunk midway through the first half gave the Tigers a lead they held through the remainder of the half. The Spartans finished the final three minutes on a 8-2 run with Richardson's 3 at the end of the half getting the Spartans within three.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Moussa Cisse vs. Szymon Zapala (Tyrese Hunter gains possession) | Â |
| 19:54 |  | +3 | Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (PJ Haggerty assists) | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | | Â | Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Nicholas Jourdain steals) | Â |
| 19:08 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:06 | | Â | Szymon Zapala personal foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:55 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:48 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 18:31 | | +2 | Moussa Cisse makes two point dunk | 5-0 |
| 18:09 | | Â | Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:07 | | Â | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:05 | | Â | Moussa Cisse turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:59 | | +2 | Frankie Fidler makes two point jump shot (Szymon Zapala assists) | 5-2 |
| 17:37 | | Â | Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:35 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:12 | | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | | Â | Dain Dainja offensive foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:58 | | Â | Dain Dainja turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 16:45 | | +3 | Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | | Â | PJ Haggerty misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:20 | | Â | Frankie Fidler defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:14 | | Â | Jaden Akins turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 16:01 | | +2 | Nicholas Jourdain makes two point layup (Dain Dainja assists) | 7-7 |
| 15:36 | | +3 | Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Carson Cooper assists) | 7-10 |
| 15:08 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point hook shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 9-10 |
| 14:47 | | Â | Carson Cooper turnover (bad pass) (PJ Haggerty steals) | Â |
| 14:40 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:38 | | Â | PJ Haggerty offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:35 | | +2 | PJ Haggerty makes two point layup | 11-10 |
| 14:13 | | Â | Colby Rogers personal foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:13 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 13:52 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:52 | | +1 | Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-11 |
| 13:52 | | Â | Coen Carr misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 13:52 | | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:15 | | Â | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:10 | | +3 | Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists) | 11-14 |
| 12:36 | | +3 | Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot | 14-14 |
| 12:09 | | Â | Coen Carr misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:07 | | Â | Spartans offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:06 | | Â | Dain Dainja personal foul (Szymon Zapala draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:57 | | Â | Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:55 | | Â | PJ Haggerty defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:48 | | +2 | Moussa Cisse makes two point dunk (PJ Haggerty assists) | 16-14 |
| 11:18 | | Â | Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:16 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:13 | | Â | Coen Carr personal foul (Nicholas Jourdain draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:13 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:59 | | Â | PJ Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:57 | | Â | Xavier Booker defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:40 | | Â | Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:38 | | Â | Carson Cooper offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | PJ Carter personal foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:08 | | Â | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:54 | | +3 | Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists) | 19-14 |
| 9:30 | | +3 | Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Kohler assists) | 19-17 |
| 9:07 | | Â | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:05 | | Â | Jaden Akins defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | Dain Dainja personal foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:38 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler offensive foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:38 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 8:21 | | +2 | PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot | 21-17 |
| 8:06 | | Â | Colby Rogers shooting foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:06 | | +1 | Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-18 |
| 8:06 | | +1 | Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-19 |
| 7:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:29 | | +3 | Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot | 24-19 |
| 7:06 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler turnover (bad pass) (PJ Carter steals) | Â |
| 6:57 | | Â | PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:55 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:42 | | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point layup | 24-21 |
| 6:12 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:10 | | Â | Jase Richardson defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:05 | | Â | Coen Carr misses two point dunk | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:47 | | Â | Szymon Zapala shooting foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:47 | | +1 | PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-21 |
| 5:47 | | +1 | PJ Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-21 |
| 5:30 | | Â | Baraka Okojie shooting foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:30 | | Â | Jase Richardson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 5:30 | | Â | Jase Richardson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 5:30 | | Â | PJ Haggerty defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:24 | | Â | Frankie Fidler personal foul (PJ Haggerty draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:21 | | Â | PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:19 | | Â | Jase Richardson defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:15 | | Â | Jared Harris personal foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:15 | | +1 | Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-22 |
| 5:15 | | +1 | Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-23 |
| 5:00 | | +2 | PJ Haggerty makes two point layup | 28-23 |
| 4:43 | | Â | Frankie Fidler misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:41 | | Â | Spartans offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:36 | | Â | Tre Holloman turnover (bad pass) (Jared Harris steals) | Â |
| 4:30 | | +2 | Jared Harris makes two point dunk | 30-23 |
| 4:18 | | Â | Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:16 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:07 | | Â | Moussa Cisse misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:05 | | Â | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | Moussa Cisse blocks Frankie Fidler's two point layup | Â |
| 3:53 | | Â | PJ Haggerty defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:49 | | +2 | Tyrese Hunter makes two point dunk (PJ Haggerty assists) | 32-23 |
| 3:49 | | Â | Spartans 30 second timeout | Â |
| 3:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:18 | | +2 | Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point jump shot | 32-25 |
| 3:07 | | Â | PJ Haggerty offensive foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:07 | | Â | PJ Haggerty turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:07 | | Â | Jase Richardson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:07 | | +1 | Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-26 |
| 2:46 | | +2 | Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point layup | 32-28 |
| 2:33 | | +2 | Moussa Cisse makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 34-28 |
| 2:33 | | Â | Jeremy Fears Jr. shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Jaden Akins defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:13 | | Â | Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:11 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:42 | | Â | Moussa Cisse turnover (offensive goaltending) | Â |
| 1:16 | | Â | Xavier Booker misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:14 | | Â | PJ Haggerty defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:01 | | Â | PJ Haggerty turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 0:51 | | Â | Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:49 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:48 | | Â | Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Jaxon Kohler draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:48 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:48 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:48 | | Â | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:35 | | Â | PJ Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:33 | | Â | Jase Richardson defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | +3 | Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Kohler assists) | 34-31 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |