Tigers Drop Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic to No. 9 North Carolina
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis men's basketball team fell 84-76 to No. 9 North Carolina in its exhibition game as part of the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic at FedExForum in Memphis on Tuesday night. Full coverage today including Daily Memphian Tigers Beat Reporter Parth Upadhyaya with Jason Smith live at 11:25 a.m. on 92.9 FM ESPN.
Three Tigers scored double figures and Memphis shot 42.9 percent from the floor, connecting on 27-of-63 field goal attempts.
Redshirt-sophomore point guard PJ Haggerty had a team-high 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting to go with nine rebounds and three assists. Senior forward Nicholas Jourdain and redshirt-senior guard Colby Rogers chipped in 11 points apiece while Jourdain pulled down nine boards.
The Tigers led by as many 11 points midway through the first half and took a 39-36 lead into the break, but the Tar Heels rallied in the final 20 minutes behind 48.4-percent shooting to outscore Memphis 48-37 for the half.
Memphis got its first points from big man Dain Dainja on a bucket in the first 20 seconds and the Tigers went on a 22-7 run over the next seven minutes.
For the game, the Tigers out-rebounded the Tar Heels 41-40. Memphis came away with 14 steals defensively.
Memphis got eight points off the bench from Tyreek Smith, four from Jared Harris and three from PJ Carter.
North Carolina was led by 33 points from Seth Trimble, 17 from Jal Washington and a double-double – 11 points, 13 assists – from Elliot Cadeau.
Fans can enjoy Memphis basketball in a variety of ways this season with different ticket plans for everyone. You can purchase your package at www.GoTigersGoTix.com or by calling the Memphis Ticket Office at (901) 678-2331.
The Tigers will be back in action against No. 2 Alabama in Huntsville on Oct. 28 for the final exhibition of the season.