FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) PJ Haggerty scored a career-high 42 points and led the go-ahead run for 16th-ranked and No. 1 seed Memphis in an 83-80 win over No. 8 seed Wichita State in a quarterfinal game at the American Men’s Basketball Championship Friday.
The Tigers (27-5) went ahead to stay with a 12-0 run over a 2 1/2-minute span after halftime in which Haggerty scored nine of those points. Two of his baskets in that spurt came off turnovers by Wichita State (19-14), which knocked the Tigers out of last year’s American tournament and is responsible for their only loss in 15 games since Jan. 16.
The 42 points by Haggerty, a sophomore named this week as the American player of the year after being the top freshman last season, matched the highest-scoring American tournament game (Russ Smith for Louisville in 20140. That was one point shy of the record for most scored in any league game (Jeremiah Martin for Memphis vs. Tulane, Feb. 20, 2019).
Dain Dainja added 18 points for Memphis.
Bijan Cortes had 19 points with six 3-pointers for Wichita State. Xavier Bell scored 18 points while Ronnie Degray III scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
2025 American Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule
(All Rounds Except First Round Played at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas)
First Round | Wednesday, March 12 | Super Pit in Denton, Texas
Game 1: No. 13 Charlotte 64, No. 12 Rice 61 Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Second Round | Thursday, March 13
Game 2: No. 8 Wichita State 73, South Florida 68 | Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Game 3: No. 5 Florida Atlantic 64, Charlotte 59 | Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Game 4: No. 10 Tulsa 75, No. 7 Temple 71 | Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Game 5: No. 6 East Carolina, 70, No. 11 UTSA 65 | Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Quarterfinals | Friday, March 14
Game 6: No. 1 Memphis 83, No. 8 Wichita State 80
Game 7: No. 5 Florida Atlantic vs No. 4 Tulane | 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN2 and ESPN+
Game 8: No. 10 Tulsa vs No. 2 North Texas | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU and ESPN+
Game 9: No. 6 East Carolina vs No. 3 UAB | 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPNU and ESPN+
Semifinals | Saturday, March 15
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. No. 1 Memphis | 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN2 and ESPN+
Game 11: Game 8 Winner vs Game 9 Winner | 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT | ESPN2 and ESPN+
Final | Sunday, March 16
Game 12: Game 10 Winner vs Game 11 Winner | 3:15 p.m. ET/2:15 p.m. CT | ESPN and ESPN+
