To try and keep pace with a scorching UAB offense, Pirates’ guard RJ Felton led the game in shot attempts and scoring, finishing the game with 31 points on 19 shots. It wasn’t enough for East Carolina, whose starters outside of Felton combined for just 32 points total.

The postgame press conference had ended when Memphis basketball’s All-America guard PJ Haggerty leaned forward, speaking into the microphone.

PJ Haggerty scored a career-high 42 points and led the go-ahead run for 16th-ranked Memphis in an 83-80 win over Wichita State in a quarterfinal game at the American Athletic Conference tournament Friday.

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Pregame analysis and predictions of the Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Tulane Green Wave NCAAM game to be played on March 14, 2025 on ESPN.