No. 18 Memphis keeps Charlotte winless in conference play

PJ Haggerty scored 18 points to help No. 18 Memphis churn out a 77-68 road victory over Charlotte on Sunday afternoon.Tyrese Hunter chipped in 15 points and distributed five assists and reserve Dain Dainja contributed 14 points for Memphis (14-4, 4-1 American Athletic Conference), which recovered after falling 88-81 Thursday night at Temple. The Tigers have won five of their last six games.Jaehshon Thomas racked up 18 points and Kylan Blackmon and Giancarlo Rosado each had 12 points for Charlotte (7-12, 0-6), which is the only team in the AAC without a league victory. The 49ers, who also received 10 points from Nik Graves, have lost seven in a row.Charlotte was undone by 38.6-percent shooting from the field, including 32.1 percent from 3-point range. Thomas canned four of the 49ers’ nine triples.Memphis outrebounded Charlotte 42-28 to help override its 16 turnovers. Dainja had nine boards and Haggerty and Moussa Cisse both pulled in eight.The 49ers closed within 53-43 with about 13 minutes left before the Tigers scored 10 straight to pull away. Haggerty’s 3-pointer at the 7:50 mark stretched the lead to 66-45.Charlotte closed the game on a 19-6 run to make the final score more respectable.

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