Memphis claws back for season-opening win over Mizzou
University of Memphis forward Nicholas Jourdain (left) grabs a rebound in front of University of Missouri defender Anthony Robinson II (right) on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Led by P.J. Haggerty’s 25 points, six rebounds and five assists, the hometown Tigers outscored the SEC’s Tigers 51-33 in the second half to erase a 10-point halftime deficit.
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Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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