Memphis escapes with close road victory against Rice
Memphis guard PJ Haggerty (4) shoots against Rice guard Jacob Dar (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Houston, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
PJ Carter finished with 19 points and two assists and made multiple timely plays down the stretch to allow the Tigers to win their fifth straight game
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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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