Dainja leads Tigers’ second-half surge in blowout win over FAU
Memphis guard PJ Carter (7) celebrates with guard PJ Haggerty (4) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida Atlantic, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Memphis. (Nikki Boertman/AP Photo)
Dain Dainja tied his career with 22 points (8-of-13 shooting), 11 rebounds and three blocks in just 27 minutes as the No. 22 Tigers blew past FAU in an 84-65 victory.
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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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