Memphis overpowered by Auburn in Maui title game
Memphis guard Tyrese Hunter (11) winces after an Auburn player's foot hit his face in a collision during the first half of the championship game of the NCAA college basketball Maui Invitational tournament Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo)
Despite star guard PJ Haggerty finishing with 27 points and nine rebounds, Memphis never once led as the SEC’s Tigers (7-0) captured the Maui Invitational championship.
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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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