Tigers Jet West for Match Up Against San Francisco

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis Tiger men's basketball team is gearing up for its week-long road trip out west – making its first stop in California to take on the Dons of San Francisco on Thursday.

Memphis (3-0) is off to a hot start after a 94-70 win over Ohio last week gave the Tigers their third win of the season. In route to the win, the team set a new program record in three-point shooting, nailing 72.2 percent of its shots from long range (13-18).

PJ Haggerty had a big first half, pouring in 17 of his game-high 23 points, while Tyrese Hunter lit up FedExForum with 16 of his 21 points coming in the second half help Memphis cruise to the 24-point victory.

Thursday's game is set to tip-off at 9 p.m. CT from the Chase Center with coverage available on ESPNU.

GAME DETAILS
Memphis Tigers (3-0) at San Francisco Dons (4-0)
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 | 9 p.m. CT
Chase Center (18,064); San Francisco, Calif.
Television: ESPNU (Barry Tompkins, pxp; Dan Belluomini, color)
Radio: 98.9 The Roar of Memphis (Dave Woloshin, pxp; Matt Dillon, analysis)
Live Stats: www.Memphis.StatBroadcast.com

BY THE NUMBERS

7: Redshirt sophomore PJ Haggerty currently leads the AAC and ranks seventh in Division I with 25.7 points per game.
8.1: percent of Memphis' Returning scoring production from last season, which includes none of their top six scorers. The Tigers bring back only 209 of their 2,574 total points from 2023-24.
72.2: Percent the Tigers shot from beyond the arc against Ohio to set a new program record (13-18).
50: The number of points Memphis has scored in the second half in each of its three games to start the season (Missouri-51, UNLV-50, Ohio-51).
3: Programs in the nation that have won at least 18 games in each of the last 23 seasons starting in 2000-01 (Memphis, Kansas, Gonzaga).
49.1: Memphis currently leads the nation in three-point shooting percentage at 49.1.

LAST TIME OUT

The Tigers made a statement with their 94-70 win over Ohio where they scored 51 points in the second half and set a new program record from beyond the arc – shooting 72.2 percent.
PJ Haggerty (23), Tyrese Hunter (21) and Nicholas Jourdain (15) led the team in scoring while combining for 10 of the team's 13 three-point field goals made.
Memphis went on to finish the game shooting over 55 percent from the field while notching 5-of-6 three-pointers in the final 20 minutes of the game.

SERIES HISTORY VS. SAN FRANCISCO

The Tigers and Dons have met just twice in their histories with Memphis taking both wins.
The last win came back in 1994 when the Tigers claimed a 94-82 win in the Bluff City.
This will be the first time Memphis is playing in San Francisco.

SCOUTING THE SAN FRANCISCO DONS

San Francisco comes into Thursday's contest 4-0 after a dominating 82-37 win over Chicago State.
Tyrone Riley IV led the charge for the Dons with 28 points while nailing five of six shots from deep.
As a team, USF forced Chicago State into 24 turnovers while holding them to just 16% shooting from the field in the first half.
Riley IV leads the team with 19.5 points/game while Malik Thomas (15.8), Marcus Williams (13.5) and Ndewedo Newbury (10.0) are all averaging double figures.

UP NEXT
Memphis will continue its week-long road trip out to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational (Nov. 25-27). The Tigers first game will air on ESPN2 on Monday, Nov. 25 against the two-time NCAA National Champion UConn Huskies.

How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Men's Basketball, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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Players Mentioned

PJ Haggerty

Tyrese Hunter

Nicholas Jourdain