No. 16 Memphis Travels to San Antonio for Clash with UTSA

Tuesday, March 4

San Antonio, Texas

6:00 PM

University of Memphis

UTSA

MEMPHIS, TN - FEBRUARY 26

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No. 16 Memphis Travels to San Antonio for Clash with UTSA

Mar 03, 2025 | Men's Basketball

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis men's basketball goes for its first American Athletic Conference regular season crown Tuesday night when the 16^th-ranked Tigers visit San Antonio to face UTSA. Tip-off with the Roadrunners is scheduled for 6 p.m. on ESPN+ at the Convocation Center.

Memphis (24-5, 14-2 AAC) holds a one-game lead in The American with two games to play. On Tuesday, the Tigers seek their first regular season conference title in 12 years since their final season in Conference USA in 2012-13.

A win against the Roadrunners would clinch at least a share of the regular season crown for Memphis and the No. 1 seed in next week's AAC Championship. If North Texas loses Monday night to Wichita State, the Tigers would also clinch.

Redshirt senior Dain Dainja continued his dominance Sunday afternoon in Birmingham, as the big man dropped 16 points and a career-high 17 points for his third-straight double-double to help lead Memphis past UAB, 88-81. He was named AAC Player of the Week on Monday for his efforts, the first of his career.

The Brooklyn Park, Minnesota native has averaged 21.0 points, 12.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks over the last three games, while shooting 64.3 percent from the floor.

Sophomore guard PJ Haggerty scored 25 points against the Blazers, including 17 in the second half, and enters Tuesday's contest with three-consecutive games of 20 or more points.

Tuesday's meeting will be just the third all-time between Memphis and UTSA, but the first in San Antonio. The Tigers won a 78-72 decision in Memphis on Dec. 20, 1993 and then took a 107-101 victory in overtime last season at FedExForum.

The matchup will be the first of the season against a ranked opponent for the Roadrunners, who brings an 11-17 overall record into the contest. UTSA is coming off its largest AAC win in program history after defeating Rice 84-56 Sunday afternoon at home on senior day.

GAME DETAILS
No.16/16 Memphis Tigers (24-5, 14-2 AAC) vs. UTSA Roadrunners (11-17, 5-11 AAC)
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | 6:00 p.m.
Convocation Center (4,080); San Antonio, Texas
Television: ESPN+ (Karl Schoening, pxp; Devin Brown, analysis; Taylor Guajardo, sideline)
Radio: 98.9 THE ROAR OF MEMPHIS (Dave Woloshin, pxp; Matt Dillon, analysis)

BY THE NUMBERS

1: Player in the nation averaging at least 21.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists 1.5 steals and 5.5 free throw makes per game: PJ Haggerty. In fact, he was the only player in the nation to post the exact same numbers last season.
3: Assists needed on Tuesday for Tyrese Hunter to reach 500 for his career. Only 33 active Division I players currently have 500 dimes for their career.
3: Straight double-doubles for Dain Dainja after 16 points and 17 rebounds at UAB on Sunday. The big man is averaging 21.0 points, 12.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in the stretch while shooting 64.3 percent (27-42).
5: Memphis has grabbed at least 15 offensive rebounds in 5-straight games. The Tigers had 15 at UAB and matched its season-high with 21 second-chance points.
12-1: Record this season with Dain Dainja in the starting lineup. The Tigers have used only three different starting rotations.
14: The number of regular season conference championships in program history entering Tuesday. Since winning their first title in 1972, this is the largest drought between regular season championships for the Tigers. Their last came in 2012-13 as Conference USA members.
14-7: Nicholas Jourdain is putting up 14.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in the last two games. He's grabbed seven offensive rebounds, is shooting 68.8% and leads the team in +/- ratio (+40).
20-0: Memphis' record this season when leading with 5 minutes remaining in the game. The Tigers are also 15-0 when leading at the half.
2012-13: The last time Memphis won 15 games conference games in the regular season. The Tigers were 16-0 and won their last conference regular season championship.
40.0: Percent from 3-point range for sharpshooter Colby Rogers over the last three games (8-20). He's averaging 13.3 points in that span with 21 points against the Blazers.

SCOUTING THE ROADRUNNERS

UTSA enters the contest with an 1-17 record, including a 5-11 record in the American.
The Roadrunners had lost six straight games before running over Rice, 84-56, on Sunday behind 14 made 3-pointers.
Senior guard Primo Spears leads a group of four players averaging double-figure scoring with 20.0 points per game, which is third in the AAC. He's also third in free throw percentage (.861), sixth in steals (1.7), and seventh in assists (3.8).
Sophomore guard Marcus Millender is averaging 14.3 points. He's leads the league in 3-point field goal percentage (.438), and seventh in three-pointers per game (2.3).
Spears was 6-of-9 from three-point range against Rice on Sunday, while Millender knocked down 30of-4. They each finished with 25 points in the blow out win.
Senior guard/forward Raekwon Horton is scoring 12.2 points and is second on the team with 5.9 rebounds.
Graduate guard Damari Monsanto is averaging 10.9 points. He leads the league in 3-pointers made per game (3.3) and is third in three-point field goal percentage (.4242.
Redshirt senior forward/center Jonnivius Smith is leads the team and is second in the conference with 7.6 rebounds per game.
The Roadrunners are third in the country in free throw percentage (81.3) and eighth in fastbreak points per game (15.8).
UTSA's defense ranks 19^th nationally in turnovers forced per game (15.2) and its plus-4 turnover margin is 13^th best.

UP NEXT
The Tigers return home Friday for the regular season finale, hosting South Florida on senior night at 8 p.m.

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