Wichita State vs. Memphis: Player stats and Box Score for March 14 | 2024-25 College Basketball Season

The top-seeded Memphis Tigers were able to survive and advance in the American Conference Tournament Quarterfinals by winning 83-80 against the eighth-seeded Wichita State Shockers. The Tigers are now awaiting the winner of the Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Tulane Green Wave quarterfinal to see who they will face in the semifinals.

The Tigers (27-5, 16-2 AAC) were able to depend on the production from PJ Haggerty as he scored 42 of the team’s 83 points and put his team on his back. The Shockers (19-14, 8-10) were able to divvy up the scoring a bit more, but ultimately, the turnovers came back and bit them as that was a main reason they were not able to pull off an upset.

Let’s take a closer look at the box score for both the Wichita State Shockers and Memphis Tigers to see exactly how this game played out.

Wichita State vs. Memphis box score

Wichita State vs. Memphis box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
Wichita State	39	41	80
Memphis	39	44	83

Wichita State Shockers box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Bijan Cortes	G	6-14	5-9	2-2	0	4	5	1	1	4	3	19
Xavier Bell	G	4-12	0-4	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	4	3	18
Ronnie DeGray III	F	4-6	2-3	4-6	1	9	0	4	0	0	3	14
Corey Washington	F	2-4	1-2	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	3	4	8
Quincy Ballard	C	3-3	0-0	1-3	3	8	0	0	4	1	2	7
AJ McGinnis	G	3-5	2-4	0-0	0	0	5	0	0	1	1	8
Harlond Beverly	G	1-8	0-1	4-6	1	2	0	2	1	3	3	6
Matej Bosnjak	C	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Justin Hill	G	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Memphis Tigers box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
PJ Haggerty	G	16-25	0-2	10-11	4	9	4	3	1	5	4	42
Dain Dainja	F	7-12	0-0	4-6	0	5	0	0	3	6	2	18
Tyrese Hunter	G	2-9	1-4	3-4	0	6	7	2	1	1	0	8
Colby Rogers	G	0-5	0-2	0-0	0	2	1	1	0	1	5	0
Nicholas Jourdain	F	0-3	0-1	0-0	3	7	3	1	2	0	3	0
PJ Carter	G	2-5	2-5	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	7
Baraka Okojie	G	2-3	0-1	0-1	1	3	2	3	2	1	2	4
Moussa Cisse	C	0-2	0-0	4-6	2	4	0	1	1	0	5	4

Wichita State vs. Memphis Game Summary

The Wichita State Shockers were able to shoot the basketball at a great clip throughout the game as they were able to connect on 23 of 55 (41.8%) overall, 10 of 24 (41.7%) from beyond the arc, and 24 of 31 (77.4%) from the charity stripe. The rebounding aspect was not too strong as the program was able to tally 29 total rebounds (eight offensive, 21 defensive). The passing was a sign of weakness as the team had 11 assists to 17 turnovers.

The defense was able to record seven steals and six blocks to be a force on this side of the court. The team was methodically moving the basketball as they recorded nine fast break points and eight second-chance points in the 40 minutes. The Shockers were able to make this a back-and-forth game and should show signs to the committee come Selection Sunday.

The Memphis Tigers had a good offensive game as the team shot 29-of-64 (45.3%) from the floor, 3-of-15 (20.0%) from the 3-point line, and made 22-of-30 (73.3%) from the free-throw line. The team had 28 total rebounds (14 offensive, 14 defensive) to really control the game and were able to dish out 17 assists on 29 made baskets.

The defense recorded 11 steals while posting 10 blocks as well. The Tigers were able to push the pace with 27 fast break points and drove to the basket with 38 points in the paint as well. They were able to take full advantage of the turnovers they created with 29 points coming of turnovers.