FORT WORTH, Texas—PJ Haggerty made eight free throws and forced a huge turnover in the final minute as 16th-ranked Memphis beat Tulane 78–77 on Saturday to advance to the American Athletic Conference Tournament championship game.
Haggerty, the AAC player of the year, put the Tigers (28–5) ahead to stay with two free throws that made it 72–71 with 40 seconds left. He finished with 18 points, going 14 for 14 at the line and 2 of 13 from the field a day after his 42 points matched an AAC tourney record.
