PJ Haggerty scored 42 points on 16-for-25 shooting to help No. 16 Memphis hold on for an 83-80 win over Wichita State in the quarterfinal round of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Friday afternoon in Fort Worth,

PJ Haggerty scored a career-high 42 points and led the go-ahead run for 16th-ranked Memphis in an 83-80 win over Wichita State in a quarterfinal game at the American Athletic Conference tournament Friday.

PJ Haggerty carried Memphis, scoring a career-high 42 points on an afternoon where the Tigers had very little offensive production outside of Haggerty and Dain Dainja. The win means Memphis advances to the semifinals on Saturday and will face either FAU or Tulane.