Memphis’ guard tandem of Tyrese Hunter and PJ Haggerty mixed for 39 factors and Memphis beat Michigan State 71-63 on Tuesday to advance to the Maui Invitational title recreation.
The Tigers (6-0) will face the winner of Tuesday’s closing recreation between No. 4 Auburn and No. 12 North Carolina.
Hunter scored 23 factors, capturing 5-of-10 on 3-point makes an attempt. He hit seven 3-pointers on Monday within the Tigers’ 99-97 additional time win over No. 2 UConn. Haggerty added 16 factors with 9 rebounds. The two guards mixed for 48 factors towards UConn.
Colby Rogers added 10 factors for Memphis, which shot 47%.
Jase Richardson scored 18 factors with a trio of 3-pointers to guide the Spartans (5-2). Jaden Akins added 12 and Frankie Fidler 10. Michigan State completed with a Division I-worst 3-point proportion of 20%, however shot 35%, as did Memphis, from the arc. The Spartans allowed 22 factors off 13 turnovers and shot 42%.
Michigan State minimize the 15-point deficit to seven with 5 minutes left, however Hunter got here via with a four-point play. The Spartans bought as shut as 5 on two free throws by Jeremy Fears Jr. with 45 seconds left, however did not rating once more.
The recreation was tied early within the second half earlier than Memphis started to tug away. Haggerty and Rogers hit a 3-pointer, then Moussa Cisse added a three-point play with an offensive rebound and a reverse layup to take a 15-point lead with 11 minutes left.
A pair of Hunter 3-pointers sandwiched round a Cisse dunk halfway via the primary half gave the Tigers a lead that they held the remainder of the half. The Spartans completed the ultimate three minutes on an 8-2 run with Richardson’s 3-pointer late within the half placing the Spartans inside three.
Associated Press reporting.
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