No. 22 Memphis handles FAU to remain atop AAC

Dain Dainja and PJ Haggerty each had 22 points to lead the host Memphis Tigers to an 84-65 victory over the Florida Atlantic Owls on Sunday afternoon.Dainja matched a career-best with his point total and grabbed 11 rebounds. Colby Rogers added 15 points and Moussa Cisse secured 11 rebounds as the No. 22-ranked Tigers (22-5, 12-2 American Athletic Conference) increased their AAC lead over North Texas and UAB to a full game.Memphis, which was coming off of last Sunday’s loss to Wichita State, has not dropped back-to-back games this season.Tre Carroll led the Owls (15-12, 8-6) with 20 points and seven rebounds while Kaleb Glenn had 15 points and five rebounds. Leland Walker had 14 points and four assists and shot 4-for-6 from 3-point range.Florida Atlantic has lost back-to-back games following a five-game winning streak. The Owls missed out on what could have been a major boost of a win for their slim NCAA Tournament hopes.The Tigers shot just 3-for-13 from 3-point range in the first half but closed the period strong.

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