SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dain Dainja’s 18 points off of the bench helped lead Memphis to a 68-64 victory over San Francisco on Thursday.
Dainja also contributed seven rebounds and three blocks for the Tigers (4-0). PJ Haggerty scored 13 points — nine in the final three minutes — while going 2 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 7 for 8 from the line and added seven rebounds and three steals. Tyrese Hunter went 4 of 11 from the field to finish with nine points, while adding five assists and four steals.
Malik Thomas led the way for the Dons (4-1) with 25 points and two steals. Carlton Linguard added eight points for San Francisco. Ndewedo Newbury had seven points.
Memphis went into the break trailing 31-22 but rallied early in the second half to take the lead and would not give it up except for a brief tie with under four minutes to go.
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