Memphis basketball bulldozed UAB Sunday 84-72 to win the AAC tournament championship, its second in the past three years.

PJ Haggerty scored 23 points, Dain Dainja had 22 points with 12 rebounds and 16th-ranked Memphis won the American Athletic Conference Tournament with an 84-72 win over UAB.

Dain Dainja registered a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and too-seeded Memphis pulled away for an 84-72 win over UAB to win the American Athletic Conference tournament on Sunday afternoon in Fort Worth,

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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.

It was that kind of day for Dainja, who – like his teammate and fellow all-AAC first-teamer PJ Haggerty did the day before – carried Memphis (28-5) to a 78-77 win over Tulane (19-14) to advance to the AAC tournament championship.

PJ Haggerty went off Friday at the AAC tournament, Dain Dainja "got a little banged up" and Memphis basketball gets Tulane in the semifinals.