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.

The shot fell and the referee’s whistle blew. Dainja reclined on the floor, stuck his tongue out and flexed his muscles toward the rafters. He knocked down the subsequent free throw as Daniels (who fouled out on the play) found his seat on the Green Wave bench.

Dain Dainja scored 23 points with 11 rebounds and No. 16 Memphis escaped with a 78-77 win over Tulane in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth,