Dainja, No. 16 Memphis beat UTSA 75-70, clinch share of AAC regular-season title

Memphis guard Baraka Okojie (6), left, tries to reach in for the steal against UTSA guard Primo Spears (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Memphis guard Baraka Okojie (6), left, tries to reach in for the steal against UTSA guard Primo Spears (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)


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SAN ANTONIO — Dain Dainja scored 19 points and No. 16 Memphis beat UTSA 75-70 on Tuesday night to clinch at least a share of the American Athletic Conference regular-season title. The Tigers will be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, which begins March 12. PJ Haggerty added 18 points, going 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the final 10 seconds for Memphis. Nick Jourdain added 13 points and Colby Rogers scored 10. Jonnivius Smith led UTSA with a season-high 18 points. Marcus Millender added 16, Primo Spears finished with 14 points and seven assists and Tai'Reon Joseph scored 12.

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