The Owls got a 3-pointer from Jacob Dar with 11.8 seconds left in the game to cut the Tigers' lead to 82-81 at Tudor Fieldhouse. But PJ Haggerty and PJ Carter made four clutch free throws in the last 8 seconds to put give Memphis some breathing room.

PJ Carter, Memphis’ reserve guard who had played hero yet again, let out a roar as the Tigers escaped with an 86-83 win against the Owls.

The No. 19 University of Memphis men’s basketball team hangs on to take the win over Rice, 86-83, on Sunday afternoon inside the Tudor Fieldhouse. The Tigers shot 55 percent for the game, led by guard PJ Haggerty,