PJ Haggerty scored a game-high 22 points Thursday night and No. 24 Memphis finished with a 12-2 run that allowed it to avoid an upset against visiting Wichita State with a 61-53 American Athletic Conference win.Tyrese Hunter added 16 for the Tigers (15-4, 5-1 AAC), who survived sloppy play. They committed 20 turnovers and scored many of their baskets in one-on-one play, managing only six assists. They were also outrebounded 32-29.But Memphis played its best when it had to. Hunter drained a 3-pointer with 4:29 remaining to give it the lead for good at 52-51. PJ Carter added a turnaround jumper at the 3:28 mark for a three-point cushion.Hunter then dunked in transition and Haggerty converted a runner with 59 seconds remaining for a 58-51 advantage.Harlond Beverly scored 18 points to pace the Shockers (11-8, 1-5) but also committed six of their 22 turnovers. Corey Washington added 11, while Quincy Ballard chipped in 10 points and 10 rebounds.Wichita State made only 40.4 percent of its field-goal attempts and coughed it up 13 times in the second half. It canned just 3 of 16 3-pointers.
