PJ Haggerty scored 27 points to lead No. 21 Memphis over a stubborn North Texas 68-64. Haggerty was 11 of 14 from the field, including hitting his first seven shots in the game.

The Memphis basketball team held on to beat North Texas 68-64 Sunday evening at FedExForum. The Tigers (12-3, 2-0 AAC) — ranked 25th in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll and No. 21 in the Associated Press Top 25 — had to fend off a scrappy Mean Green team (10-4,

As Memphis headed into the new year, coach Penny Hardaway made it clear that the No. 21 Tigers could not coast through the American Athletic Conference. They could not relax.