No. 16 Memphis puts away South Florida for 5th straight win

Dain Dainja and PJ Haggerty each had 20 points to lead host Memphis to an 84-68 victory over South Florida in the American Athletic Conference matchup on Friday night.The 16th-ranked Tigers (26-5, 16-2 AAC) secured the conference’s regular-season title. It was their first such feat since 2012-13 when they won Conference USA.Jayden Reid scored 20 points on 7 of 9 shooting to lead South Florida (13-18, 6-12), which ended the regular season on a four-game losing streak. CJ Brown added 11 points and Brandon Stroud grabbed 13 rebounds before fouling out.The Tigers have won five in a row and swept both meetings with the Bulls this season. Memphis will be the top seed in next week’s AAC tournament, earning a double-bye.Memphis will next try to boost its NCAA Tournament resume with a strong run in the conference tournament.For a half, the Bulls entertained thoughts of an upset, leading for most of the first half before going to halftime in a tie at 35.Memphis spent the first 11 minutes of the second half squashing those hopes. The Tigers took the lead for good on back-to-back 3-pointers by Tyrese Hunter to start the half and outscored South Florida 30-15.

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