PJ Haggerty scored 23 points, Dain Dainja had a season-high 21 points and eight rebounds and No. 24 Memphis shot 62% in a 100-77 victory over UAB.

The Memphis basketball team packed a lot to like into one basketball game against UAB last week. But what was the most eye-popping part of Penny Hardaway's team's 100-77 win at FedExForum?

In fact, Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway was first tempted to reinsert the gifted big man back into the starting lineup before the Tigers’ win over Ole Miss on Dec. 28. But he second-guessed himself and opted to stick with the status quo until further notice.

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The thunderous dunk by Memphis basketball's Dain Dainja over UAB star Yaxel Lendeborg in the opening minutes Sunday at FedExForum was not the play of the game.

UAB senior Yaxel Lendeborg had an off day on offense going 5-of-15 from the field, but still managed to put up 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. On defense, he and his frontcourt partner Christian Coleman were overwhelmed by the Tigers’ duo of Dain Dainja and Nicholas Jourdain.

Memphis basketball scores 100 points for the first time this season in a dominant win over UAB. Here's how the Tigers generated all that offense.