A strong second half powered the No. 22 University of Memphis men's basketball team past Florida Atlantic Sunday afternoon at FedExForum, 84-65.

With the victory, the Tigers have officially clinched a double-bye and a top-4 seed in next month's AAC Championship in Fort Worth, Texas.

After trailing for nearly 16 minutes to open the game, Memphis (22-5, 12-2 American Athletic Conference) broke things open early in the second half with a 12-0 run. The Tigers then put together a 13-0 run a few minutes later to build a 27-point advantage and help secure the victory to get Memphis back on the winning track.

Memphis was led by Dain Dainja's double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. PJ Haggerty also recorded 22 points, while grabbing six rebounds. Colby Rogers added 15 points with three triples.

Both teams struggled offensively out of the gate, combining to make just one of the first 11 shots attempted. Florida Atlantic put together a 5-0 run less than five minutes into the action, and eventually grabbed its largest lead of the game at 18-12, before the Tigers started to find a groove.

Memphis reeled off 14-straight points and held the Owls scoreless for more than four minutes en route to taking a 37-32 lead into the halftime break.

Hometown hero Damarien Yates came off the bench in the first half and immediately impacted both ends of the floor. He recorded a steal, a block, two assists, and scored bucket in just five minutes.

Memphis continued its momentum into the second half behind the exceptional play from Dainja and Haggerty.

The duo combined for 25 points on 12-of-16 shooting in the second half to help the Tigers outscore FAU, 47-33, in the final 20 minutes.

Florida Atlantic (15-12, 8-6) entered the game having won five of its last six games, powered by the league's top scoring offense. The Tigers had other plans, however, holding the Owls to 15 points below their season average (80.2) behind a scrappy defensive effort.

Memphis came away with nine steals and eight blocked shots in the win, and limited FAU to just four second-chance points.

Memphis ended the game shooting 47.1 percent from the field (33-70) and went 19-of-34 in the second half (.559).

The Owls were led by Tre Carroll's 20 points and seven rebounds.

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Memphis is back at FedExForum for the first of its final two home games on Wednesday, when the Rice Owls swoop in for a 7 p.m. tip on ESPN+.

The Tigers will then head to Birmingham for a rematch with the AAC's second-place team, UAB, on Sunday at 3 p.m.