The Saturday schedule in The American features two games as East Carolina hosts USF and Cincinnati travels to Houston.
USF looks to put together back-to-back wins and complete a season sweep of East Carolina when the teams square off in Greenville (11 a.m., ESPNU.) C Ruben Guerrero tallied 13 points and seven rebounds for the Bulls in the first meeting between the teams, a 58-50 USF victory at the Sun Dome Jan. 3. The Pirates have won their last three home games and are 10-3 overall at Minges Coliseum this season.
Houston hosts Cincinnati (9:30 p.m., ESPNU) as the Bearcats look to sweep the season series. G Troy Caupain had 13 points and six assists in the teams’ first matchup of the year, as Cincinnati scored 43 second-half points to defeat Houston 67-54 at Fifth Third Arena Jan. 21. G L.J. Rose tallied a career-high 25 points for Houston last time out against USF Tuesday.