No. 22/18 USF 108, UCF 63
No. 22/18 USF eclipsed the century mark for the second time and improved to 8-0 at home this season in a defeat of UCF, 108-63, on Tuesday evening. The Bulls went 36-of-43 from the free throw line and forced 18 turnovers in the win. Kitija Laksa led the way with a career-high 21 points, including four 3-pointers. Courtney Williams provided a balanced effort with 18 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four blocks in 26 minutes of play while Laura Ferreira finished with 18 points, connecting on 11-of-12 attempts from the charity stripe. Zykira Lewis produced a season and game-high 30 points and knocked down six 3-pointers for the Knights. Aliyah Gregory chipped in 16 points to go with five assists and four rebounds. 
 
Memphis 74, Houston 57
Memphis downed Houston on Tuesday evening at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse, 74-57. The Tigers defense limited the opposition to 29.8-percent shooting from the field and forced 28 turnovers. Ariel Hearn posted 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the floor. Brianna Wright registered 18 points while connecting on 7-of-10 field goal attempts, five rebounds and four blocks while Loysha Morris (11 points) and Cheyenne Creighton (10 point) reached double figures. Houston was led by Kierra Graves with 11 points and Marche’ Amerson with 10 points.
 
SMU 69, Temple 67
Gabrielle Wilkins made two free throws with five seconds remaining in regulation to lift SMU past Temple, 69-67, on Tuesday evening at Moody Coliseum. After trailing 27-15 at the conclusion of the first, the Mustangs outscored the Owls 54-40 in the remaining three quarters. Wilkins finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for her third career double-double. McKenzie Adams recorded 18 points while Stephanie Collins added 14 points and eight rebounds. Alliya Butts led Temple with 22 points and a career-high seven steals. Feyonda Fitzgerald became the 22nd player in program history to score 1,000 career points as the junior concluded the game with 11 points and eight assists.
 
Tulane 66, East Carolina 51
Tulane captured a road win against East Carolina on Tuesday evening, 66-51. The Green Wave defense held the Pirates to 24.1 percent shooting, including 1-of-12 from behind the arc, in the final two quarters en route to the victory.  Kolby Morgan powered the Green Wave with 20 points, 18 of which came in the second half. Morgan also added a team-high seven rebounds in the win. Courtnie Latham scored 13 points and added four assists while Leslie Vorpahl recoded eight points and distributed a game-high seven assists. Khadidja Toure led East Carolina with a career-high 18 points while Jada Payne (12 points, 10 rebounds) and I’Tiana Taylor (12points, 12 rebounds) posted double-doubles.
 
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Wednesday, January 6
Tulsa at No. 1 UConn (SNY/ESPN3) ^XL * • 6 p.m. 
 
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