Highlights
Temple 76, Tulsa 75
Temple (10-12, 2-7 The American) picked up a nail-biting 76-75 win over visiting Tulsa (8-15, 2-8 The American) Saturday. Tanaya Atkinson finished with her 13th double-double of the season with a game-high 30 points and 11 rebounds. The 30-point performance moved Atkinson into third-place on the Owls all-time scoring list (1,725 career points). Mykia Jones shot 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and finished with 11 points. Emani Mayo finished with 10 points and four boards, while Mia Davis added 10 points as well. Temple outrebounded Tulsa 42-34 overall and held a significant 15-6 advantage on the offensive boards.
Shug Dickson led the Golden Hurricane with 25 points after being held to four points in the first half.
UCF 61, Memphis 41
A total team effort led UCF (16-7, 8-2 The American) to a 61-41 win over Memphis (7-15, 2-7 The American) Saturday afternoon in CFE Arena. The Knights held Memphis to its third-lowest outing of the season. Zakiya Saunders led all scorers with 20 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. Masseny Kaba added 17 points and seven rebounds.
Taylor Barnes led Memphis with 16 points, while Alana Davis chipped in 10 points and tied a team-best six rebounds.
USF 63, Tulane 53
USF (18-5, 8-2 The American) used dominant second and third quarter production to seal its third-straight win (63-53) at Tulane (11-12, 3-7 The American) Saturday. Maria Jespersen turned in 21 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for her fourth double-double in the last five games. Kitija Laksa finished 12 points, 10 of which came from the charity stripe.
Sierra Cheatham had a team-best 12 points, while Kolby Morgan finished close behind with 11 points in the contest.
Houston 73, Wichita State 62
Houston (18-6, 7-3 The American) came back from nine points down to beat Wichita State (10-14, 5-5 The American), 73-62, and sweep the season series on Saturday, in Wichita, Kan. The Cougars finished with four players in double figures, including a game-high 24 for Jasmyne Harris. Harris has now scored in double figures in 15 consecutive games and now has 13 games of 20 or more points this season. Harris also led the Cougars on the glass with eight boards. Serithia Hawkins finished the contest with 18 points, while Dorian Branch added 14 and Octavia Barnes scored 10.
The Shockers finished with a trio of players in double figures, including 15 from Rangie Bessard. Keke Thompson added 14 points, and tied with Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage for the team lead with seven rebounds, while Angiee Tompkins scored 13.
ECU 76, SMU 47
ECU (13-10, 5-5 The American) defeated SMU (8-15, 2-8 The American) 76-47 Saturday night. A trio of Pirates scored in double figures including a game-high performance from Lashonda Monk with 20 points, while Necole Hope and and Alex Fraizer added 15 and 12 points, respectively.
Johnasia Cash scored a team-best 11 points in the contest, while Kiara Bradshaw earned herself a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Upcoming Schedule
Feb. 4 (Sun.)
| Cincinnati at 1/1UConn * (SNY/ESPN3) |
1 p.m. ET |
*Denotes a conference game
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