No. 1 Houston Claims Share of Regular Season Title

02.22.23

No. 1 Houston clinched at least a share of the American Athletic Conference men's basketball regular season title Wednesday, February 22.

Wednesday, February 22
South Florida 82, UCF 75
- Box Score
Cincinnati 88, Temple 83 (OT) - Box Score
No. 1 Houston 89, Tulane 59 - Box Score

South Florida 82, UCF 75 - Box Score
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Reserve Selton Miguel scored 14 points to lead South Florida over UCF 82-75 on Wednesday night.

Miguel had five assists for the Bulls (12-16, 5-10 American Athletic Conference). Ryan Conwell scored 14 points, shooting 4 for 5 from beyond the arc and 2 of 3 from the free throw line. Keyshawn Bryant was 6 of 10 shooting (1 for 4 from distance) to finish with 13 points.

Ithiel Horton led the Knights (15-12, 6-9) in scoring, finishing with 28 points and four steals. UCF also got 18 points, three steals and two blocks from Taylor Hendricks. CJ Kelly scored 14.

South Florida took the lead for good with 4:09 remaining in the first half.

Cincinnati 88, Temple 83 (OT) - Box Score
CINCINNATI (AP) — Landers Nolley II scored nine of his 20 points in overtime and Cincinnati beat Temple 88-83 on Wednesday night.

Zach Hicks’ 3-pointer with 23 seconds left brought Temple into a 75-all tie. Nolley missed his 3 attempt with four seconds to go to force overtime.

Nolley also had five rebounds for the Bearcats (19-10, 10-6 American Athletic Conference). David Dejulius added 20 points making all nine of his foul shots and distributing seven assists. Dan Skillings Jr. recorded 15 points and shot 6 for 8, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc.

Damian Dunn scored 34 points for the Owls (15-14, 9-7), Hysier Miller scored 13 points and had seven rebounds and six assists and Hicks scored 11 pulled seven rebounds.

No. 1 Houston 89, Tulane 59 - Box Score
HOUSTON (AP) — J’Wan Roberts had a career-high 26 points and seven rebounds, Marcus Sasser scored 22 points and No. 1 Houston clinched at least a share of the American Athletic Conference regular season championship with an 89-59 win over Tulane on Wednesday night.

Houston (26-2, 14-1) has won eight straight games and the regular season title is the fourth in the past five seasons.

Roberts has scored at least 20 points in consecutive games, and Sasser, who also had five rebounds and six assists, has scored at least 20 points in four straight and nine overall this season.

Tramon Mark added 13 points, and Jamal Shead had 10 points and six assists. Houston outrebounded Tulane 46-27, with Jarace Walker leading the way with a career-high 13 rebounds. The Cougars shot 47%, including 10 of 32 on 3-pointers.

Jalen Cook scored 23 points for his seventh straight game with at least 20 points for Tulane (17-8, 10-4), which saw its five-game winning streak snapped. Jaylen Forbes added 14 points.

The Green Wave shot 38%, including 7 of 22 on 3-pointers.

Houston used a 22-5 run over an eight-minute stretch of the first half to open up a 35-17 lead ending with a 3-pointer by Sasser with five minutes remaining in the half.