UCF, Memphis and Wichita State earned wins in American Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Sunday, February 26.
Memphis 76, Cincinnati 73 -
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Wichita State 83, Tulane 76 -
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UCF 68, Tulsa 49 -
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Memphis 76, Cincinnati 73 -
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Kendric Davis had 22 points in Memphis’ 76-73 win against Cincinnati on Sunday.
Davis had three steals for the Tigers (22-7, 12-4 American Athletic Conference). DeAndre Williams scored 21 points and added seven rebounds, five steals, and three blocks. Damaria Franklin recorded nine points and went 3 of 6 from the field.
The Bearcats (19-11, 10-7) were led in scoring by David Dejulius, who finished with 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. Landers Nolley II added 13 points, six rebounds and two steals for Cincinnati. Ody Oguama also put up 12 points and six rebounds.
Cincinnati trailed by 11 at halftime and eventually got within 74-73 when Viktor Lakhin hit a 3-pointer with two seconds left. Davis made two free throws in the final second to wrap it up for Memphis.
Wichita State 83, Tulane 76 -
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Craig Porter Jr. had a triple-double, Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 28 points, and Wichita State defeated Tulane 83-76 on Sunday.
Porter had 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and three steals. He joined Fred Van Vleet as the only Wichita State players with a triple-double in the past 50 years.
Pierre shot 9 for 17, including 5 for 12 from 3-point range, and 5 of 7 from the free throw line for the Shockers (15-13, 8-8 American Athletic Conference). James Rojas scored 22 points and added eight rebounds.
Jalen Cook led the way for the Green Wave (17-9, 10-5) with 30 points and four assists. Jaylen Forbes added 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. Sion James had 11 points.
Wichita State took the lead with 17:56 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 46-39 at halftime, with Pierre racking up 13 points. Wichita State used an 11-3 run in the second half to build a 10-point lead at 83-73 with 27 seconds left in the half before finishing off the win.
UCF 68, Tulsa 49 -
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Taylor Hendricks had 25 points in UCF’s 68-49 win against Tulsa on Sunday night.
Hendricks also added eight rebounds for the Knights (16-12, 7-9 American Athletic Conference). CJ Kelly shot 3 for 6 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to add 12 points. Ithiel Horton shot 4 for 12 (0 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the foul throw line to finish with 12 points, while adding six steals.
Bryant Selebangue led the way for the Golden Hurricane (5-23, 1-16) with 12 points, 11 rebounds and two steals. Jesaiah McWright added 11 points for Tulsa. In addition, Brandon Betson finished with 10 points. The loss was the Golden Hurricane’s 10th in a row.
UCF took the lead with 12:53 left in the first half and did not give it up. Hendricks led their team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 32-14 at the break. UCF pulled away with a 9-0 run in the second half to extend an 18-point lead to 27 points. They outscored Tulsa by one point in the final half, as Hendricks led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.