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#rv/rv Cincinnati 55, #19/21 Iowa State (ot)
USF 80, Troy 74
#rv/rv Cincinnati 55, #19/21 Iowa State (ot)
AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Jacob Evans III made two free throws with 20 seconds left in overtime and Cincinnati upset No. 19 Iowa State 55-54 on Thursday night, the Cyclones' second straight loss.
Kyle Washington had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Evans had 11 points for the Bearcats (6-1), who also snapped Iowa State's 37-game non-conference home winning streak.
Cincinnati outrebounded the smaller Cyclones 46-34. It shot just 3 of 21 from 3-point range and 35.5 percent overall, but its defense stifled Iowa State (5-2) down the stretch.
Gary Clark and Kevin Johnson also scored 11 points each for the Bearcats.
Monte Morris had 15 points for the Cyclones and Matt Thomas scored 13. Iowa State's Naz Mitrou-Long, who has hit a number of game-winning 3s in his career, had one rim out at the regulation buzzer. He did not score.
The Cyclones have their last two by a total of three points after a 5-0 start.
USF 80, Troy 74
TROY, Ala. (AP) -- Geno Thorpe scored South Florida's final 20 points for a career-high 22 as the Bulls held off Troy 80-74 on Thursday night.
Thorpe made 12 of 13 free throws. Troy Holston was 6 of 13 from the floor for 15 points and Luis Santos made all seven field-goal attempts for a career-best 14 points.
The Bulls (4-2) shot 59 percent in the first half to lead 43-25 at the break. Troy made just 8 of 33 in the first half.
South Florida was up 58-38 midway of the second period. Jeremy Hollimon nailed 3-pointer to start a 20-9 run as the Trojans closed to 64-58 following a Wesley Person layup at the 4:32 mark. DeVon Walker made a layup to close to 67-62 with 2:15 left. Thorpe answered with a 3-point play and added ten free throws down the stretch.
Hollimon had 15 points and Person added 14 for Troy (3-4).