Wednesday, Feb. 17
No. 12/15 USF 69, Cincinnati 65 (OT)
Sydni Harvey scored eight of her 23 points in overtime, Bethy Mununga had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 12/15 South Florida beat Cincinnati 69-65 on Wednesday night in the Yuengling Center.
Elisa Pinzan added 11 points and nine assists for USF (12-1, 10-0 AAC). The Bulls have won 11 in a row overall and 10 straight conference games, both program records.
Jada Scott made a layup to give Cincinnati (4-14, 3-11 AAC) a 65-64 lead with 1:26 left in overtime but Mununga hit two free throws 21 seconds later and the Bearcats didn't score again.
IImar'I Thomas had 23 points, six rebounds and seven points for Cincinnati. Caitlyn Wilson added 18 points and Jillian Hayes scored 11 before fouling out with 7:30 to play.
The Bulls made 9 of 12 free throws in overtime after going 11 of 17 in regulation. They outrebounded Cincinnati 43-32, including 18-6 on the offensive glass, and outscored the Bearcats 15-5 in second-chance points.
UCF 63, Tulane 61
The UCF women's basketball team extended its win streak to six straight with a 63-61 win over Tulane in Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening.
UCF (11-2, 9-1 The American) snapped a six-game win streak for Tulane (14-6, 10-5 The American) with its first win in the Big Easy since Feb. 22, 2017. The victory also marked the 100th for head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson since her arrival at UCF on April 1, 2016.
The Green Wave scored first, but the Knights rebounded to take a 13-3 lead with 4:57 left in the opening frame. The Black and Gold held a 17-13 edge after the first. UCF maintained its lead through the second quarter and took a 35-28 advantage into halftime.
Tulane opened the third quarter with a three-pointer to cut UCF's lead to four, 35-31, but the Knights responded with a five-point spurt from Masseny Kaba and Alisha Lewis. The Knights were in front by their largest margin, 51-39, heading into the fourth.
The Green Wave opened on a 9-0 run to pull within three, 51-48, but Lewis and Kaba responded with a 6-0 spurt to put the Knights back up. Tulane continued to chip away, but defensive stops and clutch free throws from Diamond Battles and Lewis down the stretch secured the victory for the Knights.
Alisha Lewis led the Knights with 16 points and had four assists. Masseny Kaba added 13 points with six rebounds and three blocks. She moved into the career top 10 in blocks and rebounds, with 612 career boards and 76 career blocks.
Courtajia Sanders chipped in 12 points and collected a team-high seven rebounds. Diamond Battles scored all seven of her points at the charity stripe, dished out five assists, had six rebounds and four steals.
Temple 68, Tulsa 46
Mia Davis and Alexa Williamson each registered double-doubles as the Temple women's basketball team defeated Tulsa 68-46 Wednesday afternoon at the Reynolds Center. The Owls improve to 9-8 (9-5 AAC) while the Golden Hurricane drop to 5-10 (4-10 AAC).
How It Happened
> Temple had one of their best shooting games of the season, recording a 50.9 field goal percentage and a 33.3 three-point percentage.
> The Owls scored 42 points in the first half, the most first-half points they have recorded this season.
> 40 of Temple's 68 points came from the paint.
> The Owls held the edge in rebounds (43-32), assists (15-11) and blocks (5-0).
Statistically Speaking
> Williamson scored a game-high 18 points and tied for a game high 10 rebounds adding two blocks and two assists.
> Davis also pulled down 10 rebounds and added 17 points, four assists and a steal to her stat line.
> Freshman Jasha Clinton chipped in 12 points, four assists and three rebounds.
> Junior Emani Mayo and freshman Kash Ayuso each recorded eight points for the Owls.
First Quarter: Temple 24, Tulsa 11
> The Owls started the game on a 13-2 run over the opening five minutes.
> Temple shot 66.7% from both the floor and beyond the arc in the opening frame.
> Tulsa shot just 16.7% (3-18) as they struggled to put points on the board.
> The Cherry and White, however, committed four turnovers in the first quarter to give the Golden Hurricane five points off their mistakes.
Second Quarter: Temple 42, Tulsa 20
> Temple's sharp shooting continued in the second quarter with their field goal percentage of 61.5.
> The Golden Hurricane was held to just nine points in the second frame, knocking down just 4-of-13 field goals (30.8%).
> The Owls went up by 22 before the half after a pair of beautiful buckets by Clinton and Davis.
Third Quarter: Temple 55, Tulsa 33
> Tulsa was scoreless for the first two minutes and 45 seconds while the Owls opened the second half on a 6-0 run.
> Each team registered 13 points in the third quarter with Temple shooting 38.5% from the floor and the Golden Hurricane shooting 30.8%.
> Tulsa held a 12-7 advantage on the boards, three of which came on the offensive end.
Fourth Quarter: Temple 68, Tulsa 46
> Once again, each team collected 13 points in the final quarter.
> Tulsa jumped out on an 8-2 run before going on a three-minute scoring drought.
> The Owls ended the game on a 7-2 run, including a foul shot by Janelle Johnson for her first career point.