Wednesday, January 12
No. 24 South Florida 75, Tulane 62
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu scored 23 points, Bethy Mununga recorded a double-double and No. 24-ranked South Florida continued its mastery of Tulane beating the Green Wave 75-62 on Wednesday night at Fogelman Arena.
The Bulls (12-4, 2-0 AAC) appeared poised to pull away when Elena Tsineke's basket gave South Florida a 58-48 lead with 6:57 left.
But Tulane (8-5, 0-2 AAC) responded with an 8-2 run and were within 60-56 with 4:54 to go. South Florida, however, countered with a 11-4 spurt to stop Tulane's threat.
Mununga scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Tsineke scored 12. It was Mununga's second 20-point performance in the last three games and the third of her career.
South Florida made 22-of-25 foul shots, going 11-for-11 before a miss, compared to 25 for 34 for Tulane.
Arsula Clark scored 17 points and Dynah Jones 16 for Tulane.
South Florida now has won 19 straight against the Green Wave. Tulane hasn't beaten South Florida since Dec. 17, 2009. The Bulls lead the overall series 28-19.
The Green Wave have dropped 25 straight against ranked opponents.