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UCF, Houston Pick Up Victories Tuesday Night

01.18.22

UCF and Houston picked up victories in American Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Tuesday, January 18.

Tuesday, January 18
UCF 92, East Carolina 85 (OT) - Box Score
Houston 74, South Florida 55 - Box Score

UCF 92, East Carolina 85 (OT) - Box Score
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- (AP) — Brandon Mahan and Darius Perry scored 19 points apiece and UCF came from down 20 to beat East Carolina 92-85 in overtime on Tuesday night.

Mahan's 3-pointer with 4:34 left in the extra session gave the Knights (11-5, 3-3 American Athletic Conference) the lead for good. Perry's 3 with 39 seconds left in overtime evened it at 72 to force overtime.

Perry distributed eight assists, Darius Johnson scored 16 and Dre Fuller Jr. 12. The Knights posted a season high 15 3s and distributed 23 assists.

Tristen Newton scored 27 points, Alanzo Frink scored 16 and RJ Felton 14 points for the Pirates (11-6, 2-3)

Houston 74, South Florida 55 - Box Score
HOUSTON -- (AP) — Kyler Edwards had 23 points and seven rebounds, Fabian White Jr added 16 points and five rebounds, and No. 10 Houston won its eighth straight by beating South Florida 74-55 on Tuesday night.

Edwards, who scored a career-high 29 points with seven 3-pointers on Saturday night, had six 3-pointers against the Bulls and 17 first-half points. Josh Carlton finished with 15 points and five rebounds, and Taze Moore scored 13 points for the Cougars (16-2, 5-0 American Athletic Conference).

Houston, which shot 45%, won its 35th straight home game — the third-longest active home-winning streak in the nation behind Gonzaga and Liberty.

DJ Patrick scored 19 points, and Caleb Murphy added 12 points for the Bulls (6-11, 1-4), which lost their fourth in the last five games.

South Florida shot 35%, went seven of 22 on 3-pointers and were forced into 17 turnovers, which Houston turned into 17 points.

After South Florida scored the first four points of the game, Houston used a 17-2 run over a six-minute span to open up an 11-point lead. Houston upped its lead to as much as 23 in the first half and led 38-18 at the half.