Memphis and South Florida picked up American Athletic Conference men's basketball wins on Sunday, January 15.
Sunday, January 15
South Florida 81, East Carolina 70 -
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Memphis 61, Temple 59 -
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South Florida 81, East Carolina 70 -
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Harris had 24 points in South Florida’s 81-70 win against East Carolina on Sunday.
Harris shot 8 for 13 (5 for 8 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free throw line for the Bulls (8-10, 1-4 American Athletic Conference). Russel Tchewa added 20 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field and 8 for 12 from the line, and he also had seven rebounds. Selton Miguel shot 4 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points.
Quentin Diboundje led the Pirates (10-9, 1-5) in scoring, finishing with 18 points. East Carolina also got 16 points and 12 rebounds from Brandon Johnson. In addition, RJ Felton finished with 13 points.
South Florida led East Carolina at the half, 34-31, with Miguel (eight points) its high scorer before the break. Harris’ 3-pointer with 15:08 remaining in the second half gave South Florida the lead for good at 45-43.
Memphis 61, Temple 59 -
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PHILADELPHIA -- Kendric Davis hit a baseline jumped at the buzzer as Memphis defeated Temple, 61-59, Sunday at the Liacouras Center.
Damian Dunn hit a 3-pointer with five seconds left to tie the game at 59 for Temple (10-9, 4-2 American Athletic Conference) and the Tigers (13-5, 3-2) advanced the ball and called timeout with 2.1 seconds.
Inbounding from the baseline, Johnathan Lawson found Davis, who hit the jumper over Temple's Nick Jourdain and gave the Tigers the win.
Davis, who had 16 points after halftime, finished with 20 points, tied with teammate DeAndre Williams.
Dunn led all scorers with 23 points, while Jourdain had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.