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Cincinnati, SMU, Temple Earn Wednesday Wins

01.19.23

Cincinnati, SMU and Temple all earned victories on Wednesday, January 19.

Wednesday, January 19
Temple 73, East Carolina 58
- Box Score
Cincinnati 85, South Florida 69 - Box Score
SMU 79, Tulsa 76 (OT) - Box Score

Temple 73, East Carolina 58 - Box Score
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Damian Dunn scored 22 points off of the bench to help Temple to a 73-58 victory against East Carolina on Wednesday night.

Dunn added five rebounds for the Owls (11-9, 5-2 American Athletic Conference). Khalif Battle scored 20 points and added seven rebounds. Jahlil White finished 4 of 7 from the field to finish with eight points.

The Pirates (10-10, 1-6) were led by Quentin Diboundje, who posted 14 points. RJ Felton added 11 points, six rebounds and two steals for East Carolina. In addition, Benjamin Bayela had eight points.

Cincinnati 85, South Florida 69 - Box Score
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Landers Nolley II scored 21 points as Cincinnati beat South Florida 85-69 on Wednesday night.

Nolley added nine rebounds and six assists for the Bearcats (14-6, 5-2 American Athletic Conference). David DeJulius scored 21 points and added seven assists. Dan Skillings Jr. finished 4 of 7 from the field to finish with 11 points.

Selton Miguel led the way for the Bulls (8-11, 1-5) with 15 points. Tyler Harris added 10 points for South Florida. In addition, Keyshawn Bryant finished with 10 points.

Cincinnati took the lead with 12:35 left in the first half and did not give it up. DeJulius led their team in scoring with 16 points in the first half to help put them up 47-29 at the break. Nolley scored 16 points in the second half to help lead the way as Cincinnati went on to secure a victory, despite being outscored by South Florida in the second half by a two-point margin.

SMU 79, Tulsa 76 (OT) - Box Score
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Efe Odigie scored 22 points and Zach Nutall hit a 3-pointer in overtime to put SMU ahead in a 79-76 win over Tulsa on Wednesday night.

Odigie added nine rebounds for the Mustangs (7-12, 2-4 American Athletic Conference). Zhruic Phelps scored 18 points and added six steals. Nutall was 5 of 11 shooting, including 2 for 7 from distance, and went 4 for 5 from the line to finish with 16 points.

The Golden Hurricane (4-13, 0-6) were led in scoring by Bryant Selebangue, who finished with 24 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks. Sam Griffin added 18 points, six assists and two steals for Tulsa. Anthony Pritchard also had 17 points and five assists. The Golden Hurricane prolonged their losing streak to seven in a row.

Odigie scored nine points in the first half for SMU, who went into halftime tied 28-28 with Tulsa. The game was tied at 64-all at the end of regulation.