South Florida and Tulsa picked up American Athletic Conference men's basketball wins in action on Saturday, January 21.
Saturday, January 21
South Florida 85, UCF 72 -
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Tulsa 81, Tulane 79 (OT) -
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South Florida 85, UCF 72 -
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Harris’ 33 points led South Florida past UCF 85-72 on Saturday.
Harris added six rebounds and seven assists for the Bulls (9-11, 2-5 American Athletic Conference). Sam Hines Jr. scored 11 points while going 5 of 7 from the field. Selton Miguel added 10 points.
CJ Kelly led the Knights (13-6, 4-3) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and four assists. Ithiel Horton added 15 points for UCF and Brandon Suggs had 13 points.
South Florida led UCF 38-33 at the half, with Harris (13 points) its high scorer before the break. Harris scored 20 points in the second half.
Tulsa 81, Tulane 79 (OT) -
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Sam Griffin scored 23 points and Tim Dalger added a double-double as Tulsa slipped past Tulane 81-79 in overtime on Saturday night.
Griffin was 9-of-22 shooting (4 for 12 from distance) for the Golden Hurricane (5-13, 1-6 American Athletic Conference), who snapped a seven-game losing streak. Dalger scored scored five of his 15 points in overtime and added 13 rebounds. Brandon Betson scored 13.
The Green Wave (12-7, 5-3) were led by Jalen Cook’s 23 points and six assists. Sion James added 13 points and nine rebounds. Tylan Pope contributed 12 points, nine rebounds and four blocks.
Dalger scored eight second-half points and hit the game-tying layup with three seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime tied at 71.