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East Carolina, South Florida Earn Wins Saturday Afternoon

02.10.24

East Carolina, South Florida earned wins in American Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Saturday, February 10.

South Florida 69, Rice 65 - Box Score
HOUSTON (AP) Chris Youngblood had 24 points and South Florida beat Rice 69-65 on Saturday for its ninth straight victory.

Youngblood was 8-for-14 shooting (6 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Bulls (17-5, 10-1 American Athletic Conference). Kasean Pryor scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Selton Miguel had 12 points.

Travis Evee finished with 20 points for the Owls (9-15, 3-8). Max Fiedler totaled 13 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Keanu Dawes added 13 points and eight rebounds.

East Carolina 84, UTSA 73 - Box Score
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Brandon Johnson's 30 points led East Carolina past UTSA 84-73 on Saturday night.

Johnson also had nine rebounds for the Pirates (12-12, 5-6 American Athletic Conference). RJ Felton added 16 points while going 6 of 16 (3 for 10 from 3-point range), and they also had six rebounds. Ezra Ausar finished 5 of 10 from the field to finish with 11 points.

Jordan Ivy-Curry finished with 14 points for the Roadrunners (8-16, 2-9). UTSA also got 12 points from PJ Carter. Adante' Holiman also had 11 points and two steals.

East Carolina took the lead with 19:36 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 48-25 at halftime, with Johnson racking up 21 points. East Carolina was outscored by UTSA in the second half by 12 points, with Felton scoring a team-high 10 points after intermission.