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.