National Basketball Association
Central Florida 64, South Florida 54
When: 6:15 PM ET, Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials:
# Keith Kimble, # Olandis Poole, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance:
3491
By The Sports Xchange
A.J. Davis scored 22 points and Central Florida beat South Florida for the second time in two weeks, 64-54 on Wednesday night.
Davis, a sophomore forward, added 10 rebounds for a double-double and more than half of his points came from the foul line, where he went 12-for-14. The win was the fourth in the last five games for the Knights, who are 4-1 in the American Athletic Conference and also handed South Florida a 75-64 loss on Jan. 7. The Bulls, meanwhile, fell to 3-17 on the season, 0-7 in conference play and have lost nine straight.
UCF shot 40 percent from the field and connected on 25 attempts from the foul line, while South Florida went just 4-for-11 from the charity stripe. Senior forward Shaheed Davis added 15 points for the Knights -- 10 of which came in the first half -- and he was 6-for-7 from the field.
Junior forward Chris Perry led South Florida with 18 points and also grabbed eight rebounds. Freshman guard Jahmal McMurray added 15 points for the Bulls, who have not won since downing Jacksonville on Dec. 16.
Top Game Performances
Central Florida |
|
South Florida |
A.J. Davis 22 |
Scoring |
Chris Perry 18 |
Daiquan Walker 3 |
Assists |
Ruben Guerrero 4 |
A.J. Davis 10 |
Rebounds |
Chris Perry 8 |
A.J. Davis 12 |
Free Throws Made |
Ruben Guerrero 2 |
Chance McSpadden 2 |
Steals |
Ruben Guerrero 1 |
A.J. Davis 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Central Florida
|
64 |
40.0 |
7-18 |
25-32 |
9 |
39 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
South Florida
|
54 |
32.9 |
4-18 |
4-11 |
15 |
35 |
0 |
3 |
8 |