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Perry scores 15 to lift UCF past East Carolina 72-62 | |
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Darius Perry registered 15 points as sixth-seeded Central Florida got past 11th-seeded East Carolina 72-62 in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night. Avery Diggs had 12 points for Central Florida (11-11), which advanced to a Friday matchup against No. 3 seed Memphis in the quarterfinals on Friday. Darin Green Jr. added 12 points. Brandon Mahan had 10 points. Jayden Gardner had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Pirates (8-11). Brandon Suggs added 14 points. Tristen Newton had 13 points and six assists. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Gardner | 18.3 | |||
| Rebounds: | J. Gardner | 8.3 | |||
| Assists: | T. Robinson-White | 3.8 | |||
| FG%: | J. Gardner | 47.9% | |||
| FT%: | J. Gardner | 73.7% | |||
| 3P%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| Steals: | T. Newton | 1.2 | |||
| Blocks: | L. Debaut | 1.0 | |||
| American Athletic Conference Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Wichita State | 11-2 | 16-6 |
| 6 Houston | 14-3 | 28-4 |
| Memphis | 11-4 | 20-8 |
| SMU | 7-4 | 11-6 |
| Cincinnati | 8-6 | 12-11 |
| UCF | 8-10 | 11-12 |
| Tulsa | 7-9 | 11-12 |
| South Florida | 4-10 | 9-13 |
| Temple | 4-10 | 5-11 |
| Tulane | 4-12 | 10-13 |
| East Carolina | 2-10 | 8-11 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 66.8 (278) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 9.9 (161) | ||||
| Assists: | 15.9 (30) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.0% (306) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.4% (121) | ||||
| 3P%: | 30.4% (313) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 67.9 (105) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 24.4 (245) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.9 (171) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.3% (124) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.1% (190) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.1% (89) | ||||
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