Etou's 6th double-double leads Tulsa by South Florida 63-54
TAMPA, Fla. -- Junior Etou had 17 points and 12 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season, DaQuan Jeffries added 16 points and Tulsa beat South Florida 63-54 on Sunday for its sixth straight win in the series.
Tulsa (13-10, 6-5 American Athletic Conference) took over sole possession of fourth, trailing No. 8 Cincinnati (10-0), Houston (7-3) and Wichita State (7-3). The top four seeds receive a first-round bye to the conference tournament quarterfinals on March 9.
Five of Etou's double-doubles have come during conference play. The Golden Hurricane had 31 bench points, outrebounded USF 44-32 and attempted 16 more free throws.
After trailing 33-30 early in the second half, Tulsa outscored the Bulls 22-5 over six minutes -- with seven points from Etou -- to take control.
Stephan Jiggetts led USF (8-16, 1-10) with 22 points and seven rebounds. David Collins added 11 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Lee Cassell
- Bill Ek
- Tony Greene
2023-24 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-8 |
Florida Atlantic | 14-4 | 2 | 25-9 |
Charlotte | 13-5 | 3 | 19-12 |
UAB | 12-6 | 4 | 23-12 |
Memphis | 11-7 | 5 | 22-10 |
SMU | 11-7 | 5 | 20-13 |
North Texas | 10-8 | 6 | 19-15 |
Tulsa | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
East Carolina | 7-11 | 9 | 15-18 |
Tulane | 5-13 | 11 | 14-17 |
Temple | 5-13 | 11 | 16-20 |
Wichita State | 5-13 | 11 | 15-19 |
UTSA | 5-13 | 11 | 11-21 |
Rice | 5-13 | 11 | 11-21 |