1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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HOU | 21 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 65 |
USF | 16 | 26 | 15 | 24 | 81 |
No. 18 South Florida women beat Houston to clinch No. 2 seed
TAMPA, Fla. -- Kitija Laksa scored 32 points, Maria Jespersen had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 18 South Florida beat Houston 81-65 on Wednesday night to seal the No. 2 seed in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
It was Laksa's second straight 30-plus game and her fifth of the season. Jespersen recorded her league-best 16th double-double of the season in the first half with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Ten of her points came in the final 3:10 of the second quarter as South Florida finished the half on a 17-0 run for a 42-33 lead.
Laia Flores dished out 11 assists for South Florida (23-5, 12-2), which had 16 helpers on 23 field goals.
Angela Harris scored 21 points for her third straight game of at least 20 points for Houston (20-8, 9-5). Jasmyne Harris added 14 points and Serithia Hawkins 12.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kevin Pethtel
- Luis Gonzalez
- Krystle Apellaniz
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma | 15-3 | 2 | 23-10 |
Texas | 14-4 | 3 | 33-5 |
Kansas State | 13-5 | 2 | 26-8 |
Baylor | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
West Virginia | 12-6 | 3 | 25-8 |
Iowa State | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
Kansas | 11-7 | 4 | 20-13 |
Oklahoma State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-16 |
TCU | 6-12 | 9 | 21-12 |
BYU | 6-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Texas Tech | 5-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Houston | 5-13 | 10 | 14-16 |
Cincinnati | 5-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 12-17 |
2023-24 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
North Texas | 13-5 | - | 23-9 |
Tulsa | 13-5 | - | 25-10 |
Temple | 13-5 | - | 20-12 |
South Florida | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
UTSA | 10-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
East Carolina | 9-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
UAB | 9-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
Rice | 9-9 | 4 | 19-15 |
Charlotte | 9-9 | 4 | 16-15 |
Memphis | 9-9 | 4 | 13-17 |
SMU | 8-10 | 6 | 14-16 |
Florida Atlantic | 6-12 | 7 | 11-19 |
Wichita State | 5-13 | 8 | 10-22 |
Tulane | 3-15 | 10 | 12-20 |