UCF faces South Florida in AAC Tournament

South Florida Bulls (8-22, 3-15 AAC) vs. UCF Knights (17-11, 9-9 AAC)

Orlando, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The UCF Knights play in the AAC Tournament against the South Florida Bulls.

The Knights have gone 13-3 at home. UCF scores 70.2 points and has outscored opponents by 2.2 points per game.

The Bulls are 3-15 against AAC opponents. South Florida ranks seventh in the AAC with 9.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Russel Tchewa averaging 2.1.

The teams meet for the third time this season. UCF won 68-49 in the last matchup on Feb. 4. Darin Green Jr. led UCF with 23 points, and Tchewa led South Florida with 13 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cheikh Mbacke Diong is averaging 6.9 points and six rebounds for the Knights. Green is averaging 9.6 points over the last 10 games for UCF.

Caleb Murphy is scoring 11.2 points per game with 3.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Bulls. Tchewa is averaging 7.7 points over the last 10 games for South Florida.

LAST 10 GAMES: Knights: 5-5, averaging 71.1 points, 35.3 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.4 points per game.

Bulls: 2-8, averaging 56.1 points, 32.7 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 3.7 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 37.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points.

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