South Florida Bulls at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 63
58 - 63
Cincinnati overcomes South Florida 63-58
The Bearcats led 28-12 with 4:42 in the first half before the Bulls finished the period on an 8-3 run to trail by 11. USF outscored Cincinnati 19-9 to start the second half and take its first lead at 41-37. Kevin Johnson answered with Cincinnati's next eight points to get the Bearcats back on top by two. Cincinnati clung to the lead, building it to 57-50 with 41 seconds left and holding on with Troy Caupain's breakaway layup after a scramble for the ball with eight seconds left sealing the win.
Johnson finished with 11 points for the Bearcats (17-6, 8-3 American Athletic).
Corey Allen Jr. scored 18 points and Troy Holston Jr. 16 for the Bulls (7-17, 1-10), who have lost nine straight games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Dinero Mercurius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Collins. | 58 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Dinero Mercurius Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Troy Caupain missed Free Throw. | 55 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Foul on Troy Holston Jr.. | 55 - 63 |
Statistics
 USF |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-53 | FG | 22-60 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 5-11 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 5-11 | FT | 11-19 |
| 45 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 10 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Fifth Third Arena
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 11,670 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |