{"id":192133,"date":"2026-03-15T03:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T03:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/192133\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T03:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T03:17:08","slug":"south-florida-wins-86-64-over-charlotte-in-an-american-athletic-conference-tournament-semifinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/192133\/","title":{"rendered":"South Florida wins 86-64 over Charlotte in an American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Wes Enis and Joseph Pinion each scored 24 points to lead top-seeded South Florida<\/a> over No. 5 seed Charlotte<\/a> 86-64 on Saturday in an American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal.<\/p>\n

South Florida (24-8) will face No. 2 seed Wichita State (22-10) in the championship on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Enis was 8-of-14 shooting that included four 3-pointers to go with five assists for the Bulls. Pinion was 8 of 19 from the floor, including 6 for 12 from 3-point range, and added four steals. Izaiyah Nelson finished with 16 points for the Bulls, who have won 10 consecutive games.<\/p>\n

Anton Bonke finished with 15 points and nine rebounds for the 49ers (17-17). Charlotte also got 12 points and two steals from Ben Bradford. Damoni Harrison had 11 points and six rebounds.<\/p>\n

Enis scored 17 points to help the Bulls build a 40-33 halftime lead. South Florida extended its lead to 73-53, fueled by an 18-3 run. Pinion scored 13 points in the second half.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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