South Florida visits UCF on 4-game road skid

Published Feb. 3, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

South Florida Bulls (6-13, 1-6 AAC) at UCF Knights (12-7, 4-5 AAC)

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

LINE: UCF -11.5; over/under is 128.5

BOTTOM LINE: South Florida hits the road against UCF looking to stop its four-game road losing streak.

The Knights are 8-3 on their home court. UCF ranks sixth in the AAC with 9.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Cheikh Mbacke Diong averaging 2.3.

The Bulls are 1-6 against AAC opponents. South Florida is 2-11 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The teams square off for the 10th time in conference play this season. The Bulls won the last meeting 75-51 on Jan. 16. Javon Greene scored 19 points to help lead the Bulls to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Darius Perry is averaging 11.1 points, 4.8 assists and 1.6 steals for the Knights. Brandon Mahan is averaging 7.2 points over the last 10 games for UCF.

Caleb Murphy is scoring 12.1 points per game and averaging 3.4 rebounds for the Bulls. Jamir Chaplin is averaging 7.5 points and 3.0 rebounds over the last 10 games for South Florida.

LAST 10 GAMES: Knights: 5-5, averaging 69.5 points, 32.5 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points per game.

Bulls: 2-8, averaging 58.6 points, 30.9 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 37.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.3 points.

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