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USF guard Wes Enis, shown shooting a 3-pointer against Alabama in December, had a game-high 29 points in the Bulls' 96-89 win over Memphis Thursday night in Memphis, Tenn. ©Vasha Hunt
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Wes Enis had 29 points Thursday night as the USF men’s basketball team defeated Memphis 96-89 to win the American Conference regular-season title outright.
The Bulls (22-8 overall, 14-3 conference), who have won eight straight, will enter the American Conference tournament as the No. 1 seed. They will get a bye into the semifinals, putting them two victories from the school’s fourth NCAA Tournament bid in 53 years of basketball.
Enis shot 9-for-17 from the field. Josh Omojafo shot 7-of-9 from the field, including 3-for-4 from 3-point range, and finished with 21 points. Isaiah Jones had 14 points and five rebounds. Gavin Hightower added 11 points, six rebounds and three steals.
Dug McDaniel finished with 25 points, five rebounds and seven assists for the Tigers (12-18, 7-10), who lost their seventh straight game. Zachary Davis had 17 points and eight rebounds. Sincere Parker added 14 points and seven rebounds.
USF took the lead for good with 2:25 to go in the first half. The score was 51-46 at halftime, with Enis racking up 14 points. The Bulls used a 10-0 run in the second half to build a 14-point lead at 74-60 with 10:12 left in the half before finishing off the win.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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