WICHITA, KAN., MARCH 6, 2021 (AP) – Tyson Etienne had 21 points as Wichita State extended its winning streak to seven games, topping South Florida 80-63 on Saturday.

Dexter Dennis had 14 points for Wichita State (15-4, 11-2 American Athletic Conference). Morris Udeze added 12 points and seven rebounds. Alterique Gilbert had six assists.

Michael Durr (Atlanta, Ga.) had a career-high 18 points along with nine rebounds for the Bulls (8-12, 4-10). David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) added 14 points and Xavier Castaneda (Chicago, Ill.) had a career-best six assists.

Wichita State used a 12-2 run over the final 3:11 of the first half to turn a 26-26 tie into a 38-28 lead.

Durr pulled USF within single digits with a three-pointer on the Bulls' first possession of the second half, but Wichita State answered with nine straight points to build a 49-31 advantage.

Notable
• Michael Durr scored a career-high 18 points and made a career-best two three-pointers.         
• Prince Oduro scored a season-high eight points to go along with four rebounds.          
• Xavier Castaneda tied a career-high with six assists.
• USF finished with 15 offensive rebounds for its seventh game of the season with at least 15.  

Key Stats
16 – USF committed 16 turnovers.     
­­­3 – USF made just three 3-pointers and shot 16.7 percent from beyond the arc.            
2 – USF was without starting guard Caleb Murphy and starting forward Alexis Yetna.   
 
Up Next
USF begins its quest for an American Athletic Tournament title Thursday at 12 p.m. (EST) when the Bulls face Temple in the first round in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
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About USF Men's Basketball
The USF men's basketball team is led by head coach Brian Gregory. On March 22, 2017, Gregory was introduced as the 10^th head coach in program history. He previously led programs at Georgia Tech (2011-16) and Dayton (2003-11). Gregory spent nearly a decade as an assistant coach under Michigan State's Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo and helped the Spartans win the 2000 NCAA National Championship. Gregory owns over 300 career head coaching wins and six postseason appearances, including the 2010 NIT Championship. In his second season at the helm of the Bulls, Gregory led the team to the best win turnaround in the NCAA, the most single-season wins in school history and the 2019 College Basketball Invitational championship. 

USF has retired three numbers in its 47-year history: Chucky Atkins (12), Charlie Bradley (30) and Radenko Dobras (31). The Bulls have earned three NCAA tournament bids, appeared in the NIT eight times and won the 2019 College Basketball Invitational.

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