South Florida Races Past Memphis Behind Enis, Strong First Half

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — South Florida built a commanding 16-point halftime lead and cruised to an 87-66 victory over Memphis in an American Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Thursday night at the Sun Dome.

Wes Enis scored 20 points to lead the Bulls, who led 47-31 at halftime and maintained a double-digit advantage throughout the second half. Izaiyah Nelson added 17 points and four blocks for South Florida, which improved to 19-8. Joseph Pinion contributed 19 points.

Memphis, which fell to 12-14, was led by Curtis Givens with 12 points. The Tigers shot just 32.8% from the field and were outscored by 15 points at the free-throw line. Attendance was 6,705.