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No. 6 UCF Defeats No. 11 East Carolina, 72-62, in First Round of Men’s Basketball Championship

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IRVING, Texas – Behind a balanced attack with five players in double figures, UCF advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2021 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship with a 72-62 win over East Carolina on Thursday evening, March 11, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth Texas.

UCF (11-11) advances to face No. 3 Memphis on Friday, March 12 at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT on ESPNU.

Darius Perry led UCF with 15 points, while Avery Diggs (12 points), Darin Green Jr.