Back to the American Athletic Newsfeed

Nunez Leads USF past East Carolina in First Round, 71-66

Follow @American_MBB

CHAMP CENTRAL
BOX SCORE
NOTES
QUOTES
HIGHLIGHTS
PHOTO GALLERY

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Angel Nunez scored 19 points, on 7-of-12 shooting, with 11 rebounds and Chris Perry made 7 of 11 field-goal attempts and finished with 18 points to help ninth-seeded South Florida beat No. 8 seed East Carolina 71-66 in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday.

It was the third-career double-double for Nunez, who began his career at Louisville before playing the last two seasons at Gonzaga.