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