USF Senior Writer
TAMPA, JAN. 13, 2018 – USF made solid progress against its second straight top-25 foe, leading No. 14/13 Cincinnati for most of the first half before falling, 78-55, Saturday night at the Sun Dome.
USF (7-11, 0-5) had a 10-point advantage with 8:50 left in the opening half and trailed by only two at the break before Cincinnati (15-2, 4-0) pulled away in its eighth consecutive victory.
Payton Banks (Orange, Calif.) gave the Bulls a huge lift in his return to the lineup, knocking down four three-pointers and scoring a game-high 22 points off the bench.