TAMPA, Fla. -- Troy Caupain scored 14 points and Cincinnati survived going scoreless from the field over the final 10 minutes to hold off South Florida 54-51 on Sunday.
Shaq Thomas and Octavius Ellis had 10 points apiece for the Bearcats (12-5, 2-2 American), who missed their last 10 field-goal attempts and were 1 for 4 from the foul line over the final 10 minutes.
South Florida (3-14, 0-4) trailed 53-38 before finishing on a 13-1 run. The loss was the sixth straight for the Bulls, who hurt their chances with a pair of costly turnovers before coming up short at end when Nehemias Morillo's 3-point attempt bounced off the rim at the buzzer.