GREENVILLE, N.C., JAN. 9, 2021 – David Collins registered 16 points, including 14 in the second half, as South Florida got past East Carolina 69-63 on Saturday at Minges Coliseum.
Justin Brown (Atlanta) had 12 points for South Florida (7-5, 3-3 American Athletic Conference) and Alexis Yetna (Paris) added 10 points and six rebounds.
Tremont Robinson-White scored a career-high 29 points for the Pirates (7-3, 1-3). Jayden Gardner added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Bitumba Baruti had eight rebounds.
In a series that had seen two of the last three meetings go to overtime, USF and East Carolina went back-and-forth for the majority of the first half with neither team leading by more than five points.