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South Florida wins 86-64 over Charlotte in an American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal

By The Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Wes Enis and Joseph Pinion each scored 24 points to lead top-seeded South Florida over No. 5 seed Charlotte 86-64 on Saturday in an American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal.

South Florida (24-8) will face No. 2 seed Wichita State (22-10) in the championship on Sunday.

Enis was 8-of-14 shooting that included four 3-pointers to go with five assists for the Bulls. Pinion was 8 of 19 from the floor, including 6 for 12 from 3-point range, and added four steals. Izaiyah Nelson finished with 16 points for the Bulls, who have won 10 consecutive games.

Anton Bonke finished with 15 points and nine rebounds for the 49ers (17-17). Charlotte also got 12 points and two steals from Ben Bradford. Damoni Harrison had 11 points and six rebounds.

Enis scored 17 points to help the Bulls build a 40-33 halftime lead. South Florida extended its lead to 73-53, fueled by an 18-3 run. Pinion scored 13 points in the second half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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