No. 25 UCF women beat USF 53-45, win first AAC championship

Published March 10, 2022 10:26 PM

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Diamond Battles scored 17 points and No. 25 UCF pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat South Florida 53-45 to win the American Athletic Conference tournament championship. Top-seeded UCF (25-3) won its first AAC tournament title, avenged a loss to South Florida (24-8) in last season’s championship and extended its winning streak to a program-best 13 games. Neither team held more than three-point lead in the second half and it was tied at 40 with 5:23 to play. But the Knights scored the next nine points and ended the game on a 13-5 run. Elena Tsineke scored 14 points to lead No. 2 seed South Florida.

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