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USF vs. Houston
When/where: 3; Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston
Radio: 1010-AM
Records: USF 8-20, 2-13 AAC; Houston 9-18, 1-14
Notable: The American Athletic Conference's most short-handed teams meet in an effort to escape the league basement. … A victory by USF, 69-67 winner against the Cougars 12 days ago, locks up the 11th (last) seed for Houston in the league tourney. … USF will be without top scorer Corey Allen (six-game suspension) and PF Chris Perry (unspecified health issue). Houston, which suited up nine players in the first meeting against USF, will be missing PG L.J. Rose, who had a career-high 25 points in that game. … Bulls PG Anthony Collins (7.2 ppg, 5.1 assists) guided Houston's Westbury Christian to a pair of state titles.
Joey Knight, Times staff writer