South Florida clobbers UCF 74-45

Mar 4, 2015, 09:31 pm

TAMPA, Fla. -- Bo Zeigler netted a double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, as South Florida clobbered the University of Central Florida 74-45 on Wednesday night.

Troy Holston, Jr. also had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls (9-21, 3-14 American Athletic Conference). Anthony Collins and Nehemias Morillo added 12 points apiece.

A pair of 3-pointers by Holston and another by Morillo helped South Florida surge to an early 23-6 lead on its way to a 43-23 advantage at halftime.

Zeigler scored the Bulls' first nine points of the second half to extend their lead to 52-27 with 16:08 to play. UCF could not get closer than 20 points after that and failed to score at all in the final 2:27 as the Bulls cruised to the win.

Stephon Blair had 12 points for the Knights (12-17, 5-13).