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UCF, Houston Earn Saturday Victories

UCF and Houston picked up American Athletic Conference men's basketball wins in action on Saturday, Jan. 22.

Saturday, January 22
UCF 68, Tulane 66 - Box Score
Houston 79, East Carolina 36 - Box Score

UCF 68, Tulane 66 - Box Score
ORLANDO, Fla. -- (AP) — Cheikh Mbacke Diong made a dunk with 49 seconds left to give Central Florida the lead en route to a 68-66 win over Tulane on Saturday.

Diong tallied 16 points and 10 rebounds and Darius Johnson had 17 points and seven rebounds for Central Florida (12-5, 4-3 American Athletic Conference).