HOUSTON, JAN. 26, 2020 (AP) – David Collins became the American Athletic Conference all-time leader in free throws made, but DeJon Jarreau had 12 points and six assists, Fabian White Jr. added 11 points, and No. 25 Houston beat South Florida 68-49 on Sunday.
Collins has made 371 free throws in 83 career games and moved past Jeremiah Martin (Memphis) with three free throws Sunday against Houston.
Caleb Mills had 11 points, and Chris Harris Jr. finished with nine points and eight rebounds. Houston (16-4, 6-1 American) shot 42% in winning its fourth straight game.
The Cougars held a 37-32 advantage in rebounding and had 17 second chance points. Houston outscored the Bulls 34-26 in points in the paint.
Michael Durr (Atlanta) had eight points and six rebounds, Antun Maricevic (Zagreb, Croatia) also scored eight points and Ezacuras Dawson III (Miami) and Rashun Williams (Arlington, Ga.) each added seven points for South Florida (8-12, 1-6).
Houston went on a 17-5 run over a seven-minute span of the first half to take a 31-21 lead on two free throws by Jarreau with 1 1/2 minutes left in the half. Houston led 31-23 at the half behind eight points from Jarreau.
Houston used an 11-1 run to open up a 44-28 lead on a layup by Marcus Sasser with 12 1/2 minutes left in the game. The Bulls got no closer than 12 the rest of the way.
Notable
• David Collins set the American Athletic Conference record for career free throws.
• Madut Akec finished with a career-high three rebounds.
• Laquincy Rideau finished with two steals and moved into sixth place on the AAC career steals list with 150.
• David Collins moved into 24th place on the AAC career scoring list with 1,125 career points.
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