FORT WORTH, Texas – Wichita State's season came to an end in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament as South Florida outlasted the Shockers, 69-62, Sunday afternoon in Dickies Arena.
 
Freshman Salese Blow dropped 20 points in the final game of her first collegiate season, and Ornella Niankan finished in double figures for the fourth time this season with 12 points.
 
Daniela Abies led the team in rebounding for the 24^th time this season with 12, moving up to No. 6 all-time in Wichita State history for single-season rebounds with 302.
 
Four Bulls finished in double figures, led by Carla Brito with 14 points and eight rebounds.
 
Blow went 8-for-17 from the field, hitting three triples, and Abies dished out a career-high six assists.
 
South Florida shot 26-for-57 (.460) from the field to advance to the quarterfinal.
 
Ella Anciaux scored the first points of the game on her way to a six-point, five-rebound performance, and Blow hit her first three early in the first quarter before the Shockers suffered an almost six-minute scoring drought while the Bulls went on a 9-0 run. USF finished the first quarter with a 14-8 lead.
 
Niankan got going for the Shockers in the second quarter, converting on an and-1 and draining her ninth three pointer of the season. Blow hit her second three in the second quarter to keep the Shockers in the game as South Florida held a seven-point advantage at the half.
 
South Florida gained its largest lead of the game, going up 42-31, Blow scored eight of her 20 points in the third quarter, and Niankan and Tre'Zure Jobe each drained a three to cut the deficit to four going into the final period.
 
Abies scored six of her eight points in the fourth quarter, and back-to-back buckets from Raissa Nsabua and Blow tied the game at 60-60 with 2:38 to play.
 
The Bulls took a 61-60 lead, and Abies made 1 of 2 free throws to tie it again at 61-61. South Florida's L'or Mputu made a layup out of a timeout to go up two, and Abies hit 1 of 2 again to make it a one-point game. Brito hit five free throws down the stretch, and the Shockers could get a shot to fall as the Bulls held on to advance to the quarterfinal.
 
Wichita State ends its season 10-22.