South Floridaâs Shalethia Stringfield shoots over Templeâs Erica Covile, left, and Alliya Butts, center, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals at Mohegan Sun Arena, Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Courtney Williams scored 20 of her 22 points in the second half, Shalethia Stringfield finished with 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds and No. 20 South Florida beat sixth-seeded Temple 64-46, setting up a rematch of last season's American Athletic Conference championship game with No. 1 UConn.
USF, which will play the Huskies (31-0) on Monday night, closed out Temple on a 33-9 run.
Temple opened the second half on an 11-2 run for a 37-31 lead but South Florida ended the quarter on a 14-2 run, with 13 combined from Williams and Stringfield, for a 45-39 lead.
Williams hit an open 3-pointer from the wing with 6:39 left, beat the shot clock on a free-throw line jumper and South Florida started the fourth on a 15-2 run for a 60-41 lead.
Alisia Jenkins recorded her ninth double-double of the season with 12 points and 15 rebounds for South Florida (23-8).
Tanaya Atkinson led Temple (20-11) with 17 points.
South Floridaâs Courtney Williams, right, reaches for the ball against Templeâs Feyonda Fitzgerald, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals at Mohegan Sun Arena, Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Templeâs Erica Covile, left, and Donnaizha Fountain, center, guard South Floridaâs Laura Ferreira, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals at Mohegan Sun Arena, Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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South Floridaâs Shalethia Stringfield, center, is sandwiched between Templeâs Donnaizha Fountain, back, and Ugo Nwaigwe and fouled by Fountain during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals at Mohegan Sun Arena, Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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South Floridaâs Courtney Williams shoots over Templeâs Ugo Nwaigwe, left, and Templeâs Feyonda Fitzgerald, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals at Mohegan Sun Arena, Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Temple head coach Tonya Cardoza reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals against South Florida at Mohegan Sun Arena, Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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