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GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, NOV. 27, 2019 – Haanif Cheatham scored a game-high 26 points and Dachon Burke added 21 as Nebraska captured third place at the Cayman Islands Classic Wednesday evening with a 74-67 victory over USF.
Nebraska used 60.9 percent shooting in the second half, and a 13-0 run midway through the period to erase a seven-point deficit and storm to a 59-53 lead with 9:10 to play. Cheatham scored six in that run and Burke had five as the Huskers took the lead for good.
USF, behind a team-high 16 points from David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio), chopped the Nebraska lead from eight down to one point, 63-62, with 4:00 to play, but Burke hit back-to-back 3-pointers and four made free throws in the final 40 seconds to seal the victory.
Both Cheatham, who was named to the all-tournament team, and Burke hit 8-for-11 from the field to help Nebraska finish with a 55.1 percent mark for the game.
Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) added 15 and five assists and was named to the all-tournament team. Michael Durr (Atlanta) contributed eight points and a game-high 11 rebounds as the Bulls had a 39-29 advantage on the glass.
USF built its largest lead of the first half to go ahead 27-19 after consecutive three-pointers from Rashun Williams (Arlington, Ga.), Xavier Castaneda (Chicago) and Justin Brown (Atlanta). Durr put USF ahead by eight again with just under four minutes before halftime, but 3-pointers from Jervay Green and Cheatham cut the deficit down to two.
Notable
• David Collins scored 16 points and needs 43 more for 1,000.
• USF connected on eight 3-pointers and has made at least one trey in 136 consecutive games.
• Michael Durr finished with a season-high 11 rebounds to mark his ninth career game in double digits.
• Justin Brown made one three-point and is five shy from the 10th-most all-time in school history.
Key Stats
60.9 – Nebraska shot 60.9 percent from the field in the second half.
17 – Nebraska scored 17 fast break points and held USF to four.
17 – USF turned 17 offensive rebounds into 15 second chance points.
Up Next
USF returns to the Yuengling Center Monday at 7 p.m. when the Bulls host Furman on ESPN3.
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About USF Men’s Basketball
The USF men’s basketball team is led by head coach Brian Gregory. On March 22, 2017, Gregory was introduced as the 10th head coach in program history. He previously led programs at Georgia Tech (2011-16) and Dayton (2003-11). Gregory spent nearly a decade as an assistant coach under Michigan State’s Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo and helped the Spartans win the 2000 NCAA National Championship. Gregory owns nearly 250 career head coaching wins and six postseason appearances, including the 2010 NIT Championship. In his second season at the helm of the Bulls, Gregory led the team to the best win turnaround in the NCAA, the most single-season wins in school history and the 2019 College Basketball Invitational championship.
USF has retired three numbers in its 47-year history: Chucky Atkins (12), Charlie Bradley (30) and Radenko Dobras (31). The Bulls have earned three NCAA tournament bids, appeared in the NIT eight times and won the 2019 CBI championship.
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