TAMPA, NOV. 13, 2019 – Laquincy Rideau scored 15 points with seven steals and USF forced at least 20 turnovers for the third straight game, but it wasn’t enough to hold off a second half rally as IUPUI turned in a 70-53 victory Wednesday at the Yuengling Center.
Marcus Burk scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Jaylen Minnett added 17 points with seven assists for the Jaguars.
Rashun Williams (Arlington, Ga.) finished with 11 points, four rebounds and two steals to help USF register double digit steals for the third straight game.
IUPUI (2-2) and USF went back-and-forth for the first nine minutes of the second half before the Jaguars used a 15-1 run, which included eight points from Burk, to go ahead 65-49 with 2:21 remaining.
Quotable
Head coach Brian Gregory on the game:
“We gave them some good looks early on and when you do that with shooters, all of a sudden they start making some tough ones, and that’s exactly what happened. We were on our heels the whole time and not defending the way we need to. In the process that we’re in, you’re gonna have some tough, tough days. We need to get back to being who we are in our practice habits, our defensive habits and on the offensive end as well.”
Notable
• USF finished with 12 steals and has double digit thefts in all three of its games this season.
• USF forced 22 turnovers to register its third consecutive game with at least 20.
• USF connected on five 3-pointers and has made at least one trey in 132 consecutive games.
Key Stats
52.6 – IUPUI shot 52.6 percent from the three-point line and made eight in the first half.
27 – IUPUI finished with 27 points off USF turnovers.
7 – USF was limited to seven field goals in the second half.
Up Next
USF closes a four-game homestand Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. when the Bulls welcome Wofford to the Yuengling Center.
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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.
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