PHILADELPHIA, PA., MARCH 1, 2020 – Justin Brown scored 13 points with nine rebounds and USF closed the game on an 11-1 run en route to a 64-58 victory over Temple Sunday afternoon at the Liacouras Center.
Michael Durr (Atlanta) had 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for South Florida (13-16, 6-10 American Athletic Conference). David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) added 11 points and seven rebounds. Antun Maricevic (Zagreb, Croatia) had a season-high 10 points.
Quinton Rose had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Owls (14-15, 6-10). Nate Pierre-Louis added 12 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.
USF scored the first six points of the game and led by as many as 10 before Temple cut the lead to two with just under six minutes before halftime. The Bulls answered with a 12-4 run over the last 5:31 to build a 33-25 at halftime.
Monty Scott put Temple ahead for the first time midway through the second half to give the Owls a 41-39 advantage. J.P. Moorman gave Temple its largest lead, 54-47, with two free throws at the 6:25 mark.
Back-to-back three-pointers from Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and Brown (Atlanta) cut the Temple lead to one. Rose responded for the Owls with a trey on the ensuing possession to put Temple back up by four, but the USF defense limited the Owls to just one free throw over the final 4:10 to seal the win.
Quotable
Head coach Brian Gregory on the win:
“We did a lot of good things today. I thought the first 20 minutes on both ends of the floor was really exceptional. We didn’t get off to a very good start in the second half, but then we kind of got it back under control. They made a run after that and played really, really well during that stretch. Give our guys credit. We talked about a couple of things, we had to win the battle on the glass, and we did We also had to do a great job of taking care of the basketball and we did that with only nine turnovers. The defensive stops and rebounds at the end of the game were critical.
Notable
• Michael Durr scored in double figures in three straight games for the first time in his career.
• David Collins turned in his 67th career game in double figures and ranks ninth all-time at USF.
• USF made seven three-pointers and has made the sixth-most in single season in school history.
• USF limited Temple to 58 points and held its 26th opponent of the season under its scoring average.
• Antun Maricevic finished with a season-high 10 points.
• Laquincy Rideau finished with three steals and now ranks third on the USF single season list with 69.
Key Stats
0 – USF finished with zero turnovers of the final six minutes of the second half.
11 – USF closed the game on an 11-1 run.
3 – USF had three players finish with at least seven rebounds.
Up Next
USF begins a two-game homestand Tuesday at 7 p.m. when the Bulls welcome Cincinnati to the Yuengling Center for a matchup broadcast live on ESPNU.
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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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