TAMPA, FLA., FEB. 24, 2021 – Khalif Battle scored 22 points with six rebounds and four assists to lead Temple to a 65-47 victory over South Florida on Wednesday at the Yuengling Center.
Jeremiah Williams added 11 points and J.P. Moorman scored 10 points off the bench to help the Owls snap a six-game losing streak.
Justin Brown (Atlanta, Ga.) led USF with 16 points, six rebounds and three steals, while David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) finished with 13 points to move into seventh place all-time at USF with 1,481 career points.
Temple used a 12-3 run midway through the first half, capped by back-to-back three-pointers from Moorman, to go ahead 21-12. USF responded with an 8-0 run minutes later to pull even following a trey by Brown. The Owls regained the lead on the ensuing possession and took a four-point lead at halftime.
Temple outscored USF 17-4 and held the Bulls without a field goal for the first seven minutes of the second half to build a 51-34 lead.
Notable
• David Collins scored 13 points and moved into seventh place all-time at USF with 1,481 career points.
• Prince Oduro pulled down a season-high six rebounds to help USF outrebound Temple 37-33.
• Justin Brown made four three-pointers and moved into a tie for fourth place all-time at USF with 183.
Key Stats
4 – USF was limited to just four field goals in the second half and shot 20.0 percent.
19 – Temple scored 19 points off 17 USF turnovers.
11 – Temple made 11 three-pointers and shot 47.8 percent from beyond the arc.
Up Next
USF continues American Athletic Conference play Sunday at 4 p.m. when the Bulls travel to Houston to face the 10th-ranked Cougars 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 over 300 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 College Basketball Invitational.
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