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[Brad]

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Bulls Close Out Regular Season Against Temple on Sunday

Da Silva is six rebounds shy of setting the freshman rebounding record at USF

Matchup: Temple (15-15, 6-11 The American) at USF (7-21, 1-16)
Date: Sunday, March 5, 2017
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Tampa, Fla. | Sun Dome (10,411)
Watch: ESPNU (Ted Emrich, Malcolm Huckaby)
Radio: 820 AM (Jim Lighthall, Todd Kalas)
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TAMPA, MARCH 4, 2017 – The University of South Florida men’s basketball team concludes the regular season with a Sunday afternoon showdown against Temple.

The Bulls enter the season finale off one of their best defensive performances of the season. USF yielded just 59 points to UCF on Thursday night in a three-point loss. Sophomore guard Troy Holston(Queens, N.Y.) tallied a team-high 14 points. Freshman forward Malik Fitts (11) and redshirt freshman forward Tulio Da Silva (10) both also scored double figure points. Junior center Ruben Guerrero (Spain) compiled six points, 10 rebounds, and a season-high five blocks.

Temple won the prior meeting, an 83-74 home victory against USF (2/5) despite a career-high 25 points from redshirt junior guard Geno Thorpe(Pittsburgh). The Bulls netted 51 points in the second half and nearly erased a 27-point deficit.

Da Silva has 193 rebounds at USF and needs six more to pass John Egbunu (2013-14) for the most rebounds by a freshman in program history.

The Opponent

Temple enters the regular season finale fresh off an 82-76 double overtime, Senior Day victory over Tulane (2/25). The win ended a three-game losing streak. Sophomore guard Shizz Alston Jr. totaled 25 points, eight rebounds and five assists to fuel the Owls’ win.

Entering the conference tournament, the Owls will either be the No. 8 or No. 9 seed and will face East Carolina in the opening round on March 9 at 3:30 p.m.

Temple ranks second in The American with a 72 percent free-throw shooting percentage

The Owls hold the 7-2 lead in the all-time series with the Bulls. USF looks to snap Temple’s seven game winning streak in the series.

Notables

• Under Coach Murry Bartow’s guidance, USF is also making free throws at a 70 percent clip, a six percent jump. The Bulls are also making six three-pointers a game.
• Thorpe ranks second in The American in free throw percentage (.863), fourth in assists (4.5) and steals per game (1.6) and eighth in scoring (14.6).
• Junior center Ruben Guerrero (Spain) has 118 blocks at USF, sixth-most in program history. He began the year tied for 10^th.
• Da Silva has posted 10+ points in eight of the last 10 games.
• The Bulls have used 15 different starting lineups this season, third most in Division 1 men’s basketball. (Chicago State, 17).
• This year, USF is one of four NCAA Division I teams with no seniors on its roster. The other three are Bradley, Penn State and UT-Rio Grande Valley.
• The next USF Basketball Radio Show will be on Monday, March 6 from World of Beer on Fowler Ave. Join interim head coach Murry Bartow and the voice of the Bulls, Jim Lighthall, for the one-hour show starting at 7 p.m. Listen live on 820-AM or online at GoUSFBulls.com.
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[Brad]

Bulls Trail 25-24 with 5:44 left in half. 

Looks like a few dozen in attendance.  

 

ESPNU

[Brad]

Three straight turnovers.  

[Brad]

Points off turnovers: Temple 9, Bulls 2

2:31 in half

29-24 Temple leads

[Brad]

Bulls 6 turnovers in last 4:13

A killer. 

32-24

[Brad]

Temple 7/12 from three

 

35-26 at the half

[Triple B]

What's the word on fitts? Doesn't look like he's coming back in. 

[Brad]

I don't have volume up on TV, but it looked like a right ankle issue.  Sitting on bench. 

[Triple B]

4 minutes ago, brybull1970 said:

UCF could wind up with more wins this year than USF has had in the last three years combined.

Fascinating