MBB USF to Play at East Carolina Tuesday at 7 p.m.

[Brad]

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Matchup: USF (5-21, 2-11) vs. East Carolina (10-15, 2-10)

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 16

Time: 7 p.m. ET

Location: Greenville, N.C. | Minges Coliseum (8,000)

TV: ESPN3 (Evan Lepler, Stan Lewter) |WatchESPN

Radio: 820 AM (Jim Lighthall, Todd Kalas) |BullsCast

Game Notes: USF 

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USF to Play at East Carolina Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Game will be shown on ESPN3

 

PHILADELPHIA, FEB. 15, 2016 – USF’s two-game road swing continues on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. game at East Carolina.

 

The Bulls (5-21, 2-11 American Athletic Conference) are coming off a 77-65 loss at Temple on Sunday. The Pirates (10-15, 2-10) are coming off a 75-60 defeat at Cincinnati on Saturday.

 

USF shot 55.1 percent from the field against the first-place Owls and were led by Jahmal McMurray, who finished with 24 points. The freshman guard is averaging 15.5 points per game this season, the fifth-best in the conference. Over his last six games, the Topeka, Kan., native is averaging 21.0 points per game.

 

Nehemias Morillo is coming off a 16-point outburst against the Owls and is averaging 8.0 points per game this season. Jaleel Cousins continues to lead the Bulls in rebounding with 8.1 per game.

 

The two teams split last year’s series with each team winning at home. USF leads the all-time series 5-4.

 

QUICK NOTES

> USF is in the midst of five of its last seven games played on the road.

> USF's block total of 142 ranks as the fifth most in a season at USF, 22 behind the school record of 164.

> USF has been without its third-leading scorer Chris Perry over the past six games (violation of team rules).

> USF’s strength of schedule ranks No. 25 according to the NCAA.

> USF has been outrebounded only five times in its last 15 games.

> Jahmal McMurray has led the team this season and ranks fifth in the conference in scoring (15.5).

> USF ranks third in the conference and 19th in the NCAA with 5.5 blocks per game.

> Jahmal McMurray is believed to have played the most minutes of any freshman in the country at 35.7.

 

OPPONENT INFORMATION
> East Carolina is 8-5 at home this season and has lost its last two, a 93-93 (2OT) loss to Houston and 100-92 (3OT) loss to Tulane.

> Sophomore guard B.J. Tyson ranks seventh in the conference with 15.3 points per game.

> ECU ranks third in the conference with 15.3 assists per game.

> Junior Caleb White leads the Pirates with 55 made 3-pointers, an average of 2.3 per game, which ranks fifth in the conference.

 

BROADCAST INFORMATION

The game will be televised by ESPN3 with Evan Lepler and Stan Lewter on the call. Listen to the radio broadcast and the voices of Jim Lighthall and Jim Louk on 820 AM and online at GoUSFBulls.com or the TuneIn radio app.

 

SEASON INFORMATION
> This is the 45th season of USF basketball, which began in the fall of 1971. USF picked up its 600th win vs. Jacksonville.

> USF is thin at the guard position with Roddy Peters out indefinitely after suffering a fractured left foot against NC State. Sophomore guard Troy Holston Jr. went down with a torn ACL in July. Three more scholarship players are unavailable in Tulio Da Silva (non-qualifier), Isaiah Manderson (transfer) and Geno Thorpe (transfer).

> The Bulls possess one of the biggest front courts in the league with 6-11 Jaleel Cousins, 6-11 Ruben Guerrero, 6-8 Luis Santos and 6-8 Chris Perry. Angel Nunez (6-8) can play the two, three or four positions.

 

WEEKLY RADIO SHOW
The USF Basketball Show will air 12 times this season, nine from Beef ‘O’ Brady’s at 4103 USF Cedar Circle and three from Hooters at 13606 Bruce B Downs Blvd. The show features head coach Orlando Antigua with host Jim Lighthall. All 12 shows will air on 820 AM and online at GoUSFBulls.com. Fans are invited to come out and meet the coach. Questions can be submitted through Twitter by sending them to @USFMBB.

 

The next show is Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s.

 

TV SHOW
USF’s TV show, USF Basketball: Run With The Bulls provides six episodes of behind-the scenes access and stunning cinematography covering Orlando Antigua’s program. It airs January through March multiple times on Bright House Sports Network (Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m., Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m., Thursdays at 6 p.m.), FOX Sports Sun (Thursdays at 11:30 p.m.) and WFDB TV (Saturday at noon). Upcoming show debut dates are Feb. 18, March 3 and March 17. The show can also be viewed on YouTube at YouTube.com/BullsVision. 

 

UP NEXT

USF hosts Memphis on Feb. 20 at 11 a.m.Purchase tickets by going to USFBullsTix.com.

[CaliforniaBull]

It is so frustrating seeing Cousins have as much talent as he has, and then play lazy at times. The dude should be dominating the game right now. Perry is also not playing up to speed. Besides my pissing and moaning, it is good to see us up 13-9 with free throws to come right now. I just feel like we should be up so much more

Edited February 17, 2016 by CaliforniaBull

[CaliforniaBull]

Wow USF is just straight up being more physical than ECU. I don't know how ECU won any conference games at all. 18-9 USF

Edited February 17, 2016 by CaliforniaBull

[CaliforniaBull]

It looks like ECU is playing full court press, because they are noticing USF's weakness. We play lazy with the ball going up the court. COA really needs to inspire our guys to play with their heads up, and let Morrillo or McMurray take the ball up. If Perry had an offensive game, he would be one of the top players in the conference. It is too bad he cannot for the life of him put the ball in the bucket. He is so active. GO Bulls!

[Shockley3333]

Morillo is lighting it up! 

[CPR]

2 very bad teams going head to head. Should be a close one.

[TarHeel_Bull]

5 minutes ago, CaliforniaBull said:

It looks like ECU is playing full court press, because they are noticing USF's weakness. We play lazy with the ball going up the court. COA really needs to inspire our guys to play with their heads up, and let Morrillo or McMurray take the ball up. If Perry had an offensive game, he would be one of the top players in the conference. It is too bad he cannot for the life of him put the ball in the bucket. He is so active. GO Bulls!

Perry has an offensive game, but it is going to take a game or two for him to get back into his groove. He's played with a lot of effort tonight (Which can't always be said) and has gotten good shots off, now he just needs to get them to fall.

[Ionbull]

It's tough to feel like you're owning this whole game but only be up by 5. Need to play with the same intensity. Good to see Perry playing good effort basketball. 

[CaliforniaBull]

All in all, Morillo probably gets the game ball at the half so far. McMurray is playing hard as always, and Cousins is the most physically gifted on the floor. You have to think USF would be blowing out ECU, if ECU hadn't hit all of those 3s. We will see if ECU's hot hand can keep going. USF is obviously not shooting well, but is so far superior physically that it probably won't matter.
On a side note, Barkley on ECU is playing one of the worst games I have ever seen from a D1 player. Soft defense, missing shots, mental lapses. I would be surprised to see him on the court much in the second half.

[Shockley3333]

Bipolar team....today's team looks like a 20 win team.