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Bulls Visit No. 19 Cincinnati on Sunday

USF is averaging 14.5 assists per game in the Coach Bartow era

Matchup: USF (6-13, 0-8 The American) at No. 19 Cincinnati (18-2, 7-0)
Date: Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio | Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Watch: CBSSN (Carter Blackburn, Pete Gillen)
Radio: 820 AM (Jim Lighthall)
Follow: Listen | Stats 

TAMPA, JAN. 28, 2017 – The University of South Florida men’s basketball team will play a ranked opponent for just the second time this season when the Bulls battle No. 19 Cincinnati on the road Sunday afternoon.

Previously, the Bulls hosted No. 16/15 South Carolina, and led at halftime before the Gamecocks pulled away for a 77-66 victory.

USF seeks their first win over a ranked team since unseating No. 19 Louisville 59-51 on the road (2/29/12).

The Bulls clashed with UConn Sunday and held a first half advantage against the Huskies until UConn went on a late run to secure the win. Sophomore guard Troy Holston (Queens, N.Y.) posted a team-high 15 points in the contest. Holston is averaging 15.6 points per game over the last three contests. Freshman guard Michael Bibby (Phoenix) also tallied 14 points following a career-best four treys.

The Opponent

UC enters Sunday's contest on an 11-consecutive win streak. The Bulls look to hand the Bearcats their first home loss of the year (12-0) and first defeat in conference play (7-0).

Cincinnati boasts four players who are pouring in double-figure points per game. Sophomore guard Jacob Evans leads the Bearcats with 14.5 points per game. Junior forward Kyle Washington is second on the team with 13.3 points per game. Washington and junior forward Gary Clark are grabbing a team-best 7.1 rebounds per game.

UC leads USF 29-8 in the all-time series. The Bearcats have won the last six meetings.

Notables

• The Bulls are shooting .357 on three pointers, third best in The American.
• Guard Michael Bibby has totaled 23 points in the last two games (six in the prior two contests).
• Junior guard Geno Thorpe (Pittsburgh) ranks third in The American in free throw percentage (.846), fifth in assists (4.4) and sixth in assists (1.5).
• Redshirt freshman forward Tulio Da Silva (Brazil) is sixth in the conference in rebounding (7.4 per game).
• Junior center Ruben Guerrero (Spain) has 107 blocks at USF, seventh-most in program history.
• The Bulls are averaging 7.5 steals per game over the last three contests.
• USF has outscored opponents by 99 points in the paint this year.
• The bench has outscored the opponent in 11 games this year.
• The Bulls have used 10 different starting lineups this season (Evansville leads the nation with 14).
• 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, Jan. 30 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]

Time to pull the upset.  

Learning a lot about the Patriot League in meanwhile.  

[Brad]

Geno Thorpe out.

Ankle injury.

[TarHeel_Bull]

No Thorpe..... this will be a long game

[Brad]

 

 

Going to log a lot of minutes...see what the true Frosh can do...

[79 Bull]

Down 24 just too painful to watch. Switching over to Murder She Wrote.

[bullsfan27]

This one has gotten ugly. Was tied at 12 now down 49-25 at half

[El_Toro_86]

Turned on the game for a few minutes and I don't think I've seen a worse D1 basketball team ever...so devoid of talent.  In just 2+ season Orlando Antigua burnt this program to the ground.  What an absolute horrible hire.

[El_Toro_86]

I really feel bad for the players.  They seem to be giving their all but it's quite obvious the talent level isn't anywhere near the opposition.  I don't fault Bartow at all for this.  If this was high school, it'd be like coaching a small 1A private school playing in the powerhouse 7A district.

[Brad]

81-38 with 6+ to go,,,