MBB USF vs FSU Game Discussion

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Bulls Battle No. 19 Florida State Saturday at Orange Bowl Basketball Classic

December 20, 2019

 

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Matchup: USF (6-5) vs. Florida State (9-2, 1-1)
Date: Saturday, December 21
Time: Noon
Location: Sunrise, Fla. | BB&T Center
TV: FS2 (Rich Waltz, Bob Wenzel)
Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall, Joey Johnston)
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TAMPA, FLA., DEC. 20, 2019 – After winning three of its last four games, the University of South Florida men's basketball team takes to the road for the final time in 2019 when the Bulls travel to Sunrise, Fla., to face No. 19 Florida State Saturday at noon in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at BB&T Arena.

USF (6-5) suffered a heartbreaking 76-74 overtime loss Wednesday against Utah State in the Battleground 2k19. David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) scored a team-high 15 points and leads the team and ranks fourth in The American with 15.3 points per game. Collins, who became the 20th player in school history with 1,000 career points earlier this month, now ranks 18th in scoring all-time at USF.

Senior Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) also scored 15 points and added six assists and three steals Wednesday against the Aggies. Rideau stands second on the team and 15th in the league with 13.4 points per game. In addition, Rideau is third in the conference in assists (4.0 apg) and tops in steals (2.8 spg).

Junior guard Justin Brown (Atlanta) is third on the team with 8.6 points per game and second with 4.9 rebounds per game. Sophomore forward Michael Durr (Atlanta) paces USF with 6.2 rebounds per game.  

THE OPPONENT
Florida State (9-2, 1-1) has won eight of its last nine games and two straight after defeating North Florida, 98-81, on Tuesday. The Seminoles are winning by an average of 13.5 points per game and holding opponents to 63.0 points per game. Additionally, the Florida State defense forces an average of 18.1 turnovers and collects 9.4 steals per game.
 
Sophomore guard Devin Vassell leads Florida State with 12.3 points per game, 4.7 rebounds per game, 18 steals and is shooting a team-best 43.8 percent from three-point range. Senior guard Trent Forrest adds 12.0 points per game and junior guard M.J. Walker also scores in double figures with 10.5 points per game.

NOTABLE
• USF and Florida State will meet for the 34th time in history when the two schools battle on Saturday.
• USF has won three of the last five games against Florida State.
• USF ranks 39th in the NCAA with 9.0 steals per game and has at least eight in eight of 11 games this season.
• David Collins has made 332 career free throws and ranks fourth all-time in school history.
• USF ranks 26th in the NCAA in turnovers forced with 17.8 per game.
• Laquincy Rideau ranks ninth in the NCAA with 2.8 steals per game.  
• USF is 15-4 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures.
• USF ranks 33rd in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 60.9 points per game.
• David Collins is shooting 57.9 percent (22-for-38) from the field over his last four games.
• USF has held 10 of its 11 opponents under their season scoring average.  
• Antun Maricevic is shooting 90.0 percent (9-for-10) and averaging 8.7 points per game over the last three games.
• David Collins ranks 18th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,024 career points.

[NewEnglandBull]

I’ll have to record this one...out skiing today. 

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[Triple B]

Looks like SoFlo black ...

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Looks like SoFlo black ...

Once you go black....

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Coming out super aggressive. I like it.

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Starting off YUGE

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Durr owning the boards. That’s super surprising.

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What’s with the FSU blue?

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And we suck again....