Triple B Posted March 11, 2021 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,626 Content Count: 75,182 Reputation: 11,275 Days Won: 429 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Collins Leads USF Past Temple in AAC Tournament Next Game: vs. Wichita State 3/12/2021 | 12:00 p.m. ESPN2 USF Bulls Unlimited Listen Live Full Schedule Roster Matchup History FORT WORTH, TEXAS, MARCH 11, 2021 – Eighth-seeded USF defeated the No. 9 seed Temple, 73-71, in the first game of the 2021 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. After surviving a late flurry from the Owls (5-11), the Bulls (9-12) will face No. 1 seed and regular-season champion Wichita State on Friday, March 12 at noon ET/11 a.m. CT on ESPN2. The game will be a rematch of the regular-season finale for both schools, an 80-63 Shocker victory on March 6 in Wichita, Kan. USF gradually built a lead in the second half and led 67-56 with 2:12 remaining before Brendan Barry buried three consecutive 3-point field goals to cut the lead to two with 1:07 remaining, but that was as close as the Owls would come. After a pair of missed USF free throws with five second left, Temple had a chance with the clock running down, but could not get a shot off. USF's David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) led all scorers with 23 points, while Michael Durr (Atlanta, Ga.) posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Khalif Battle recorded a double-double for the Owls with a team-high 18 points and 10 rebounds. The Owls started off the game strong, jumping out to a 14-4 lead, while holding the Bulls to just 1-of-9 shooting. After being down 27-17 with 7:00 remaining in the first half, USF scored seven straight points in the next minute and went on to take the lead at halftime, 38-37, on a put-back by Durr at the buzzer.Notable • USF won its first game at the AAC Tournament since a win over East Carolina in 2016. • David Collins turned in his 20th career game with 20 points. • Michael Durr registered his second career double-double with his 11 points and 11 rebounds. Key Stats7 – USF committed only seven turnovers and forced Temple into 10 miscues. 15 – Temple missed 15 consecutive shots in the second half. 22 – USF received 22 points off the bench led by the 12 of Jamir Chaplin. Up Next USF continues its quest for an American Athletic Tournament title Friday at 12 p.m. (EST) when the Bulls face top-seeded Wichita State in the quarterfinals in Fort Worth, Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jonesy Bull Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Another game at Noon today, its like Basketball for junkies! This is probably where the fun ends, but miracles have happened before. GO BULLS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjlovecub Posted March 12, 2021 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 127 Content Count: 2,121 Reputation: 524 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/27/2007 Share Posted March 12, 2021 NCAA Tourney run continues today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBull Posted March 12, 2021 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 212 Content Count: 3,550 Reputation: 1,495 Days Won: 19 Joined: 09/09/2007 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Here's to our Bulls being the real Shockers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjef4844 Posted March 12, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 1 Content Count: 424 Reputation: 40 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/26/2005 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Have a feeling we pull the upset today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaNewsBull Posted March 12, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 17 Content Count: 225 Reputation: 33 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/06/2019 Share Posted March 12, 2021 This is the first game I am actually refreshing twitter for the starters haha. I need noon to get here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaNewsBull Posted March 12, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 17 Content Count: 225 Reputation: 33 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/06/2019 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) Edited March 12, 2021 by GVLPalmettoBull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaNewsBull Posted March 12, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 17 Content Count: 225 Reputation: 33 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/06/2019 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Tweets are saying Yetna is suited up and warming up. But I believe he did that yesterday too. What are the chances? Do or die situation, try him out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsportsfan83 Posted March 12, 2021 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 1,754 Content Count: 17,584 Reputation: 1,298 Days Won: 13 Joined: 08/16/2004 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Yetna out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jonesy Bull Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, GVLPalmettoBull said: Tweets are saying Yetna is suited up and warming up. But I believe he did that yesterday too. What are the chances? Do or die situation, try him out? If he couldn't play yesterday, how much good is he going to be for us in a mere 24 hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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