In Game The TBP Official In Game Thread: Bulls vs Hofstra Pride

[olafberserker]

1 hour ago, Dave_Glaser said:

Hofstra looks like the best team we’ve played this season. We’re playing very well, but they just keep making shot after shot.

They finally cooled off down the stretch, but they are a very good team.

[olafberserker]

1 hour ago, Cubanbull said:

If we could only hit free throws. But hey that’s our brand

Shot 10-11 in the 2nd half to end up 71%.  Hofstra barely missed from the stripe

[olafberserker]

47 minutes ago, Cubanbull said:

Best win of season.

Might be the best win in a while.  Fun game to be at.  I'm not sure how the conference slate will turn out, but this is a much different team than the past few years.   If we can get a little more from Tchewa down low, we could make some noise

[bcgruber]

1 hour ago, Dave_Glaser said:

Hofstra looks like the best team we’ve played this season. We’re playing very well, but they just keep making shot after shot.

Auburn and UAB were better then Hofsta

[Dave_Glaser]

BG says in the post game interview that Trey Moss will now redshirt this season. Grades?

Edited December 20, 2022 by Dave_Glaser

[Dave_Glaser]

7 minutes ago, bcgruber said:

Auburn and UAB were better then Hofsta

When I posted that, they had made about 500 shots in a row.    At one point they were shooting around 60% from the floor, 60% from 3 and 100% at the line.

Edited December 20, 2022 by Dave_Glaser

[Ricky the Bull]

I kinda miss the Hofstra smack from 3r20 from back in their football days...

[Dave_Glaser]

1 minute ago, Ricky the Bull said:

I kinda miss the Hofstra smack from 3r20 from back in their football days...

Gio Carmazzi

[Cubanbull]

14 minutes ago, Dave_Glaser said:

Gio Carmazzi

Ugh, don’t remind me of that game

[MikeG]

Julio Aguilar/USF Athletics

• Box Score

70

Hofstra 6-6,0-0 CAA

77

South Fla. 6-6,0-0 AAC

Score By Periods

Team	1	2	F
Hofstra	39	31	70
South Fla.	39	38	77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | December 19, 2022

USF men’s basketball tops Hofstra for fourth straight win

The Bulls have won six of their last seven games overall.

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TAMPA (December 19, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls (6-6) continued their winning ways on Monday night inside the Yuengling Center with a 77-70 victory over Hofstra (6-6). After an 0-5 start to the season, USF has now won four straight and six of its last seven games.

Tyler Harris led a quartet of Bulls in double digits with 19 points to go along with a team-best four assists. Jamir Chaplin posted 14 points, six rebounds and four steals. Russel Tchewa added 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds while Selton Miguel chipped in 10 points.

"Hofstra is a really well-coached team and explosive on offense. They tested us every possession on our defensive principles," said head coach Brian Gregory. "Jamir (Chaplin), Selton (Miguel) and Serrel (Smith Jr.) each did a great job defensively on Aaron Estrada, one of the leading scorers in the NCAA, and forced him into five turnovers which doesn't happen for him. I thought our activity on the glass tonight was great after a disappointing effort of Friday, and we challenged the guys to correct that. Five weeks ago, this is maybe not a game that we win. But, you're seeing guys start to trust the system, believe in each other and really gel."

Estrada entered the game ranked ninth in the country in scoring (21.7 ppg).

It was a closely contested affair throughout the night and the teams went into the locker room at halftime tied, 39-39. Hofstra came out of the break red hot, after shooting 50 percent from the field (5-11 from downtown) in the opening half. The Pride went 7-for-8 to begin the second half and eventually built a 58-52 lead with 13:46 left in the game.

The sides continued to trade baskets before a six-point run gave USF a 62-61 edge at the 7:45 mark on a jumper by Chaplin. The Bulls and Pride traded the lead four times from there with Harris' slashing layup giving USF the lead for good, 69-67, with 2:18 remaining.

Chaplin scored eight of his 14 points in the second half, including a highlight reel putback dunk on an offensive rebound. The Bulls collectively pulled down 18 offensive boards and turned those into 19 second-chance points.

 

Notable

 

• USF is averaging nearly 16 assists per game over its four-game winning streak.
• The Bulls are averaging 71.75 points per game during the win streak.
• The Bulls will seek their first five-game winning streak since January 22-Febraury 10, 2019 (seven-game streak).
• Tchewa is shooting 73 percent from the field (30-41) over his last six games.
• The Bulls' 24 bench points on Monday are their second-highest this season.
• Corey Walker Jr. tallied a season-high six points and two steals.

 

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The Bulls wrap up their current homestand and non-conference play on Thursday, December 22 against NJIT at 7 p.m. in Tampa.      

Edited December 21, 2022 by MikeG