In Game The TBP Official In Game Thread: Bulls vs Temple Owls

[MikeG]

Game 15

South Florida Bulls

(7-7, 0-1)

 

vs.

 

Temple Owls

(8-7, 2-0)

 

       vs.   

 

Wednesday, January 4   7:00 PM EST

Tampa, Fla. Yuengling Center
TV: ESPN+

Radio: USF Bulls Unlimited

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Edited January 2, 2023 by MikeG

[MikeG]

• Box Score

86

South Fla. 7-7,0-1 AAC

93

Memphis 11-3,1-0 AAC

Score By Periods

Team	1	2	F
South Fla.	46	40	86
Memphis	46	47	93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | December 29, 2022

(RV) Memphis rallies for 93-86 win over USF

Serrel Smith Jr. matched a career high with 21 points on Thursday.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (December 29, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls (7-7, 0-1 AAC) had their five-game winning streak snapped on Thursday night at the FedExForum as the Memphis Tigers (11-3, 1-0 AAC) came from behind late in the second half for a 93-86 victory on their home court.

Serrel Smith Jr. matched a career high with 21 points off the bench and Memphis native Tyler Harris scored all 17 of his points in the second half of action.

The last two meetings in Memphis between the Bulls and Tigers were decided by a combined three points, and Thursday's tilt was no different in a back-and forth battle.

The teams went into halftime deadlocked at 46-46 while Smith Jr. knocked down each of his first seven shots, including five from beyond the arc, which saw USF knot the score again in the second half, 54-54, at the 15:53 mark.

An 11-0 run for the Bulls made it a 67-57 affair with 11:47 left on the clock, but the Tigers continued to chip away, and eventually closed the game on a 19-5 run over the final four minutes of play.

"Give our guys a lot of credit. Memphis got out to a good start and we didn't buckle in the first half," said head coach Brian Gregory. "Their pressure late forced a lot of turnovers and made the difference. Playing on the road is always tough, and we didn't execute well enough late to finish it. We missed too many shots at the rim, and we just didn't do it overall for 40 minutes tonight. We did a lot of good things for 36 minutes. We'll learn from this. We need to look back and understand what we did wrong and correct it."

South Florida entered the game averaging less than 12 turnovers per game, but finished Thursday's contest with a season-high 20, including 12 in the second half.

Memphis built a 21-12 lead in the first half, but USF weathered the storm to knot the score at halftime. Smith Jr. scored 16 of his 21 in the first half on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting from the field (4-for-4 from downtown).

The Tigers erased a seven-point USF advantage, 81-74, at the 4:21 mark with eight unanswered points to regain the lead for good with 2:22 left to play.  

Notable

 

• Keyshawn Bryant came off the bench with 12 points, seven rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocks.
• Smith Jr. tallied 21 points in just 18 minutes of action.
• Russel Tchewa finished with a team-best 11 rebounds, followed by Jamir Chaplin with nine.
• Thursday was USF's first loss this season when scoring at least 70 points.
• The Bulls are averaging 75.8 points per game over their past nine outings (7-2 record).

 

Up Next

The Bulls return home to open a two-game homestand beginning with Temple on January 4 at 7 p.m. inside the Yuengling Center in Tampa.      

 

[MikeG]

Temple secures 70-61 win against Cincinnati

 

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Khalif Battle drains a deep 3-pointer from downtown

Khalif Battle drains a deep 3-pointer from downtown.

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ByData Skrive

19 hours ago

 

 

PHILADELPHIA -- — Jahlil White scored 14 points as Temple beat Cincinnati 70-61 on Sunday.

 

White had 16 rebounds for the Owls (8-7, 2-0 American Athletic Conference). Khalif Battle shot 5 for 12, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to add 14 points. Zach Hicks was 4 of 8 shooting (3 for 5 from distance) to finish with 13 points, while adding eight rebounds.

 

Landers Nolley II led the way for the Bearcats (10-5) with 15 points. David Dejulius added 13 points and two steals for Cincinnati.

 

Temple took the lead with 5:27 left in the first half and did not give it up. White led his team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them ahead 37-29 at the break. Temple outscored Cincinnati by one point in the final half, while Battle led the way with a team-high 13 second-half points.

[MikeG]

Bulls open two-game conference homestand

USF has won seven of its last nine games.

January 03, 2023

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GAMEDAY INFORMATION

University of South Florida (7-7, 0-1 AAC) vs. Temple (8-7, 2-0 AAC)

Wednesday, January 4 | 7 p.m.

VENUE: Yuengling Center | Tampa, Fla.

SERIES: Temple leads, 13-6

TV: ESPN+

RADIO: 102.5 HD-2 The Strike | Bulls Unlimited

LIVE STATS: Here

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TAMPA (January 3, 2023) – The University of South Florida Bulls return home to the Yuengling Center for a two-game homestand against conference foes. South Florida hosts Temple on Wednesday night followed by a tilt against Wichita State on Sunday, January 8 at 1 p.m.

The Bulls opened American Athletic Conference play with a tough 93-86 setback at Memphis last Thursday. The loss snapped USF's five-game winning streak. However, the Bulls enter Wednesday's contests winners of seven of their last nine games.

Serrel Smith Jr. matched a career high with 21 points off the bench at Memphis, including 16 in the first half. Memphis native Tyler Harris made his hometown return and scored all 17 of his points in the second half against the Tigers.

Harris continues to lead the USF offense this season (15.6 ppg) and is averaging nearly 20 points per game over his last three outings. Selton Miguel is averaging 12.2 ppg and has a team-best 47 assists. Russel Tchewa ranks fourth in the AAC in shooting (60.9%) and fifth in rebounding (7.43). Tchewa pulled down 11 boards at Memphis followed by Jamir Chaplin with nine.

Keyshawn Bryant put together a solid outing at Memphis as well with 12 points, seven rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocks. Freshman Ryan Conwell made his ninth straight start in Memphis and dished out a team-high five assists.

Temple has won six of its last nine games, including two straight to begin AAC play. The Owls went on the road for a 59-57 win at ECU and followed that with a 70-61 home victory over Cincinnati.

Khalif Battle leads a trio of Owls scoring in double digits this season with 18.3 points per game. Jahlil White was named to the AAC Honor Roll this week after averaging 12 points with 11.5 rebounds over a pair of wins.  

The Bulls have won two of the last three matchups and four of the last six meetings against the Owls.

 

 

[MikeG]

starters

[El_Toro_86]

11-7 Temple.  Bulls back to the 2021 offense.  This game is fugly

[CousinRicky]

So glad we came to see MBB. 

[El_Toro_86]

Announcers calling it a rock fight

[El_Toro_86]

16 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:

So glad we came to see MBB. 

Hopefully the buffet was good at least

[MikeG]