The USF men's basketball team is led by head coach Brian Gregory, who enters his fifth season in 2021-22. To stay up-to-date on the latest USF men's basketball news, follow the Bulls on social media ( Twitter | Facebook | Instagram ). South Florida will also play games on December 23 and December 25 at the event. The Bulls travel to Honolulu for the Diamond Head Classic beginning on Wednesday, December 22 against (RV) BYU. Jalyn McCreary (Marietta, Ga.) posted new season highs in points (8), rebounds (5) and minutes (21).Bayron Matos (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) made his first start of the season and finished with two points and two blocked shots.South Florida's 11 steals in the game are a high season high."But we didn't take care of the glass very well today and that hurt us."įlorida owned a 45-27 rebounding advantage, including 18 offensive boards which the Gators turned into 14 second chance points. "We did a good job of taking care of the ball on our end and forcing turnovers on the defensive side," Gregory added. The Bulls forced 17 Gator turnovers while only committing 12 turnovers in the setback. Six different USF players had at least one steal in the game.
The Bulls opened the game with a 7-3 advantage, but it was the Gators who closed strong in the first half, going on a 17-2 run into the break for a 30-18 halftime lead.Ĭaleb Murphy (Youngstown, Ohio) paced South Florida in points (16), assists (5) and steals (3). "Those last six minutes in the first half really decided the outcome." "I thought we made some nice second half adjustments, but we just didn't make enough plays down the stretch," said head coach Brian Gregory. The Gators led by as many as 16 points early in the second half before South Florida put together a 16-4 run, capped on a three-pointer by Javon Greene (McDonough, Ga.), to slash the UF lead to 48-45 with nine minutes left to play. (December 18, 2021) – The University of South Florida (4-5) made a second half surge on Saturday against the University of Florida (8-3) at the Orange Bowl Classic, cutting a double-digit deficit to three points midway through the period, but the Gators denied the Bulls' comeback bid in a 66-55 final.
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