2007-08 In-Review 10/20/2008 8:48:45 PM InReviewSection 67-82.indd 67 2007-08 Final Statistics << All Games Name GP/GS MIN AVG. FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG F/DQ A TO BL ST PTS-AVG Dominique Jones 31/31 1081 34.9 177 385 .460 54 153 .353 123 162 .759 143 4.6 73/3 86 70 8 47 531-17.1 Kentrell Gransberry 30/30 953 31.8 183 353 .518 0 0 .000 113 220 .514 325 10.8 85/2 46 69 43 18 479-16.0 Jesus Verdejo 30/29 884 29.5 113 265 .426 42 117 .359 53 66 .803 85 2.8 47/0 79 54 2 17 321-10.7 Chris Howard 31/30 994 32.1 88 214 .411 15 54 .278 70 105 .667 120 3.9 67/0 150 83 5 29 261-8.4 Solomon Bozeman 31/3 582 18.8 48 123 .390 26 85 .306 37 43 .860 43 1.4 53/2 48 37 1 22 159-5.1 Aaron Holmes 16/0 155 9.7 22 63 .349 11 34 .324 10 14 .714 32 2.0 10/0 5 7 2 1 65-4.1 Orane Chin 30/14 541 18.0 40 113 .354 9 26 .346 27 52 .519 88 2.9 48/3 24 31 14 12 116-3.9 Mobolaji Ajayi 29/13 387 13.3 35 77 .455 0 0 .000 9 19 .474 110 3.8 61/1 3 30 16 9 79-2.7 Adamu Saaka 29/5 305 10.5 27 64 .422 6 20 .300 15 28 .536 48 1.7 44/0 10 16 4 1 75-2.6 Dante Curry 6/0 54 9.0 4 14 .286 2 11 .182 2 4 .500 7 1.2 7/0 6 4 0 4 12-2.0 Mohamed Esseghir 25/0 177 7.1 7 14 .500 0 0 .000 6 9 .667 37 1.5 32/1 9 10 13 2 20-0.8 Aris Williams 18/0 76 4.2 4 14 .286 0 0 .000 3 10 .300 18 1.0 19/0 0 3 2 2 11-0.6 Eddie Lovett 17/0 33 1.9 1 6 .167 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 2 0.1 4/0 4 1 0 2 3-0.2 Team 87 2.8 1 5 USF 31 749 1705 .439 166 503 .330 468 734 .638 1145 36.9 551/12 470 420 110 166 2132-68.8 Opponents 31 771 1786 .432 198 562 .352 395 605 .653 1093 35.3 591/14 454 382 153 211 2135-68.9 BIG EAST Games Name GP/GS MIN AVG. FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG PF/DQ A TO BL ST PTS-AVG Dominique Jones 18/18 655 36.4 111 251 .442 36 108 .333 70 86 .814 76 4.2 49/3 41 39 5 20 328-18.2 Kentrell Gransberry 18/18 613 34.1 116 222 .523 0 0 .000 69 138 .500 193 10.7 53/2 29 44 28 8 301-16.7 Jesus Verdejo 17/16 536 31.5 67 157 .427 24 72 .333 28 33 .848 43 2.5 26/0 54 32 0 7 186-10.9 Chris Howard 18/17 579 32.2 38 113 .336 6 30 .200 25 45 .556 63 3.5 48/0 75 45 3 21 107-5.9 Solomon Bozeman 18/3 309 17.2 20 59 .339 11 40 .275 14 17 .824 28 1.6 29/1 21 22 0 11 65-3.6 Mobolaji Ajayi 17/10 273 16.1 25 53 .472 0 0 .000 7 14 .500 78 4.6 41/1 2 18 11 7 57-3.4 Aaron Holmes 13/0 113 8.7 8 38 .211 5 21 .238 9 12 .750 23 1.8 8/0 2 5 0 0 30-2.3 Orane Chin 17/5 221 13.0 14 37 .378 2 10 .200 6 13 .462 24 1.4 18/1 10 11 6 5 36-2.1 Adamu Saaka 17/3 212 12.5 12 38 .316 2 10 .200 4 9 .444 30 1.8 36/0 10 7 3 1 30-1.8 Mohamed Esseghir 13/0 79 6.1 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 12 0.9 14/0 2 3 5 2 4-0.3 Aris Williams 6/0 25 4.2 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 .000 6 1.0 4/0 0 1 1 1 0-0.0 Eddie Lovett 6/0 6 1.0 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0-0.0 Team 52 2.9 0 4 USF 18 412 976 .422 86 292 .295 234 373 .627 628 34.9 326/8 246 231 62 84 1144-63.6 Opponents 18 453 1007 .450 105 294 .357 251 382 .657 642 35.7 313/9 253 190 94 120 1262-70.1

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 68 10/20/2008 8:48:45 PM Final Results & Individual Game Leaders >> 12-19 OVERALL, 3-15 BIG EAST CONFERENCE

Date (Rank) Opponent W/L Score Record Attend. High Scorer High Rebounds Nov. 11 CLEVELAND STATE [1] L 70-73 0-1 3,618 (19) BOZEMAN, Solomon (8) JONES, Dominique Nov. 13 at Buffalo L 69-76 0-2 2,126 (18) VERDEJO, Jesus (10) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Nov. 16 vs. Rhode Island [2] L 67-74 0-3 255 (16) HOWARD, Chris (14) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (16) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Nov. 17 vs. Florida Atlantic [2] W 100-69 1-3 359 (21) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (10) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Nov. 18 vs. Florida State [2] W 68-67 2-3 1,023 (21) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (8) HOWARD, Chris (8) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Nov. 24 EAST CAROLINA W 81-67 3-3 2,992 (20) VERDEJO, Jesus (10) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Nov. 26 at Florida International W 77-69 4-3 1,026 (21) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (9) CHIN, Orane Dec. 1 UCF W 75-67 5-3 4,031 (30) JONES, Dominique (15) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Dec. 5 at Richmond W 79-65 6-3 3,120 (30) JONES, Dominique (14) JONES, Dominique Dec. 8 UAB W 68-58 7-3 4,056 (25) JONES, Dominique (15) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Dec. 19 at Wake Forest L 61-74 7-4 8,961 (14) JONES, Dominique (8) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (14) VERDEJO, Jesus Dec. 22 ST. FRANCIS W 86-66 8-4 2,955 (17) HOWARD, Chris (14) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Dec. 29 WINSTON-SALEM ST. W 87-48 9-4 3,003 (21) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (14) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Jan. 1 * RUTGERS W 68-45 10-4 3,657 (24) JONES, Dominique (17) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Jan. 5 * at Syracuse L 77-89 10-5 18,860 (23) JONES, Dominique (13) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Jan. 9 * No. 20 PITTSBURGH L 66-79 10-6 6,027 (26) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (11) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Jan. 12 * at Providence College L 70-86 10-7 8,721 (22) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (6) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Jan. 17 * at Seton Hall L 64-74 10-8 4,545 (21) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (10) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Jan. 20 * WEST VIRGINIA (SPTF) L 52-69 10-9 12,056 (22) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (7) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (7) HOWARD, Chris Jan. 23 * LOUISVILLE L 60-80 10-10 4,781 (22) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (10) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Jan. 29 * at No. 17 Marquette L 54-62 10-11 16,774 (15) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (15) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (15) JONES, Dominique Feb. 2 * ST. JOHN'S L 58-72 10-12 4,836 (24) JONES, Dominique (9) AJAYI, Mobolaji Feb. 5 * at No. 6 Georgetown L 53-63 10-13 8,316 (15) JONES, Dominique (9) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Feb. 9 * at DePaul L 61-69 10-14 8,992 (18) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (14) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Feb. 13 * SYRACUSE W 89-78 11-14 6,705 (29) JONES, Dominique (9) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Feb. 16 * No. 17 CONNECTICUT L (OT) 73-74 11-15 6,185 (26) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (15) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Feb. 20 * at Cincinnati L 51-52 11-16 8,127 (19) VERDEJO, Jesus (18) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell Feb. 26 * SETON HALL L 75-79 11-17 4,062 (31) JONES, Dominique (11) AJAYI, Mobolaji March 1 * at Rutgers W 54-52 12-17 5,856 (17) JONES, Dominique (10) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell March 5 * at Villanova L 59-72 12-18 6,500 (29) JONES, Dominique (8) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell March 8 * No. 19 NOTRE DAME L 60-67 12-19 7,875 (20) JONES, Dominique (9) GRANSBERRY, Kentrell (9) AJAYI, Mobolaji

Home games in CAPS * = BIG EAST Conference game [1] = Glenn Wilkes Classic [2] = Glenn Wilkes Classic (Daytona Beach, Fla.) SPTF = St. Pete Times Forum

ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAME HOME 15 76,839 5,123 AWAY 13 101,924 7,840 NEUTRAL 3 1,637 546 TOTAL 31 180,400 5,819

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 69 10/20/2008 8:48:45 PM Game-by-Game Team Statistics << FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT REB A TO BLK ST PF-DQ 1ST 2ND OT SCORE Cleveland State 24 55 43.6 4 16 25.0 21 25 84.0 35 11 10 2 10 24-0 35 38 -- 73 @ USF 20 46 43.5 7 12 58.3 23 33 69.7 30 10 13 5 2 21-0 36 34 -- 70 @ Buffalo 30 61 49.2 8 21 38.1 8 16 50.0 35 16 17 3 11 15-0 44 32 -- 76 USF 28 64 43.8 7 17 41.2 6 12 50.0 41 19 20 4 8 16-0 36 33 -- 69 vs. Rhode Island 29 65 44.6 8 22 36.4 8 13 61.5 43 17 18 4 6 21-0 27 47 -- 74 USF 24 60 40.0 3 12 25.0 16 28 57.1 39 12 16 3 8 17-0 34 33 -- 67 vs. Florida Atlantic 21 50 42.0 7 15 46.7 20 32 62.5 27 14 21 2 6 24-0 25 44 -- 69 USF 34 59 57.6 10 21 47.6 22 29 75.9 34 23 13 4 12 21-1 52 48 -- 100 vs. Florida State 27 65 41.5 9 20 45.0 4 5 80.0 32 15 14 6 9 17-0 30 37 -- 67 USF 22 47 46.8 11 18 61.1 13 16 81.3 29 18 15 3 4 15-1 39 29 -- 68 East Carolina 25 54 46.3 7 18 38.9 10 15 66.7 33 19 16 6 5 21-2 36 31 -- 67 @ USF 26 58 44.8 7 20 35.0 22 34 64.7 37 22 9 2 8 14-0 39 42 -- 81 @ Florida International 27 74 36.5 8 24 33.3 7 13 53.8 41 16 10 4 5 23-0 34 35 -- 69 USF 28 52 53.8 3 7 42.9 18 29 62.1 40 15 15 4 4 15-0 38 39 -- 77 UCF 25 59 42.4 6 21 28.6 11 13 84.6 33 15 13 10 5 23-1 37 30 -- 67 @ USF 26 59 44.1 7 14 50.0 16 29 55.2 45 18 14 5 7 16-0 38 37 -- 75 @ Richmond 24 59 40.7 8 28 28.6 9 15 60.0 24 18 11 5 7 24-1 31 34 -- 65 USF 25 51 49.0 3 12 25.0 26 32 81.3 46 16 16 2 5 15-0 29 50 -- 79 UAB 21 58 36.2 8 23 34.8 8 14 57.1 39 15 19 4 6 23-1 27 31 -- 58 @ USF 20 54 37.0 2 12 16.7 26 40 65.0 43 13 13 7 4 18-0 28 40 -- 68 @ Wake Forest 25 53 47.2 9 23 39.1 15 22 68.2 39 19 17 7 6 21-0 37 37 -- 74 USF 20 58 34.5 3 19 15.8 18 29 62.1 39 11 15 0 9 19-1 27 34 -- 61 St. Francis (NY) 22 65 33.8 6 13 46.2 16 29 55.2 39 15 10 0 8 19-0 28 38 -- 66 @ USF 33 56 58.9 9 24 37.5 11 23 47.8 41 25 15 2 5 24-1 48 38 -- 86 Winston-Salem St. 18 61 29.5 5 24 20.8 7 11 63.6 31 11 16 6 7 23-0 21 27 -- 48 @ USF 31 65 47.7 8 23 34.8 17 27 63.0 53 22 15 7 6 14-0 32 55 -- 87 Rutgers 21 54 38.9 2 16 12.5 1 8 12.5 31 6 11 4 2 13-0 26 19 -- 45 @ USF 25 56 44.6 7 15 46.7 11 14 78.6 39 11 10 1 2 11-0 30 38 -- 68 @ Syracuse 36 70 51.4 3 9 33.3 14 24 58.3 53 17 15 9 7 18-1 47 42 -- 89 USF 29 72 40.3 6 26 23.1 13 21 61.9 36 17 12 4 9 20-0 33 44 -- 77 Pittsburgh 31 58 53.4 8 16 50.0 9 14 64.3 36 20 10 3 5 15-0 40 39 -- 79 @ USF 26 60 43.3 6 18 33.3 8 14 57.1 32 16 10 4 2 14-0 33 33 -- 66 @ Providence 32 61 52.5 13 21 61.9 9 15 60.0 36 19 9 5 8 19-1 43 43 -- 86 USF 22 50 44.0 7 18 38.9 19 24 79.2 26 13 12 2 7 16-0 31 39 -- 70 @ Seton Hall 22 52 42.3 8 21 38.1 22 32 68.8 35 10 8 7 11 17-0 36 38 -- 74 USF 25 57 43.9 7 18 38.9 7 17 41.2 38 14 14 5 3 24-2 30 34 -- 64 West Virginia 20 52 38.5 7 23 30.4 22 26 84.6 35 13 6 3 6 17-0 26 43 -- 69 @ USF 22 49 44.9 4 19 21.1 4 15 26.7 35 13 14 0 1 21-0 25 27 -- 52 Louisville 31 61 50.8 7 17 41.2 11 15 73.3 36 19 12 6 11 17-1 45 35 -- 80 @ USF 22 54 40.7 5 16 31.3 11 22 50.0 35 16 15 3 3 15-0 26 34 -- 60 @ Marquette 19 49 38.8 6 13 46.2 18 31 58.1 32 11 8 4 6 24-1 32 30 -- 62 USF 15 44 34.1 2 12 16.7 22 35 62.9 39 9 15 3 4 26-3 24 30 -- 54 St. John’s 26 48 54.2 4 9 44.4 16 22 72.7 34 17 13 0 8 19-0 26 46 -- 72 @ USF 19 49 38.8 1 12 8.3 19 29 65.5 28 8 13 1 4 19-0 26 32 -- 58 @ Georgetown 22 56 39.3 8 24 33.3 11 21 52.4 43 12 12 10 6 11-0 27 36 -- 63 USF 21 50 42.0 3 10 30.0 8 12 66.7 27 8 12 6 5 18-0 24 29 -- 53 @ DePaul 22 60 36.7 9 25 36.0 16 23 69.9 36 12 5 2 7 15-1 21 48 -- 69 USF 22 53 41.5 6 19 31.6 11 16 68.8 42 16 13 4 4 18-0 32 29 -- 61 Syracuse 30 56 53.6 3 10 30.0 15 24 62.5 29 21 16 7 8 25-2 24 54 -- 78 @ USF 28 49 57.1 7 15 46.7 26 32 81.3 27 19 14 3 4 20-0 38 51 -- 89 Connecticut 25 58 43.1 3 6 50.0 21 29 72.4 35 11 12 11 3 17-0 27 38 9 74 @ USF 28 64 43.8 3 13 23.1 14 24 58.3 44 21 13 12 7 19-1 26 39 8 73 @ Cincinnati 19 56 33.9 7 24 29.2 7 11 63.6 31 11 6 4 7 14-0 27 25 -- 52 USF 19 47 40.4 6 14 42.9 7 11 63.6 38 11 15 3 0 12-0 24 27 -- 51 Seton Hall 27 53 50.9 6 13 46.2 19 25 76.0 27 18 13 7 8 20-0 35 44 -- 79 @ USF 27 52 51.9 3 9 33.3 18 26 69.2 31 16 13 2 9 18-0 33 42 -- 75 @ Rutgers 19 53 35.8 3 15 20.0 11 17 64.7 37 6 11 5 6 16-0 23 29 -- 52 USF 20 51 39.2 6 17 35.3 8 17 47.1 36 12 10 4 8 14-0 30 24 -- 54 @ Villanova 25 59 42.4 3 16 18.8 19 29 65.5 43 11 15 4 8 22-1 35 37 -- 72 USF 17 54 31.5 4 23 17.4 21 33 63.6 36 9 18 4 9 25-2 21 38 -- 59 Notre Dame 26 51 51.0 5 16 31.3 10 16 62.5 33 19 8 3 3 14-1 36 31 -- 67 @ USF 25 65 38.5 3 19 15.8 7 11 63.6 40 17 8 1 3 16-0 27 33 -- 60

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 70 10/20/2008 8:48:46 PM Game-by-Game Scoring/Rebounding & Starters >> Scoring/Rebounding OPPONENT AJAYI BOZEMAN CHIN CURRY ESSEGHIR GRANSBERRY HOLMES HOWARD JONES LOVETT SAAKA VERDEJO WILLIAMS Cleveland State 6/5 19/1 1/2 0/0 3/3 DNP -- 8/6 13/8 0/0 2/1 17/4 1/0 @ Buffalo 8/5 8/3 0/0 0/1 1/6 9/10 -- 7/4 17/2 DNP 1/3 18/3 0/0 vs. Rhode Island 2/0 9/0 13/9 0/2 0/0 16/14 -- 16/4 10/4 0/0 DNP 1/3 DNP vs. Florida Atlantic 0/3 17/0 7/6 9/3 4/3 21/10 -- 18/4 7/1 0/0 4/3 13/0 0/1 vs. Florida State 0/1 6/2 11/2 0/1 2/1 21/8 -- 12/8 10/2 0/0 0/0 6/3 0/0 East Carolina 0/0 0/1 17/7 3/0 2/4 15/10 -- 12/3 11/8 0/0 1/0 20/2 0/0 @ Florida International DNP 4/0 6/9 DNP 0/0 21/6 -- 10/4 14/5 0/0 2/1 15/5 5/5 UCF 0/0 8/3 8/10 left team 0/1 11/15 -- 8/5 30/4 0/0 0/0 10/4 0/0 @ Richmond 0/7 2/0 11/9 left team DNP 9/8 -- 16/6 30/14 0/0 1/0 10/2 0/0 UAB 0/0 4/0 1/2 left team 0/1 18/15 -- 14/4 25/6 DNP 0/0 3/6 3/2 @ Wake Forest 0/4 4/2 1/4 left team 2/0 10/8 2/1 10/3 14/5 0/0 4/3 14/3 0/2 St. Francis (NY) 2/2 7/0 4/3 left team 2/3 6/14 13/4 17/2 14/2 0/1 13/5 8/3 0/1 Winston-Salem St. 4/5 6/3 0/1 left team 0/3 21/14 20/4 6/4 8/6 3/1 17/3 0/4 2/1 Rutgers DNP 0/1 9/2 left team 0/0 20/17 2/1 2/4 24/7 DNP 2/2 9/3 DNP @ Syracuse 0/3 0/1 7/3 left team 2/0 14/13 7/3 19/4 23/2 DNP 3/2 2/0 0/0 Pittsburgh 2/1 2/1 2/4 left team DNP 26/11 0/0 4/1 13/3 DNP 0/3 172 DNP @ Providence 0/1 6/1 2/2 left team 0/1 22/6 5/5 16/4 10/1 0/0 0/0 9/3 0/0 @ Seton Hall 0/1 2/2 0/0 left team 0/4 21/10 0/0 12/6 7/4 DNP 9/5 13/3 DNP West Virginia 0/0 0/0 DNP left team 0/2 22/7 2/2 7/7 11/6 0/0 0/2 10/4 DNP Louisville 0/3 3/1 4/3 left team 0/1 22/10 7/4 2/5 17/2 0/0 1/0 4/2 0/2 @ Marquette 2/4 6/1 3/3 left team 0/0 15/15 7/3 4/2 15/8 DNP 2/0 INJ INJ St. John’s 12/9 9/4 0/1 left team 0/0 10/6 0/2 3/4 24/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 DNP @ Georgetown 8/5 0/1 2/0 left team 0/0 13/9 0/0 4/4 15/2 DNP DNP 11/3 DNP @ DePaul 6/6 13/4 2/1 left team DNP 18/14 0/0 0/3 11/6 DNP 0/1 11/5 DNP Syracuse 0/3 10/0 0/1 left team 0/1 23/9 DNP 4/5 29/4 DNP 4/0 19/2 DNP Connecticut 0/6 5/4 5/1 left team 0/0 26/15 DNP 4/1 16/4 DNP 0/1 17/5 0/2 @ Cincinnati 4/6 0/0 0/1 left team DNP 7/18 DNP 3/4 16/2 DNP 2/3 19/1 DNP Seton Hall 8/11 0/2 0/0 left team DNP 15/6 DNP 8/2 31/7 DNP 2/1 11/2 DNP @ Rutgers 0/5 5/2 0/0 left team DNP 11/10 DNP 2/3 17/6 DNP 3/5 16/1 0/2 @ Villanova 3/5 2/2 0/0 left team 2/3 5/8 0/3 9/2 29/4 0/0 2/3 7/1 0/0 Notre Dame 12/9 2/1 0/2 left team 0/0 11/9 0/0 4/2 20/7 0/0 0/2 11/6 DNP

Starters OPPONENT GUARD GUARD FORWARD FORWARD CENTER Cleveland State Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Ajayi (f) @ Buffalo Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Ajayi Gransberry vs. Rhode Island Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Ajayi Gransberry vs. Florida Atlantic Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Gransberry vs. Florida State Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Gransberry East Carolina Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Gransberry @ Florida International Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Gransberry UCF Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Gransberry @ Richmond Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Gransberry UAB Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Gransberry @ Wake Forest Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Gransberry St. Francis (NY) Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Saaka Gransberry Winston-Salem St. Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Saaka Gransberry Rutgers Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Saaka Gransberry @ Syracuse Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Gransberry Pittsburgh Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Gransberry @ Providence Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Gransberry @ Seton Hall Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Saaka Gransberry West Virginia Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Saaka Gransberry Louisville Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Chin Gransberry @ Marquette Howard Jones Bozeman (g) Chin Gransberry St. John’s Howard Jones Bozeman (g) Ajayi Gransberry @ Georgetown Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Ajayi Gransberry @ DePaul Bozeman Jones Verdejo (g) Ajayi Gransberry Syracuse Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Ajayi Gransberry Connecticut Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Ajayi Gransberry @ Cincinnati Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Ajayi Gransberry Seton Hall Howard Jones Verdejo(g) Ajayi Gransberry @ Rutgers Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Ajayi Gransberry @ Villanova Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Ajayi Gransberry Notre Dame Howard Jones Verdejo (g) Ajayi Gransberry

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 71 10/20/2008 8:48:46 PM 2007-08 Game Summaries & Box Scores << Saint Leo (Exh.) 70 Cleveland State 73 Buffalo 76 USF 99 USF 70 USF 69 Freshman guard Dominique Jones debuted with a J'Nathan Bullock scored 26 points, including a pair Junior guard Jesus Verdejo led USF with a team- game-high 23 points and sophomore guard Chris of free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining, to lead high 18 points but it wasn't enough as Buffalo defeated Howard added 18 as USF routed St. Leo in a 99-70 Cleveland State to a 73-70 season-opening victory the Bulls, 76-69, at Alumni Arena. Verdejo was 8-of-14 exhibition win at the USF Sun Dome. over USF at the Sun Dome. from the field and 2-of-4 from 3-point range. Freshman Howard, who had just 13 starts in two years at USF The Vikings outscored the Bulls 14-3 in the final guard Dominic Jones tallied 17, besting the 13 he due to injuries, played 28-minutes and went 6-of-9 from 4:29, overcoming a 67-59 deficit before taking the lead scored in his college debut last Friday vs. Cleveland the floor and was 5-for-6 on free throws. Howard added for good on Chris Moore's tip-in with 1:09 left. Cedric State. Jones had three 3-pointers, four steals and three six assists. Jones was 10-15 from the field, with five Jackson, who scored 18, finished a 12-0 spurt to put assists. rebounds, five steals and four assists. CSU up 71-67. Rodney Pierce, a sophomore transfer from Rider, The Bulls, in their debut of new head coach Stan Solomon Bozeman led USF with 19 points. His fifth scored a game high 20 point, was 8-of-10 from the floor Heath, led 51-25 at halftime and cruised behind All-BIG 3-pointer cut Cleveland State's lead to one, but the and drained 3-of-5 3-pointers with seven rebounds for EAST center Kentrell Gransberry, who had 11 points Bulls' chances of winning faded when freshman Buffalo (2-1). Sean Smiley went 6-for-12 from the field, and a game-high seven rebounds. Dominique Jones missed two free throws that could 4-of-9 from the 3-point arc for 16 points. Max Boudreau Heath saw USF start off sluggish and was down have given USF the lead with 6.7 seconds left. grabbed eight rebounds. 13-11 to the Lions after five minutes into the first half. Bullock was 13-for-13 from the foul line and also USF Center Kentrell Gransberry, despite pulling But the Bulls outscored St. Leo 40-12 to end the first grabbed 10 rebounds. His last two free throws made it down 10 rebounds, was held in check with 9 points. half and were never threatened in the second half. 73-70, and Bozeman's long 3-point attempt to send it Gransberry was 3-of-14 from the field and missed three St. Leo, a Division II college 45 minutes north of into overtime bounced off the rim at the buzzer. free-throws in the final 1:51 with South Florida down by Tampa, were led by guard Dusty Driggs, who finished USF played its opener under new coach Stan five. The game marked the season debut of Gransberry, with a team-high 21 points and went 7-of-12 from three- Heath without preseason All-BIG EAST center Kentrell a preseason All-BIG EAST selection. He missed the point range. Junior forward Kyle Rowland and sopho- Gransberry, serving a one-game penalty for playing in opener vs. Cleveland State serving a one game pen- more forward Jordan Prais both added 11 points, while a nonsactioned summer tournament. He's the nation's alty for playing in a non-sanctioned summer tourna- Rowland went 6-for-6 on free throws. top returning rebounder and also averaged 15.6 points ment The Lions were down more than 20 points for last season. USF tied the game at 57-57 with 11:54 left as nearly all of the second half, as Bulls freshman guard Jesus Verdejo and Bozeman, who came off the Solomon Bozeman completed a 4-point play, sinking a Dante Curry and junior guard Jesus Verdejo added 15 bench to make 5 of 7 3-point shots, took up the slack 3-pointer and a free throw after Smiley fouled him. and nine points, respectively. for USF. Verdejo finished with 17 points, and Bozeman's Buffalo then went on an 11-2 run over the next 4:11 to first 3-pointer of the night started a 23-11 run the Bulls open a 68-59 lead. Buffalo led 44-36 at the half, shoot- used to overcome an early nine-point deficit. ing 50 percent (18-for-36) from the floor while South Florida was 14-of-32.

USF 99, Saint Leo 70 (Exh.) Oct. 31, 2007 Tampa, Fla. Buffalo 76, USF 69 SAINT LEO min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Cleveland State 73, USF 70 Nov. 13, 2007 Buffalo, N.Y. George Eshesimua* . 28 2-6 0-1 0-2 4 0 2 0 1 4 4 Dusty Driggs* ...... 30 7-12 7-12 0-0 0 3 1 1 1 1 21 Nov. 9, 2007 Tampa, Fla. USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Jordan Prais* ...... 29 4-9 0-0 3-6 2 1 2 1 1 4 11 Dominique Jones* . . 35 7-14 3-6 0-0 2 3 2 0 4 4 17 Quentin Cullop* . . . . 30 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 9 4 0 1 1 3 CSU min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Chris Howard* . . . . . 31 3-7 1-3 0-0 4 9 6 0 1 1 7 Kyle Rowland* . . . . . 15 2-5 1-2 6-6 3 0 4 2 0 5 11 Kevin Francis* . . . . . 28 3-9 1-5 1-2 7 2 3 0 1 4 8 Kentrell Gransberry*. 37 3-14 0-0 3-7 10 3 4 0 2 2 9 Brandon Powell . . . . 13 2-6 0-3 2-2 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 Cedric Jackson* . . . . 25 6-13 2-4 4-5 3 1 1 0 2 4 18 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 31 8-14 2-4 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 2 18 Anthony Gomez . . . . . 8 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 Breyohn Watson* . . . 34 1-4 0-3 2-2 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 Mobolaji Ajayi* . . . . . 19 4-7 0-0 0-0 5 1 1 1 1 3 8 Ben Dupont ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 J’Nathan Bullock* . . . 35 6-15 1-4 13-13 10 4 3 0 5 1 26 Dante Curry ...... 4 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Aric Rogers...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Moore* ...... 25 4-7 0-0 1-1 5 1 0 2 1 3 9 Adamu Saaka...... 10 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 Tim Plumadore ...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daitwan Eppinger. . . . 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Orane Chin...... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jonathan Banks . . . . 22 3-5 1-2 1-2 3 1 3 0 1 1 8 Norris Cole ...... 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 Solomon Bozeman. . 20 3-6 1-2 1-1 3 1 2 0 0 0 8 Matthew Salay ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 D’Aundray Brown . . . 17 1-2 0-0 0-2 3 1 1 0 1 3 2 Mohamed Esseghir . 12 0-0 0-0 1-2 6 1 2 3 0 0 1 Walter Perkins . . . . . 11 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 Nick Weaver ...... 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aris Williams...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Sharper ...... 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 Renard Fields...... 14 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 4 6 Team...... 4 Team...... 2 Team...... 3 Totals 28-64 7-17 6-12 41 19 20 4 8 16 69 Totals ...... 23-49 10-23 14-20 19 16 21 4 5 24 70 Totals ...... 24-55 4-16 21-25 35 11 10 2 10 24 73 Buffalo min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Greg Gamble* . . . . . 20 2-4 0-0 0-4 1 4 3 1 1 3 4 Dominique Jones* . . 32 10-15 1-3 2-5 5 4 1 0 5 1 23 Dominique Jones* . . 37 4-9 0-0 5-9 8 3 1 1 1 3 13 Max Boudreau*. . . . . 18 2-3 0-0 2-4 8 0 4 0 0 2 6 Kentrell Gransberry*. 19 4-7 0-0 3-6 7 1 2 2 3 4 11 Chris Howard* . . . . . 33 0-3 0-0 8-10 6 4 1 0 0 2 8 Vadim Fedotov* . . . . 22 3-5 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 2 6 Chris Howard* . . . . . 28 6-9 1-1 5-6 1 6 4 0 2 0 18 Orane Chin* ...... 15 0-5 0-0 1-2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 Andy Robinson* . . . . 18 3-9 1-4 0-0 1 1 1 1 2 1 7 Solomon Bozeman* . 21 1-4 1-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 3 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 28 5-11 2-4 5-6 4 0 2 0 0 1 17 Rodney Pierce* . . . . 27 8-10 3-5 1-2 7 3 4 0 3 1 20 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 20 4-8 1-3 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 2 9 Mobolaji Ajayi* . . . . . 21 3-4 0-0 0-0 5 0 5 1 0 4 6 Byron Mulkey ...... 14 2-5 0-1 3-4 0 3 1 0 2 0 7 Eddie Lovett ...... 8 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 Dante Curry ...... 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 Sean Smiley ...... 21 6-12 4-9 0-0 2 1 2 0 2 2 16 Dante Curry ...... 23 4-6 2-3 5-6 7 3 0 0 0 4 15 Adamu Saaka...... 5 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Andrew Atman . . . . . 21 2-4 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 Orane Chin...... 23 3-6 0-0 1-2 5 2 1 1 0 0 7 Eddie Lovett ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calvin Betts ...... 21 2-5 0-1 0-0 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 Adamu Saaka...... 11 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 Solomon Bozeman. . 34 7-9 5-7 0-0 1 0 2 0 1 2 19 Jawaan Alston ...... 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 15 3-5 0-0 0-1 7 0 0 1 0 5 6 Mohamed Esseghir . . 8 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 2 0 2 3 Kambi Laleye ...... 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Team...... 2 Aris Williams...... 9 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Brian Addison ...... 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals ...... 38-63 6-14 17-27 39 24 12 4 13 19 99 Team...... Team...... 1 Totals ...... 20-46 7-12 23-33 30 10 13 5 2 21 70 Totals ...... 30-61 8-21 8-16 35 16 17 3 11 15 76 Halftime: 51-25 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: USF 6-2. Technicals: None. Officials: Reggie Halftime: 36-35 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: USF Halftime: 44-36 UB. Dead Ball Rebounds: USF 3-2. Greenwood, Curtis Shaw, Tim Dougherty. Attendance: 3-2. Technicals: None. Officials: Bruce Benedict, Technicals: None. Officials: Mike Kitts, DJ n/a. Mike Nance, Marc Ellard. Attendance: 3,618. Carstensen, Larry Scirotto. Attendance: 2,126.

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 72 10/20/2008 8:48:47 PM 2007-08 Game Summaries & Box Scores >> Rhode Island 74 Florida Atlantic 69 Florida State 67 USF 67 USF 100 USF 68 Will Daniels scored 17 points in 21 minutes as Kentrell Gransberry scored 21 points and Chris The University of South Florida pulled out a thrilling Rhode Island came from behind to beat USF, 74-67, in Howard 18 as USF won its first game of the Stan Heath 68-67 win over in-state foe Florida State during the final the opening game of the Glenn Wilkes Classic in era, downing Florida Atlantic 100-69 at the Ocean game of the Glenn Wilkes Classic in Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach, Fla. Center in the Glenn Wilkes Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla. Trailing more than half the game, the Rams went Fla. Seminoles guard Jason Rich hit a jumper with 42 on an 11-4 run to take the lead 49-48, at 10:20 in the It was the first time USF has hit the century mark seconds remaining to pull FSU to within one, but fellow second half. Jimmy Baron made three 3-pointers and since a 117-108 win over TCU on Jan. 5, 2002. The guard Toney Douglas' last-second shot was for naught, shot 7-of-14 in the paint for 17 points. Bulls are 1-3 on the year, with FAU falling to 1-3. giving the Bulls the upset. USF led by as many as 12 points in the first and Guard Solomon Bozeman came off the bench to The Seminoles (3-2) led twice early in the first, but took a 34-27 lead into halftime. The Bulls (0-3) shot 53 score 17 for USF, going 5-for-6 shooting, including four trailed the majority of the game. Down 39-30 at the half, percent at the free throw line in the second half. 3-pointers and was a perfect 3-of-3 from the free throw FSU used a 9-0 run midway through the second half to Parfait Bitee added 10 and Kahiem Seawright line. take a 48-47 lead but true freshman Orane Chin hit a contributed eight points and 14 rebounds for the The Bulls had a 52-25 halftime lead on the Owls 3-pointer to put USF back ahead 50-48 and the Bulls Rams. and opened the first 10 minutes on a 30-13 run. FAU never trailed again. The Bulls had four players in double figures, led by was down by at least 20 points throughout the second USF guard Chris Howard hit two free-throws with Kentrell Gransberry and Chris Howard with 16 points half. 56 seconds left to keep the Bulls ahead of the each. Gransberry also had 14 rebounds and the 16 Guard Jesus Verdejo also scored 13 for the Bulls, Seminoles 68-65 and they held on for the victory. points were career high for Howard. Freshman Orane while Gransberry, who went 8-of-13 shooting, added a FSU had no answer for USF's impressive 3-point Chin posted 13 points and nine rebounds in his first game-high 10 rebounds. Howard added a career-high shooting, which went 11-of-18 for the game, including extended action of his career. 11 assists. Chin, who went 3-for-3. Howard, Jesus Verdejo, Guard Paul Graham III had a game-high 23 points Dominique Jones and Solomon Bozeman all hit two for FAU, shooting 6-of-12 inside the paint, while for- 3-pointers. ward Carlos Monroe contributed 15 on 5-of-11 shooting Center Kentrell Gransberry scored a game-high 21 for the Owls. points on 7-of-11 in the paint and the Bulls had three The Owls shot just 38 percent in the paint in the other players score in the double digits. Guards Verdejo first half and allowed USF to score 34 points off the and Howard had 12 and 10 points, respectively, while bench. Chin contributed 11. Howard also added eight rebounds and seven assists, while Gransberry pulled down eight rebounds. The Seminoles were led by Ralph Mims, who came off the bench to score 16 points on 6-of-13 field goal shooting and four 3-pointers. Guard Isaiah Swann and Douglas both had 15. FSU made nine of its 20 3-point attempts. The Bulls were perfect from the line in the first, going 8-for-8, and finished 13-of-16 from the line. The Seminoles struggled shooting throughout the game, going 27-of-65 on field goals. The two teams hadn't met since 2002, when FSU dropped 104 points on USF in Tampa. The Seminoles still lead the series 20-12, but the Bulls have taken USF 100, Florida Atlantic 69 three of the last four. Nov. 17, 2007 Daytona Beach, Fla. Rhode Island 74, USF 67 FAU min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts USF 68, Florida State 67 Nov. 16, 2007 Daytona Beach, Fla. Jeff Parmer* ...... 15 2-5 0-0 2-5 6 1 2 0 1 1 6 Carlos Monroe* . . . . 32 5-11 0-0 5-8 6 1 0 1 1 3 15 Nov. 18, 2007 Daytona Beach, Fla. URI min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Brett Royster*...... 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 Will Daniels* ...... 21 5-12 2-3 5-6 5 0 2 2 0 4 17 Carderro Nwoji* . . . . 31 2-4 2-3 0-0 0 8 3 0 0 1 6 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Kahiem Seawright*. . 28 4-11 0-0 0-1 14 2 6 0 1 4 8 Paul Graham III*. . . . 25 6-12 3-5 8-11 0 2 3 0 0 2 23 Dominique Jones* . . 27 3-10 2-4 2-2 2 0 4 0 1 2 10 Jason Francis* . . . . . 19 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 0 0 2 2 Derrick Simmons . . . 18 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0 1 3 2 Chris Howard* . . . . . 38 3-8 2-3 4-4 8 7 2 1 1 0 12 Parfait Bitee* ...... 33 4-6 2-4 0-1 1 8 1 0 1 1 10 Eni Cuka...... 5 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 Kentrell Gransberry*. 36 7-11 0-0 7-10 8 1 1 1 1 3 21 Jimmy Baron*...... 35 7-14 3-10 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17 Sean Alarcon ...... 8 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 24 2-4 2-3 0-0 3 4 4 0 0 2 6 Joe Mbang ...... 16 2-8 0-2 0-0 4 0 4 0 1 44 4 Seydou Kone ...... 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 Orane Chin* ...... 24 4-6 3-3 0-0 2 2 1 1 0 5 11 Marquis Jones ...... 5 1-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 Sanchez Hughley . . . 25 1-7 0-3 1-4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 Dante Curry ...... 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Lamonte Ulmer. . . . . 19 3-5 0-0 2-2 3 2 2 1 1 1 8 Xavier Perkins . . . . . 20 2-2 0-0 4-4 1 0 3 0 0 4 8 Adamu Saaka...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Keith Cothran ...... 22 2-6 1-3 1-2 3 3 1 0 2 3 6 Team...... 3 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hakim McCullar . . . . . 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 21-50 7-15 20-32 27 14 21 2 6 24 69 Solomon Bozeman. . 27 2-4 2-4 0-0 2 1 1 0 0 1 6 Team...... 4 Mohamed Esseghir . . 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 Totals ...... 29-65 8-22 8-13 43 17 18 4 6 21 74 Aris Williams...... 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Eddie Lovett ...... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Dominique Jones* . . 22 3-5 1-1 0-2 1 2 2 0 2 2 7 Team...... 1 Dominique Jones* . . 38 3-9 0-2 4-4 4 2 1 0 1 1 10 Chris Howard* . . . . . 27 5-8 1-3 7-7 4 11 2 1 1 1 18 Totals 22-47 11-18 13-16 29 18 15 3 4 15 68 Chris Howard* . . . . . 32 6-9 1-2 3-5 4 6 5 0 1 4 16 Kentrell Gransberry*. 19 8-12 0-0 5-6 10 0 1 1 0 1 21 Kentrell Gransberry*. 37 6-16 0-0 4-10 14 1 1 1 0 2 16 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 22 5-9 1-5 2-2 0 2 1 0 2 0 13 FSU min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 16 0-6 0-2 1-2 3 1 1 0 3 2 1 Orane Chin* ...... 30 2-3 2-2 1-4 6 1 2 1 2 2 7 Uche Echefu* ...... 18 4-8 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 1 1 3 9 Mobolaji Ajayi* ...... 6 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 Dante Curry ...... 14 3-5 1-3 2-2 3 0 0 0 2 0 9 Ryan Reid* ...... 24 2-3 0-0 0-0 7 1 1 1 0 4 4 Dante Curry ...... 12 0-4 0-3 0-2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 Adamu Saaka...... 9 2-6 0-2 0-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 Isaiah Swann* . . . . . 37 5-8 3-6 2-2 4 8 1 0 1 2 15 Orane Chin...... 36 5-10 1-1 2-3 9 1 2 2 1 3 13 Eddie Lovett ...... 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Toney Douglas . . . . . 35 6-13 2-6 1-1 4 4 2 1 1 2 15 Solomon Bozeman. . 21 3-4 1-1 2-2 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 Solomon Bozeman. . 21 5-6 4-5 3-3 0 4 0 0 3 1 17 Jason Rich* ...... 27 1-12 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 Mohamed Esseghir . . 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Mohamed Esseghir . . 9 1-1 0-0 2-2 3 2 1 1 0 5 4 Ralph Mims ...... 24 6-13 4-7 0-0 2 1 1 0 5 0 16 Eddie Lovett ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aris Williams...... 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 Casaan Breeden . . . 19 3-6 0-0 0-0 7 0 2 1 0 1 6 Team...... 3 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 12 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 Julian Vaughn...... 16 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 1 3 0 Totals ...... 24-60 3-12 16-28 39 12 16 3 8 17 67 Team...... 1 Team...... 2 Totals ...... 34-59 10-21 22-29 34 21 13 4 12 21 100 Totals ...... 27-65 9-20 4-5 32 15 14 6 9 17 67 Halftime: 34-27 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: USF 4-3. Technicals: Rhode Island team. Officials: Halftime: 52-25 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: USF Halftime: 39-30 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: USF Brent Barnaky, Billy Dunlap, Daryl Smith 3-1. Technicals: None. Officials: Marc Ellard, 4-2. Technicals: None. Officials: J.B. Caldwell, Attendance: 255. Frank Raposo, Jeff Smith. Attendance: 359. Mike Nance, Lee Cassell. Attendance: 1,023. 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA MEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE GoUSFBulls.com < 73

InReviewSection 67-82.indd 73 10/20/2008 8:48:47 PM 2007-08 Game Summaries & Box Scores << East Carolina 67 Florida International 69 UCF 67 USF 81 USF 77 USF 75 Jesus Verdejo scored 20 points as the University of Kentrell Gransberry's 21 points sparked a 77-69 USF freshman Dominique Jones tallied a career- South Florida beat East Carolina 81-67 at the Sun University of South Florida victory over in-state rival high 30 points as USF beat Central Florida, 75-67, at Dome. Florida International in non-conference play at Pharmed the Sun Dome. All five USF starters scored in double figures. Arena. The Bulls won their fourth straight game (4-3) The Bulls have won five straight since starting the Orane Chin, Chris Howard and Dominique Jones con- after dropping their first three. season 0-3. USF last won five consecutive games to tributed 17, 12 and 11 points, respectively. Kentrell Jesus Verdejo nailed three from beyond the arc en start off the 2001-2002 season, when they won seven Gransberry added 15 points and 10 rebounds. route to 15 points, and Dominique Jones racked up 14 in a row. USF (3-3) won its third consecutive game after an points. Chris Howard dished out a game-high six The Knights (4-3) had just three points in the last 0-3 start. It was USF's first home win after winning its assists while adding 10 points, and Orane Chin led the four minutes of the game. With the Bulls leading 65-61, previous two games in Daytona. way on the boards with nine rebounds in the winning UCF guard Dave Noel converted a conventional 3-point Sam Hinnant led East Carolina (2-3) with 25 cause. play to slice USF's lead to 65-64 with 4:09 to play. points, and Gabe Blair finished with 14 for the Pirates. Kenneth White led all Golden Panthers (2-1) with But the Bulls ended the game on a 10-3 run, with The Bulls built a 14-point lead midway through the 15 points, but shot just 6- of-21 from the field. Russell UCF's only points coming on a Mike O'Donnell 3-point- first half, but East Carolina rallied behind the long- Hicks added 11 points and nine rebounds, while Chris er with 1:45 remaining. Jesus Verdejo scored four range shooting of Hinnant. The junior guard connected Fuller chipped 13 points and five assists. Alex Galindo points in the final USF run, Solomon Bozeman three from behind the arc for the sixth time in the closing notched double- digits with 10 points in the loss. and Jones three. moments of the half to put the Pirates ahead 34-33. In hitting 51.9 percent from the field in the first half, The 30 points scored by Jones was just three shy But Verdejo answered with a pair of 3-pointers in USF held a slim 38-34 edge at the break. The Bulls of the USF record for points scored by a freshman. the final minute to give South Florida a 39-36 halftime defense held the Panthers to just 34.2 percent shooting Radenko Dobras tallied 33 points on Feb. 11, 1989. advantage. The Bulls slowly rebuilt their lead in the from the floor in the second half, allowing the visitors to Jones was 10-13 from the field and 4-6 from 3-point second half. hold on for the eight-point win. The Bulls made the range. He also had five assists, four rebounds and four most of their opportunities at the charity stripe, hitting steals. 11 more free throws than their opponents (18-7). USF got a double-double from Kentrell Gransberry, who had 11 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. It was his fourth double-double of the season. Verdejo added 10 points and freshman Orane Chin had eight points and 10 rebounds. Up 38-37 at the half, USF trailed most of the sec- ond half and shot 38 percent on field goals. The Knights were helped by 16 points off the bench and 14 off turnovers. But the Bulls got 17 points off turnovers and crucial points from Bozeman, who had eight points coming off the bench. UCF's Jermaine Taylor had 20 points, and O'Donnell, Stanley Billings and Tony Davis each had 10. Davis also had 10 rebounds.

USF 81, East Carolina 67 Nov. 24, 2007 Tampa, Fla.

ECU min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Cory Farmer* ...... 31 2-9 0-2 0-1 6 3 1 0 1 1 4 USF 75, UCF 67 Sam Hinnant* . . . . . 134 8-13 6-10 3-4 2 4 1 0 0 1 25 USF 77, Florida International 69 Darrell Jenkins* . . . . 29 2-6 0-2 2-2 2 9 3 0 0 2 6 Dec. 1, 2007 Tampa, Fla. Gabe Blair*...... 30 7-13 0-0 0-2 5 1 2 0 3 5 14 Nov. 26, 2007 Miami, Fla. Chad Wynn* ...... 5 0-2 0-0 0-2 3 0 0 1 0 3 2 UCF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts James Legan ...... 12 1-4 1-4 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Kenrick Zondervan* . 30 1-6 0-0 0-1 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 Brock Young ...... 11 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 6 0 1 1 1 Dominique Jones* . . 38 4-8 0-0 6-8 5 2 2 0 2 2 14 Stanley Billings* . . . . 12 4-5 0-0 2-2 4 0 1 1 0 5 10 Taylor Gagnon . . . . . 16 1-1 0-0 0-0 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 Chris Howard* . . . . . 35 4-8 0-1 2-5 4 6 5 0 0 1 10 Jermaine Taylor*. . . . 34 8-15 0-6 4-4 3 2 3 0 2 4 20 Jamar Abrams ...... 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Kentrell Gransberry*. 30 8-13 0-0 5-10 6 3 2 2 1 2 21 Dave Noel* ...... 32 3-9 2-5 1-1 4 1 3 0 2 4 9 John Fields...... 21 2-4 0-0 2-2 6 0 0 5 0 5 6 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 35 6-11 3-4 0-0 5 0 1 1 0 1 15 Mike O’Donnell* . . . . 38 4-10 2-5 0-1 2 4 0 0 1 0 10 Jontae Sherrod...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Orane Chin* ...... 33 3-5 0-0 0-0 9 2 3 0 1 3 6 Tony Davis ...... 35 3-7 2-4 2-2 10 2 3 8 0 3 10 Greyson Sargent . . . . 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomon Bozeman. . 14 0-2 0-2 4-4 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 Chip Cartwright...... 9 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 2 1 0 0 4 4 Brandon Evans...... 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mohamed Esseghir . . 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Taylor Young...... 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Daquan Joyner...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Lovett ...... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andre Thorton...... 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team...... 1 Adamu Saaka...... 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jean Michael Yotio . . . 2 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Totals ...... 25-54 7-18 10-15 33 19 16 6 5 21 67 Aris Williams...... 7 2-3 0-0 1-2 5 0 1 0 0 4 5 Team...... 2 Team...... 5 Totals 25-59 6-21 11-13 33 15 13 10 5 23 67 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Totals 28-52 3-7 18-29 40 15 15 4 4 15 77 Dominique Jones* . . 25 4-10 2-4 1-3 8 6 2 0 1 1 11 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Chris Howard* . . . . . 38 3-7 0-1 6-8 3 9 1 0 1 0 12 FIU min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Orane Chin* ...... 35 2-10 1-2 3-7 10 1 2 3 1 2 8 Kentrell Gransberry*. 24 6-8 0-0 3-6 10 0 0 2 2 4 15 Chris Fuller* ...... 37 5-10 3-5 0-0 4 5 1 0 3 3 13 Kentrell Gransberry*. 30 5-13 0-0 1-2 15 0 2 0 0 3 11 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 28 7-11 4-7 2-2 2 1 1 0 0 3 20 Kenneth White* . . . . 34 6-21 1-7 2-3 6 2 2 0 0 4 15 Dominique Jones* . . 37 10-13 4-6 6-11 4 5 2 0 4 0 30 Orane Chin* ...... 34 4-12 0-2 9-13 7 3 3 0 0 0 17 Alex Galindo* ...... 33 4-11 2-5 0-2 5 3 0 1 0 2 10 Chris Howard* . . . . . 30 4-11 0-1 0-0 5 5 2 0 0 4 8 Dante Curry ...... 7 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 Michael James* . . . . 34 2-7 1-4 1-2 6 2 2 1 2 2 6 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 29 3-7 1-3 3-4 4 3 2 0 1 2 10 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell Hicks* . . . . . 24 5-13 0-0 1-2 9 1 1 0 0 3 11 Solomon Bozeman. . 23 2-3 1-2 3-5 3 4 2 1 1 1 8 Solomon Bozeman. . 22 0-6 0-5 0-0 1 3 0 0 3 3 0 Tremayne Russell. . . . 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mohamed Esseghir . . 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mohamed Esseghir . 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 Erick Nsangou . . . . . 13 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 Eddie Lovett ...... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Lovett ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Nick Taylor ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adamu Saaka...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 Adamu Saaka...... 3 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Nikola Gasesa . . . . . 14 3-6 1-3 2-2 5 0 1 0 0 2 9 Aris Williams...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Aris Williams...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Badara Ndiaye ...... 9 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 3 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Team...... 2 Team...... 3 Team...... 3 Totals ...... 26-58 7-20 22-34 37 22 9 2 8 14 81 Totals ...... 27-74 8-24 7-13 41 16 10 4 5 23 69 Totals ...... 26-59 7-14 16-29 45 18 14 5 7 16 75

Halftime: 39-36 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: USF Halftime: 38-34 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: FIU Halftime: 38-37 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: USF 5-3. Technicals: None. Officials: Jim Burr, Curtis 5-2. Technicals: None. Officials: Mike Stuart, 4-0. Technicals: None. Officials: Bernard Clinton, Shaw, Tim Higgens. Attendance: 2,992. Jaime Luckie, Bryan Kersey. Attendance: 1,026 Ron Tyburski, James Breeding. Attendance: 4,031

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 74 10/20/2008 8:48:48 PM 2007-08 Game Summaries & Box Scores >> Richmond 65 UAB 58 Wake Forest 74 USF 79 USF 68 USF 61 USF freshman Dominique Jones scored 30 points Dominique Jones scored 25 points, and Kentrell Harvey Hale scored 14 points and keyed the deci- for the second straight game as the Bulls downed Gransberry had 18 points, 15 rebounds and seven sive run in Wake Forest's 74-61 victory against the Richmond, 79-65, on the road for their sixth win in a blocked shots to help USF beat UAB 68-58 at the Sun University of South Florida at Joel Lawrence row. Dome for its seventh straight victory. Coliseum. USF trailed 31-29 at halftime but took command of The seven consecutive wins matched the seven Reserve Jamie Skeen led the Demon Deacons the game with a 19-2 run midway through the second wins the Bulls had to start the 2001-2002 season. (7-3) with 17 points. Jeff Teague had 11 points, James half. Trailing 39-35, the Bulls hit a 3-pointer to cut the Chris Howard added 14 points for the Bulls (7-3). Johnson had 10 points and 13 rebounds and L.D. deficit to 39-38 with 13:13 remaining. The Bulls contin- The victory snapped an eight-game losing skid in the Williams also had 10 points. Wake never trailed, led by ued the run over the next 3:48 making it 54-41 before all-time series. 21 and snapped the Bulls' seven-game winning Richmond scored again at the 9:25 mark. Robert Vaden had 19 points to pace the Blazers streak. Jones scored 10 of his 30 during the run and USF (7-4), whose longest winning streak in two seasons Dominique Jones and Jesus Verdejo both had 14 scored on seven straight possessions while holding under coach Mike Davis ended at five. points, and Chris Howard and Kentrell Gransberry Richmond to a field goal by Dan Geriot. The Bulls outscored UAB 26-8 from the free-throw added 10 apiece for USF (7-4). The Bulls have now won six straight games after line in a contest that included a dozen lead changes The Bulls closed to 40-35 early in the second half starting off the year 0-3. USF last won six consecutive and six ties. UAB led 49-48 midway through the second on Howard's 3-pointer before Hale took over. He games to start the 2001-02 season, when it won seven half before Jones and Gransberry took charge. knocked down a pair of three-pointers 34 seconds in a row. The win at Richmond was USF’s first in the In the first half, USF scored 10 straight points en apart to start the game-breaking 21-5 run and had eight all-time series in five games (1-4) against the Spiders. route to a 15-5 advantage. UAB responded with a 12-3 points during the spurt, which ended when Teague's Neither team led by more than four during the run, cutting the deficit to one. The lead changed hands free throw with 8:03 remaining made it 61-40. half. four times before USF took a 28-27 edge into the USF didn't get closer than seven the rest of the Jones added 14 rebounds, leading USF to a 46-24 break. way in its first loss since Nov. 16, when the Bulls lost edge on the boards. The Bulls were 26-of-32 from the Jones continued his torrid scoring pace, tallying 25 74-67 vs. Rhode Island. free-throw line, hitting 16 straight during the second points on 7-14 shooting, and sinking 10 of 12 free Wake beat USF for the first time since 1972, eve- half. Chris Howard added 16 points for the Bulls, Orane throws. The Lake Wales, Fla., native is averaging 28.3 ning the series at two games apiece. Chin 11, and Jesus Verdejo 10. points in his last three contests, as well as shooting at In this one, coach Stan Heath's team shot a Geriot led the Spiders (4-5) with 17 points. least 50 percent from the field in each of those respectable 34.5 percent, but had trouble converting games. from very far away from the basket. The Bulls didn't make a shot that wasn't a layup until Amu Saaka's run- ner with 4:53 until halftime, and finished 3-of-19 from 3-point range. Wake Forest best stretch of the season came dur- ing the opening 10 minutes, when the Demon Deacons opened the game with a 12-1 run, held the Bulls to one field goal for 9 1/2 minutes and stretched their lead to 25-8 on Skeen's free throw. The Bulls responded with a 16-6 burst, and closed within five on Jones' 3-pointer from the corner with about 2 minutes until the break. Wake Forest led 37-27 at halftime on Hale's 3 with 3 seconds left.

USF 68, UAB 58 Wake Forest 74, USF 61 USF 79, Richmond 65 Dec. 8, 2007 Tampa, Fla. Dec. 19, 2007 Winston-Salem, N.C. Dec. 5, 2007 Richmond, Va. UAB min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts USF ...... min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Lawrence Kinnard*. . 36 3-7 2-5 1-2 9 2 3 1 0 4 9 Orane Chin* ...... 23 0-7 0-4 1-4 4 1 0 0 1 5 1 Orane Chin* ...... 38 4-7 0-0 3-4 9 2 3 1 1 1 11 Walter Sharpe* . . . . . 25 3-10 0-0 2-4 9 2 7 2 2 5 8 Kentrell Gransberry*. 26 3-8 0-0 4-6 8 2 2 0 2 3 10 Kentrell Gransberry*. 20 3-5 0-0 3-3 8 0 2 0 1 4 9 Reggie Huffman* . . . 17 2-9 0-0 3-5 8 0 2 0 2 3 7 Dominique Jones* . . 37 5-13 1-5 3-4 5 3 3 0 4 4 14 Dominique Jones* . . 38 9-12 3-4 9-10 14 4 5 0 3 2 30 Aaron Johnson* . . . . 21 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 3 0 0 3 4 Chris Howard* . . . . . 27 4-7 1-2 1-2 3 0 2 0 0 3 10 Chris Howard* . . . . . 38 5-11 0-1 6-9 6 6 2 0 0 0 16 Robert Vaden* . . . . . 39 6-19 5-15 2-2 2 3 1 0 1 1 19 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 30 4-7 1-2 5-9 3 4 3 0 1 3 14 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 27 3-8 0-2 4-4 2 3 3 0 0 2 10 Ed Berrios...... 17 1-2 1-1 0-0 2 3 2 0 0 1 3 Solomon Bozeman. . 20 0-3 0-3 4-4 2 1 2 0 1 1 4 Solomon Bozeman. . 18 1-6 0-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 Frank Holmes...... 20 4-5 0-0 0-1 3 0 0 1 1 2 8 Adamu Saaka...... 11 2-5 0-2 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 3 4 Eddie Lovett ...... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Davis, Jr...... 19 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 Aris Williams...... 7 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Adamu Saaka...... 0+ 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Howard Crawford . . . . 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Aris Williams...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Zisis Sarikopoulos . . . 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mohamed Esseghir . . 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 19 0-2 0-0 0-0 7 0 0 1 0 2 0 Team...... Aaron Holmes...... 6 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 Team...... Totals 21-58 8-23 8-14 39 15 19 4 6 23 58 Eddie Lovett ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25-51 3-12 26-32 46 16 16 2 5 15 79 Team...... 4 Totals 20-58 3-19 18-29 39 11 15 0 9 19 61 Richmond min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Gaston Moliva*. . . . . 19 3-7 1-1 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 Orane Chin* ...... 27 0-6 0-1 1-2 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 Wake Forest min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Ryan Butler* ...... 34 4-5 2-3 1-2 2 9 1 9 3 3 11 Kentrell Gransberry*. 35 7-14 0-0 4-11 15 2 3 7 0 4 18 James Johnson*. . . . 36 4-7 0-1 2-4 13 3 3 1 1 3 10 Den Geriot*...... 25 6-10 1-2 4-7 5 1 4 0 0 2 17 Dominique Jones* . . 39 7-14 1-6 10-12 6 3 3 0 2 2 25 Chad McFarland* . . . 13 4-5 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 3 8 David Gonzalvez*. . . 34 2-11 1-9 0-0 2 2 1 1 0 3 5 Chris Howard* . . . . . 34 4-9 1-3 5-7 4 4 3 0 1 1 14 Jeff Teague* ...... 31 3-8 0-2 5-6 3 5 2 0 0 4 11 Kevin Anderson*. . . . 34 3-10 1-5 2-2 1 4 3 0 0 0 9 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 33 0-6 0-1 3-4 6 2 0 0 1 1 3 Ishmael Smith* . . . . . 23 1-6 1-5 1-2 1 5 5 0 0 1 4 Jarhon Giddings . . . . 14 0-6 0-4 0-0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 Solomon Bozeman. . 15 1-3 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 L.D. Williams*...... 37 3-7 2-4 2-4 7 3 4 2 2 2 10 Duncan McLean . . . . . 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adamu Saaka...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Harvery Hale ...... 27 5-12 4-9 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 3 14 Oumar Sylla ...... 16 2-4 1-2 2-2 2 2 0 1 2 3 7 Aris Williams...... 6 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 Stanley Cameron . . . . 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kevin Hovde...... 13 2-3 1-1 0-1 3 0 2 0 2 4 5 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jamie Skeen...... 27 5-7 2-2 5-6 7 0 1 3 1 3 17 Justin Harper ...... 10 2-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 5 4 Mohamed Esseghir . . 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 David Weaver...... 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Team...... Team...... 7 Team...... 1 Totals ...... 24-59 8-28 9-15 24 18 11 5 7 24 65 Totals ...... 20-54 2-12 26-40 43 13 13 7 4 18 68 Totals ...... 25-53 9-23 15-22 39 19 17 7 6 21 74

Halftime: 31-29 Richmond. Dead Ball Rebounds: Halftime: 28-27 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: USF Halftime: 37-27 WF. Dead Ball Rebounds: USF Richmond 2-0. Technicals: USF team. Officials: 6-3. Technicals: UAB team, Bozeman USF. 4-2. Technicals: Skeen Wake, Verdejo USF. Les Jones, John Gaffney, William Bush. Attendance: Officials: Sean Hull, Earl Watson, Paul Faia. Officials: Karl Hess, Jamie Luckie, Sean Hull. 3,120 Attendance: 4,056 Attendance: 8,961

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 75 10/20/2008 8:48:48 PM 2007-08 Game Summaries & Box Scores << St. Francis (NY) 66 Winston-Salem State 48 Rutgers 45 USF 86 USF 87 USF 68 Chris Howard scored 17 points and Dominique Kentrell Gransberry had 21 points and 14 rebounds Kentrell Gransberry nearly cost his team two points Jones added 14 as the University of South Florida beat to lead the University of South Florida past Winston- before the opening tip. The center made up for it with St. Francis, N.Y. 86-66 at the Sun Dome. Salem State, 87-48, at the Sun Dome. an outstanding performance. Howard went 7-of-8 from the field for the Bulls who It was the final non-conference tune-up for the Gransberry had 20 points and 17 rebounds and improved to 8-4 on the year. Bulls who play host to Rutgers in the BIG EAST Dominique Jones added 24 points to lead the University St. Francis struggled offensively throughout the Conference opener on Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Sun of South Florida past Rutgers 68-45 in the Big East game, shooting just 33 percent from the field and going Dome. Conference opener for both teams. 6-of-13 from 3-point range. The Terriers (3-9) have lost Redshirt freshman Aaron Holmes scored 20 points Rutgers had the rare opportunity to actually take six straight. and Amu Saaka added 17 for USF (9-4), which has the lead before the game started. Gransberry was USF, which has won eight of its last nine games, won nine of 10 games since opening the season with called for an indirect technical foul for dunking during had four players score in double digits, including three consecutive losses. warm ups. However, Jaron Griffin missed both free Adamu Saaka and Aaron Holmes, who both scored 13. Jamal Durham had 13 points and Darrell Wonge throws he attempted between the introduction of the Saaka was 5-of-6 from the field and hit two 3-pointers. finished with 11 to pace Winston-Salem (4-7). starting lineups and the opening jump ball. The Bulls jumped out to a quick 12-4 lead in the Holmes scored 17 in the second half, when the USF (10-4, 1-0) has won 10 of 11. The victory first half, and led by 20 at halftime. South Florida hit Bulls hit 61 percent from the field and outscored the improved the Bulls all-time Big East Conference mark nine 3-pointers in the game, while going 58 percent on Rams 55-27. to 5-28. field-goal shooting. USF led 32-21 at halftime despite 35-percent Anthony Farmer had 14 points and team-leading The Terriers had three players score in double shooting and 11 turnovers. scorer JR Inman was held to eight points but had 14 digits. Guard Jamaal Womack had a team-high 17 Winston-Salem State shot 29.5 overall and was rebounds for Rutgers. points, while Ricky Cadell and Robert Hines both had outrebounded 53-31. USF broke the game open with a 16-3 run, to go 10 points. It was the largest margin of victory for USF since a up 60-43 with 4 minutes left. Jones had five points, USF center Kentrell Gransberry had a game-high 40-point win vs. LIU-Brooklyn on Dec. 28, 2002. including a 3 during the stretch. 14 rebounds, 13 of them defensive. Rutgers (8-6, 0-1) hit just three field goals during the final 11:15 of play. Gransberry scored 13 points and Jones had nine to help the Bulls take a 30-26 halftime lead. Farmer had eight points, while Inman came off the bench 5 minutes into the game and was held to two first-half points. Rutgers was without Corey Chandler, who has a right foot injury, for the third consecutive game. The freshman guard is averaging 14.1 points, and is listed as day to day. He has some limited practice time recently.

USF 87, Winston-Salem St. 48 Dec. 29, 2007 Tampa, Fla. USF 86, St. Francis (NY) 66 Winston-Salem St. min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Dec. 22, 2007 Tampa, Fla. Darrell Wonge* . . . . . 19 3-9 1-3 4-4 1 0 1 2 0 4 11 Corey Morris* ...... 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 St. Francis min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Michael Puckett*. . . . 25 2-10 1-9 0-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 5 Robert Hines*...... 30 4-9 1-2 1-4 7 1 2 0 0 3 10 Darius Floyd* ...... 15 1-7 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 Bass Yessoufou* . . . 16 0-5 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 0 2 3 1 Roy Peake* ...... 24 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 Jamaal Womack* . . . 30 6-13 4-7 1-1 5 1 1 0 2 3 17 Vaudrey Funderburke 10 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 2 0 1 1 3 USF 68, Rutgers 45 Marcus Williams* . . . 27 1-5 0-0 5-6 7 3 3 0 1 3 7 Brian Fisher ...... 24 2-6 0-1 0-0 3 2 2 0 0 2 4 Jan. 2, 2008 Tampa, Fla. Ricky Cadell* ...... 28 4-15 0-2 2-4 6 4 3 0 1 2 10 Ricky Bolton Jr...... 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Rainier Rickards. . . . . 9 1-2 0-1 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Isiah Tucker ...... 20 2-7 1-4 1-1 4 3 1 0 2 2 6 Rutgers min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Lateef Willis ...... 13 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 Jamal Durham . . . . . 24 6-11 0-1 1-4 6 0 0 0 1 3 13 Jaron Griffin*...... 26 2-5 0-1 0-2 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 Sami Pekkola ...... 11 1-5 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Paul Davis ...... 18 0-4 0-0 1-2 3 2 2 4 1 1 1 Hamady Ndiaye* . . . 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 3 1 4 2 Ayeni Kayode ...... 22 3-7 1-1 2-2 5 2 1 0 1 3 9 Greg Lewis ...... 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 Anthony Farmer* . . . 33 7-15 0-4 0-0 1 1 4 0 0 2 14 John Gooden ...... 8 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 McIntoche Alcius . . . . 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Earl Pettis* ...... 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Rocco Rubino...... 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Julian Murphy-Long . . 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Coburn* ...... 31 4-8 1-2 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 Team...... 2 Team...... 3 Courtney Nelson. . . . 24 2-7 1-5 0-0 2 2 0 0 1 1 5 Totals 22-65 6-13 16-29 39 15 10 0 8 19 66 Totals 18-61 5-24 7-11 31 11 16 6 7 23 48 JR Inman ...... 35 4-13 0-4 0-3 14 2 2 0 0 1 8 Byron Joynes ...... 27 0-2 0-0 1-3 4 0 2 0 0 3 1 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Team...... 1 Amu Saaka* ...... 23 5-6 2-2 1-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 Amu Saaka* ...... 22 5-7 2-4 5-6 3 0 2 1 0 2 17 Totals 21-54 2-16 1-8 31 6 11 4 2 13 45 Kentrell Gransberry*. 23 1-2 0-0 4-7 14 5 3 0 0 2 6 Kentrell Gransberry*. 23 10-15 0-0 1-4 14 0 4 1 1 2 21 Dominique Jones* . . 24 4-8 1-4 5-7 2 5 2 0 2 1 14 Dominique Jones* . . 29 3-9 0-3 2-4 6 7 2 2 0 0 8 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Chris Howard* . . . . . 27 7-8 2-3 1-1 2 5 5 0 0 0 17 Chris Howard* . . . . . 24 2-5 0-1 2-2 4 3 2 0 2 4 6 Amu Saaka* ...... 16 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 24 3-8 2-6 0-0 3 4 2 1 2 2 8 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 21 0-5 0-1 0-0 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Kentrell Gransberry*. 37 7-17 0-0 6-9 17 2 1 1 0 1 20 Solomon Bozeman. . 18 3-6 1-4 0-1 0 1 1 0 1 5 7 Solomon Bozeman. . 20 1-6 0-4 4-4 3 8 1 0 1 2 6 Dominique Jones* . . 37 9-12 5-5 1-1 7 1 2 0 1 2 24 Orane Chin...... 13 2-5 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 Orane Chin...... 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Chris Howard* . . . . . 30 1-6 0-1 0-0 4 2 3 0 0 4 2 Aris Williams...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Aris Williams...... 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 30 2-6 1-3 4-4 3 3 2 0 0 0 9 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 8 1-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 9 1-3 0-0 2-3 5 0 0 1 0 2 4 Solomon Bozeman. . 19 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mohamed Esseghir . 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 4 2 Mohamed Esseghir . 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 Orane Chin...... 23 4-6 1-3 0-0 2 1 0 0 1 2 9 Aaron Holmes...... 17 6-10 1-4 0-0 4 2 0 1 0 2 13 Aaron Holmes...... 19 7-12 5-8 1-2 4 1 1 1 1 0 20 Mohamed Esseghir . . 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Eddie Lovett ...... 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Eddie Lovett ...... 6 1-2 1-2 0-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 Aaron Holmes...... 5 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 Team...... 1 Team...... 4 Team...... 2 Totals ...... 33-56 9-24 11-23 41 25 15 2 5 24 86 Totals ...... 31-65 8-23 17-27 53 22 15 7 6 14 87 Totals ...... 25-56 7-15 11-14 39 11 10 1 2 11 68

Halftime: 48-28 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: SFC Halftime: 32-21 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: USF Halftime: 30-26 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: 6-5. Technicals: None. Officials: Ron Tyburski, 5-2. Technicals: Winston-Salem St - Team. Rutgers 4-0. Technicals: USF - Indirect technical Wally Rutecki, Reggie Greenwood. Attendance: Officials: Bernard Clinton, Glenn Mayborg, Mike foul Gransberry. Officials: Ed Corbett, Ray Perone, 2,955 Stephens. Attendance: 3,003 Jamie Lucky. Attendance: 3,657

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 76 10/20/2008 8:48:48 PM 2007-08 Game Summaries & Box Scores >> Syracuse 89 No. 18/20 Pittsburgh 79 Providence 86 USF 77 USF 66 USF 70 Donte Greene had 21 points and Syracuse Sam Young scored 16 of his 22 points in the sec- Geoff McDermott scored a career-high 24 points switched from its trademark zone defense to man-to- ond half, and No. 20 Pittsburgh rebounded from losing and had a game-high seven rebounds to lead man to pull away from the University of South Florida in its Big East opener with a 79-66 victory over the Providence to an 86-70 win over South Florida in the second half for an 89-77 Big East victory at the University of South Florida at the Sun Dome. Rhode Island. Carrier Dome. Keith Benjamin scored 20 points for the Panthers Jeff Xavier and Dwayne Williams each had 16 for Arinze Onuaku added 16 points and 12 rebounds (13-2, 1-1 BIG EAST), 11 of them in the first half when the Friars (11-6, 2-2 Big East), who are unbeaten in for the Orange (12-3, 2-0), who won for the sixth con- Pitt built a double-digit lead while Young was on the eight home games. Providence hit 13-of-21 3-point secutive time. Paul Harris also had a double-double bench with two fouls. His long 3-pointer finished a 19-6 attempts, their second highest total this season. with 20 points and 13 rebounds. run that blew the game open in the second half. Williams matched his career high by making five 3s in As the second half started, USF (10-5, 1-1) quickly Kentrell Gransberry matched his career high with eight attempts. cut into Syracuse's 14-point halftime lead, pulling to 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for USF (10-6, Kentrell Gransberry led the Bulls (10-6, 1-3) with within 49-40 on Adamu Saaka's 3-pointer with 18:22 to 1-2). Jesus Verdejo scored 17 points for the Bulls, who 22 points and added six rebounds. Chris Howard had play. trailed 54-50 before Pitt pulled away for good. 16 but Dominque Jones had just 10, six below his Coach Jim Boeheim called a timeout and Syracuse Young scored eight points during the second-half team-high average. abandoned its 2-3 zone. Energized by the switch to surge that broke the game open. His 3-pointer put the The Friars connected on eight 3-pointers to build a man, Syracuse outscored the Bulls 12-2 over the next Panthers up 69-56 with 7 minutes left and Benjamin's 43-31 halftime lead. 5 1/2 minutes, holding USF without a field goal while third 3-pointer of the game gave Pitt its biggest lead, Gransberry started the second half with a layup to extending its lead to 61-42. 73-56, with 4:13 to go. cut the deficit to 10, but the Friars responded with a USF's only points in that span came on two free Pitt, still learning to play without injured starters 17-8 run over the next seven minutes and the Bulls throws by Dominque Jones, who finally ended the Levance Fields and Mike Cook, bounced back from last never got closer than 15 the rest of the way. Bulls' field goal drought with a layup at 12:51. Sunday's 63-62 loss at No. 19 Villanova, a game in Providence led by as many as 23 in the second Jones finished with 23 points to lead the Bulls, which the Panthers turned the ball over 22 times. half after Jonathan Kale hit a layup to make it 86-63 in which is still looking for its first conference road win The Panthers shot 53 percent and did a much bet- the final few minutes. since joining the Big East three years ago. Kentrell ter job of taking care of the basketball against USF, Gransberry added 14 points and 13 rebounds, while finishing with 10 turnovers. Chris Howard had a career high 19 points. The Bulls, coming off a 12-point road loss to Syracuse outscored the Bulls 21-8 over the final Syracuse, dropped to 8-70 all-time against ranked 8:23 of the first half - including the period's last seven teams. Pittsburgh took control in the first half, pulling away points - to build a 47-33 cushion at the intermission. from a 22-22 tie with a 13-2 run led by Benjamin. The senior guard scored eight points during the spurt, while Gilbert Brown had the other five. Brown finished with 10 points and DeJuan Blair had 12 points and nine rebounds.

USF 70, Providence 86 Jan. 12, 2008 Providence, R.I. USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Orane Chin* ...... 21 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 Syracuse 89, USF 77 Kentrell Gransberry*. 31 8-14 0-0 6-8 6 2 2 0 1 4 22 Dominique Jones* . . 31 3-5 2-4 2-2 1 2 1 0 1 2 10 Jan. 5, 2008 Syracuse, N.Y. Pittsburgh 79, USF 66 Chris Howard* . . . . . 35 3-8 1-2 9-11 4 3 3 0 2 2 16 Jan. 9, 2008 Tampa, Fla. Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 33 4-10 1-6 0-1 3 2 3 0 1 2 9 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Eddie Lovett ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Orane Chin* ...... 24 1-6 1-3 4-6 3 0 1 0 1 0 7 Pittsburgh min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Solomon Bozeman. . 14 2-6 2-4 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 6 Kentrell Gransberry*. 30 6-11 0-0 2-3 13 2 1 3 0 4 14 Gilber Brown* ...... 29 4-7 2-4 0-0 4 4 2 0 1 4 10 Amu Saaka...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dominique Jones* . . 40 9-22 2-8 3-5 2 3 0 1 3 0 23 Sam Young* ...... 28 9-13 1-2 3-4 4 1 1 0 0 2 22 Aaron Holmes...... 11 1-4 1-2 2-2 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 Chris Howard* . . . . . 30 8-11 1-3 2-2 4 5 5 0 3 4 19 DeJuan Blair* ...... 25 4-8 0-0 4-4 9 1 1 2 2 3 12 Aris Williams...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 22 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 Keith Benjamin* . . . . 37 8-12 3-5 1-2 3 3 2 0 1 1 20 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Solomon Bozeman. . 13 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 Ronald Ramon* . . . . 33 2-6 2-5 0-0 1 7 3 0 0 2 6 Mohamed Esseghir . 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Amu Saaka...... 16 1-5 1-1 0-3 2 1 1 0 0 3 3 Tyrell Biggs...... 26 1-6 0-0 0-0 7 0 0 0 1 2 2 Team...... 2 Mohamed Esseghir . . 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 Brad Wanamaker . . . 10 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 22-50 7-18 19-24 26 13 12 2 7 16 70 Aaron Holmes...... 15 2-7 1-6 2-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 Gary McGhee...... 12 3-5 0-0 0-2 4 1 0 1 0 1 6 Aris Williams...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team...... 3 Providence min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 6 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 Totals 31-58 8-16 9-14 36 20 10 3 5 15 79 Geoff McDermott*. . . 35 8-10 3-4 5-6 7 2 1 1 3 3 24 Team...... 5 Randall Hanke* . . . . 18 4-4 0-0 2-2 4 0 1 2 2 3 10 Totals 29-72 6-26 13-21 36 17 12 4 9 20 77 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Jeff Xavier* ...... 27 6-11 3-5 1-1 2 6 2 1 1 5 16 Orane Chin* ...... 22 1-4 0-1 0-2 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 Weyinmi Efejuku* . . . 17 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 Syracuse min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Kentrell Gransberry*. 37 11-21 0-0 4-7 11 3 3 2 0 3 26 Brian McKenzie*. . . . 28 2-8 1-2 0-0 6 6 2 0 0 2 5 Donte Greene* . . . . . 35 7-17 3-6 4-6 9 1 6 3 1 4 21 Dominique Jones* . . 40 4-10 3-6 2-2 3 3 1 0 1 1 13 Alex Kellogg ...... 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paul Harris* ...... 39 9-18 0-1 2-4 13 2 1 3 1 2 20 Chris Howard* . . . . . 24 2-5 0-1 0-1 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 Marshon Brooks . . . . . 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arinze Onuaku* . . . . 33 7-10 0-0 2-5 12 0 2 0 1 3 16 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 33 7-9 3-5 0-0 2 1 2 0 0 3 17 Dwain Williams. . . . . 26 5-10 5-8 1-2 1 3 1 0 0 1 16 Jonny Flynn*...... 38 4-9 0-1 4-4 3 6 3 1 3 0 12 Solomon Bozeman. . 11 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 Jamine Peterson . . . 10 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scoop Jardine*. . . . . 31 6-11 0-1 2-2 6 8 1 0 1 3 14 Amu Saaka...... 16 0-5 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 Charles Burch...... 13 2-3 1-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Rick Jackson ...... 12 1-2 0-0 0-3 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 Aaron Holmes...... 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Jonathan Kale . . . . . 12 3-3 0-0 0-2 3 1 0 1 0 1 6 Kristof Ongenaet . . . 12 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 8 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 Ray Hall ...... 7 1-4 0-0 0-2 4 0 1 0 1 4 2 Team...... 5 Team...... 6 Team...... 2 Totals ...... 36-70 3-9 14-24 53 17 15 9 7 18 89 Totals ...... 26-60 6-18 8-14 32 16 10 4 2 14 66 Totals ...... 32-61 13-21 9-15 36 19 9 5 8 19 86

Halftime: 47-33 SU. Dead Ball Rebounds: 3-3. Halftime: 40-33 Pitt. Dead Ball Rebounds: 2-2. Halftime: 43-31 PC. Dead Ball Rebounds: 5-1 PC. Technicals: None. Officials: Bob Donato, Michael Technicals: None. Officials: Reggie Greenwood, Technicals: None. Officials: Tim Higgins, Brian Stephens, Mike Roberts. Attendance: 18,860 Pat Driscoll, Gary Prager. Attendance: 6,027 O’Connell, Jeff Clark. Attendance: 8,721

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 77 10/20/2008 8:48:49 PM 2007-08 Game Summaries & Box Scores << Seton Hall 74 West Virginia 69 Louisville 80 USF 64 USF 52 USF 60 Jeremy Hazell scored 22 points and Jamar Nutter Da'Sean Butler and Darris Nichols scored 15 Earl Clark came off the bench to score 18 points added 13 points as Seton Hall beat the University of points apiece to pace a balanced scoring attack that and grab eight rebounds, leading Louisville to an 80-60 South Florida 74-64 in Newark, N.J. carried West Virginia to its first Big East road victory, a win over the University of South Florida at the Sun John Garcia scored 10 points and pulled down 13 69-52 win over the University of South Florida in a Dome. rebounds for the Pirates (11-6, 1-3 in the Big East game played at the St. Pete Times Forum. The Cardinals (14-5, 4-2) rebounded from a Conference), who snapped a two-game losing streak. For the second straight game, the Mountaineers 10-point loss at Seton Hall to win for the fifth time in six Kentrell Gransberry had 21 points and 10 rebounds (14-4, 4-2) overcame poor first-half shooting to contin- games. USF (10-10, 1-6) has lost six straight - all in the to pace the Bulls (10-8, 1-4), while Jesus Verdejo ue its strong start under coach Bob Huggins. Big East by double-digits - after winning its conference added 13 points. Chris Howard scored 12 points and Alex Ruoff added 14 points and Joe Mazzulla opener against Rutgers. had five assists. delivered off 11 of his during the Mountaineers' 31-11 Jerry Smith and David Padgett scored 12 apiece South Florida raced out to an early 12-6 lead, but game-ending surge that dropped South Florida (10-9, for Louisville, which led 45-26 at the half and used a Seton Hall then took command by scoring 15 straight 1-5) to 5-33 in conference play since the Bulls joined 10-0 run to end any threat for a USF comeback after points - all from 3-point range. the Big East three years ago. the Bulls trimmed their deficit to 63-49 with eight min- The Bulls tried to rally in the second half, cutting Kentrell Gransberry, coming off a 21-point, utes left. the deficit to 36-33, but the Pirates responded with a 10-rebound performance in a road loss to Seton Hall, The Cardinals methodically built their 19-point 10-0 run fueled by Hazell, who hit two 3-pointers and led USF with 22 points on 10-for-13 shooting. He halftime lead, with Clark making 6 of 9 shots and scor- added a conventional three-point play. Eugene Harvey scored his team's first 13 points of the second half, ing 14 points. Leading scorer Terrence Williams didn't also chipped in 10 points and a game-high seven helping the Bulls take a 41-38 lead before West Virginia even attempt a shot in the opening half, but got his assists. took over the game. teammates involved in the offense with 10 assists. Wellington Smith put the Mountaineers ahead for Louisville, second in the conference in scoring good, 42-41, and Mazzulla's 3-point play finished a defense after giving up 92 in its loss at Seton Hall, 21-4 run that enabled West Virginia to pull away over a limited the Bulls to 39 percent shooting and used a nine-minute stretch in which Gransberry was held to variety of fullcourt defensive pressure to force 15 turn- one point. overs. West Virginia shot 59 percent in the second half to Once again, Kentrell Gransberry was a virtual one- pull away from a halftime tie to beat St. John's 73-64 on man show for USF until freshman Dominique Jones got Thursday night. This time, the Mountaineers scored the on track in the second half. The 6-foot-9 center scored last eight of the opening half to 26-25 at the break, 14 of his team's first 18 points and finished with 22 on despite shooting less than 30 percent (8-of-27) from 10-for-16 shooting. Jones scored all 15 of his points in the field. the second half. Butler scored nine of West Virginia's first 12 points Williams, coming off his second triple-double of the in the second half, helping the Mountaineers withstand season, finished with seven points, nine rebounds and Gransberry's domination near the basket. The sopho- 11 assists. more forward also grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. Dominique Jones had 11 points and Jesus Verdejo added 10 for USF.

Louisville 80, USF 60 Jan. 23, 2008 Tampa, Fla. Louisville min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Terrence Williams* . . 36 3-8 1-4 0-0 9 11 4 0 3 3 7 Juan Palacios* . . . . . 13 3-6 0-1 2-3 4 0 0 0 1 0 8 West Virginia 69, USF 52 David Padgett* . . . . . 26 5-13 0-0 2-2 6 1 1 3 1 3 12 Jan. 20, 2008 Tampa, Fla. Andre McGee* . . . . . 19 2-5 2-3 2-2 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 USF 64, Seton Hall 74 Jerry Smith* ...... 29 4-8 2-4 2-2 3 2 1 0 4 0 12 Jan. 17, 2008 Newark, N.J. West Virginia min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Stuart Miller ...... 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Da’Sean Butler* . . . . 36 6-15 1-3 2-2 12 2 1 0 0 3 15 Preston Knowles . . . . 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts John Flowers*...... 25 2-7 1-3 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 Earl Clark ...... 27 8-12 1-1 1-4 8 0 1 1 1 1 18 Amu Saaka* ...... 31 3-7 1-1 2-2 5 1 0 0 0 4 9 Jamie Smalligan* . . . 14 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Edgar Sosa...... 19 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 2 5 Kentrell Gransberry*. 30 8-12 0-0 5-12 10 0 2 1 0 3 21 Darris Nichols* . . . . . 37 4-10 3-8 4-4 6 3 2 0 3 1 15 Josh Chichester . . . . . 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dominique Jones* . . 33 3-11 1-5 0-0 4 3 1 1 2 5 7 Alex Ruoff* ...... 35 3-8 2-4 6-6 2 5 0 1 2 2 14 Will Scott ...... 10 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 Chris Howard* . . . . . 37 5-12 2-4 0-2 6 5 4 1 0 3 12 Joe Mazzulla ...... 20 2-4 0-1 7-9 2 2 1 0 1 4 11 Lee Steiden ...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 35 5-9 3-5 0-0 3 3 2 0 0 2 13 Jonnie West ...... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Derrick Caracter . . . . 10 2-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 1 0 5 4 Solomon Bozeman. . 13 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 5 2 Jarrett Brown ...... 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Terrance Farley . . . . . 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Orin Chin ...... 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ted Talkington...... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team...... 2 Aaron Holmes...... 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wellington Smith. . . . 28 3-5 0-2 3-5 3 1 1 2 0 3 9 Totals 31-61 7-17 11-15 36 19 12 6 11 17 80 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team...... 4 Mohamed Esseghir . . 8 0-0 0-0 0-1 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 Totals 20-52 7-23 22-26 35 13 6 3 6 17 69 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Team...... 2 Orane Chin* ...... 18 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 0 1 1 4 Totals 25-57 7-18 7-17 38 14 14 5 3 24 64 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Kentrell Gransberry*. 38 10-16 0-0 2-4 10 0 0 1 0 2 22 Amu Saaka* ...... 19 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 Dominique Jones* . . 34 6-10 2-5 3-3 2 4 2 0 0 2 17 Seton Hall min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Kentrell Gransberry*. 34 10-13 0-0 2-11 7 0 3 0 1 4 22 Chris Howard* . . . . . 29 1-7 0-0 0-5 5 4 4 1 1 3 2 Brian Laing* ...... 40 1-9 0-2 6-10 1 1 1 2 1 2 8 Dominique Jones* . . 39 4-8 2-5 1-2 6 1 4 0 0 4 11 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 28 0-6 0-3 4-4 2 6 3 0 1 3 4 John Garcia*...... 20 4-6 0-0 2-4 13 0 2 3 2 4 10 Chris Howard* . . . . . 38 3-11 0-4 1-2 7 10 3 0 0 4 7 Eddie Lovett ...... 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jamar Nutter* ...... 40 4-7 3-5 2-2 2 2 1 0 1 2 13 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 33 4-10 2-5 0-0 4 2 2 0 0 3 10 Aaron Holmes...... 12 2-6 2-3 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 Eugene Harvey* . . . . 40 1-6 0-0 8-10 5 7 2 0 0 1 10 Eddie Lovett ...... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amu Saaka...... 2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jeremy Hazell* . . . . . 31 8-16 5-11 1-3 2 0 1 0 4 1 22 Aaron Holmes...... 12 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 Solomon Bozeman. . 15 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 Mike Davis ...... 17 3-4 0-0 1-1 4 0 1 2 2 4 7 Solomon Bozeman. . . 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Aris Williams...... 12 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Augustine Okosun . . . 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 Larry Davis ...... 9 1-4 0-3 2-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 Mohamed Esseghir . 19 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Mohamed Esseghir . . 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Team...... 6 Team...... 5 Team...... 2 Totals ...... 22-52 8-21 22-32 35 10 8 7 11 17 74 Totals ...... 22-49 4-19 4-15 35 13 14 0 1 21 52 Totals ...... 22-54 5-15 11-22 35 16 15 3 3 15 58

Halftime: 36-30 SHU. Dead Ball Rebounds: 5-4 Halftime: 26-25 WVU. Dead Ball Rebounds: 2-2. Halftime: 45-26 UL. Dead Ball Rebounds: 6-1 SHU. Technicals: None. Officials: Mike Kitts, Ted Technicals: USF bench - 1. Officials: John Cahill, USF. Technicals: None. Officials: Bob Donato, Pat Hillary, Ed Hightower. Attendance: 4,545 Joseph Lindsey, J.D. Collins. Attendance: 12,056 Driscoll, Tony Greene. Attendance: 4,781

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 78 10/20/2008 8:48:49 PM 2007-08 Game Summaries & Box Scores >> No. 16/17 Marquette 62 St. John’s 72 No. 6 Georgetown 63 USF 54 USF 58 USF 53 With Marquette grinding it out against a tough Justin Burrell scored 22 points and St. John's ral- The University of South Florida was leading the South Florida team and not getting a typical game from lied from a 16-point first-half deficit to rebound from its conference's best team by nine points late the first half. two of its main offensive threats, Lazar Hayward and worst-ever Big East loss with a 72-58 victory over South Florida was shooting 77 percent. Wesley Matthews stepped into the spotlight. South Florida at the Sun Dome. But the Bulls missed their next nine shots and the Hayward scored a career-high 23 points, and Three days after losing at home to Georgetown by Hoyas went on a 12-0 run to take the lead for good. Matthews' three 3-pointers in a 2-minute span late in 32, the Red Storm (8-12, 2-7) shrugged off another DeJuan Summers finished with a career-high 24 points, the second half propelled the Golden Eagles (No. 16 slow start to win for the first time in nearly a month and No. 6 Georgetown did just enough in the second ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) to a 62-54 victory in despite playing the second half without leading scorer half to hold on for a 63-53 victory in D.C. Milwaukee. Anthony Mason, Jr. Summers made eight of 13 field goals, including South Florida played Marquette (15-4, 5-3 Big Mason's only basket finished a 17-1 run that 4-of-8 3-pointers, and had nine rebounds to lead the East) close until the final 5 minutes, thanks in large part erased USF's big lead. The 6-foot-7 junior limped off Hoyas (19-2, 9-1) to their sixth straight win and 18th in to defense. The Bulls limited the Golden Eagles' lead- the floor 24 seconds after re-spraining his left ankle a row at home. Roy Hibbert, who had his hands full with ing scorer, Dominic James, to three points in 19 min- with the score tied 26-26 in the final minute of the open- Kentrell Gransberry, missed his first three shots but utes and held Jerel McNeal to six. ing half. Burrell made up for Mason's absence with 12 finished with 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting and eight Trailing by eight points at halftime, South Florida in the second half, when St. John's broke the game rebounds. (10-11, 1-7) used a 10-4 run to tie the game at 42 with open with an 11-1 spurt keyed by D.J. Kennedy, who As for the rest of the team? They shot 9-for-34, and 5:10 remaining. scored all 13 of his points in the last 8 minutes of the no one had more than one field goal until Jessie Sapp's But Matthews responded immediately with a game. 3-pointer with 11 minutes to play. Overall, the Hoyas 3-pointer, and South Florida's leading scorer and USF (10-13, 1-8) went without a field goal for the shot just 39 percent, the worst performance of the sea- rebounder Kentrell Gransberry fouled out with 4:06 final 8:43 of the first half, then only made 9 of 26 shots son for a team that entered the game leading the Big remaining. Matthews then sealed the victory with two after halftime. Dominique Jones led the Bulls, who East with a 50.3 percent average. 3-pointers that put Marquette ahead 52-43 with 2:57 have lost eight straight -- all in the Big East, with 22 Dominique Jones scored 15 points, and Gransberry left. points. Mobolaji Ajayi scored 12 and Kentrell Gransberry had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Bulls (10-13, South Florida's Dominique Jones, who had 15 added 10. 1-9), who have lost nine straight. points, fouled out less than a minute later. Gransberry, Larry Wright scored 17 on 7-of-8 shooting for the Gransberry outplayed Hibbert early, and his feed to who had 15 points and 15 rebounds, hurt himself at the Red Storm. Malik Boothe finished with 11 points and 10 Mobolaji Ajayi for a layup gave the Bulls a 13-3 lead. free-throw line, going 9-for-15. assists. Orane Chin's jumper made the score 22-13 with eight The Golden Eagles mostly contained Gransberry's St. John's shot a season-worst 21.3 percent in its minutes left in the half. offense in the first half, holding him to seven points, but 74-42 loss to Georgetown. The Red Storm went without But Hibbert started to find his groove. His running had a hard time keeping him off the boards. Gransberry a field goal for the first 15:27 of that game and looked hook ended the team's 5 1/2 -minute drought, and he had nine rebounds in the first half. Marquette was out- like they might be headed for another disappointing followed with a putback and a pair of free throws for the rebounded 39-32 on Tuesday, and has been out- night when USF raced to a 25-9 lead. first six points in the 12-0 run. Summers scored the rebounded in its last seven games. Wright's 3-pointer began a surge to close the half, next six, and Hibbert added another basket in the final Tuesday's game was a reunion of the Tom Izzo and the Red Storm pulled even when Mason drove the minute of the half to give Georgetown a 27-24 lead at coaching tree, as Crean and Heath both were on Izzo's right side for a layup. St. John's leading scorer was the break. staff at Michigan State in the late 1990s. Heath is in his 1-for-5 and had 4 rebounds in 15 minutes. Still, the Hoyas had a hard time putting the Bulls first year at South Florida after five seasons at The Red Storm won for the first time since beating away. Austin Freeman's 3-pointer capped an 8-0 run to Arkansas. Cincinnati on Jan. 5. make the score 37-29, but the lead didn't start to look comfortable until Vernon Macklin's layup put Georgetown ahead 56-42 with 6:02 to play. Even then, the Bulls came back with a 7-0 run and cut the deficit to seven in the last two minutes. Hibbert stopped the momentum with a hook shot, and Summers St. John’s 72, USF 58 followed with a 14-footer to put the game away. Feb. 2, 2008 Tampa, Fla. Marquette 62, USF 54 St. John’s min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Jan. 29, 2008 Milwaukee, Wisc. D.J. Kennedy* . . . . . 27 3-5 0-1 7-8 6 0 0 0 3 2 13 Justin Burrell* ...... 40 9-15 0-0 4-6 7 0 2 0 2 1 22 Georgetown 63, USF 53 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Tomas Jasiulionis* . . . 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Feb. 5, 2008 Washington, D.C. Orane Chin* ...... 29 1-3 0-1 1-2 3 1 0 2 0 5 3 Anthony Mason Jr.* . 15 1-5 0-1 0-0 4 2 3 0 0 1 2 Kentrell Gransberry*. 29 3-6 0-0 9-15 15 1 0 1 0 5 15 Eugene Lawrence*. . 16 1-4 0-1 1-2 2 2 2 0 1 4 3 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Dominique Jones* . . 31 6-15 0-5 3-4 8 2 6 0 1 5 15 Malik Boothe...... 31 3-6 1-2 4-4 3 10 3 0 1 2 11 Dominique Jones* . . 37 6-13 3-6 0-0 2 0 3 0 2 3 15 Chris Howard* . . . . . 38 1-8 0-1 2-6 2 1 3 0 1 1 4 Larry Wright ...... 25 7-8 3-3 0-0 4 0 2 0 0 1 17 Kentrell Gransberry*. 38 6-16 0-0 1-4 9 2 1 5 0 1 13 Solomon Bozeman* . 32 1-4 1-2 3-4 1 3 3 0 2 4 6 Dele Coker ...... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Howard* . . . . . 29 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 5 0 1 3 4 Aaron Holmes...... 19 1-6 1-3 4-4 3 0 1 0 0 2 7 Sean Evans ...... 19 1-1 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 0 1 4 2 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 39 2-8 0-4 7-8 3 5 1 0 1 2 11 Amu Saaka...... 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 Paris Horne ...... 17 1-4 0-1 0-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 Mobolaji Ajayi* . . . . . 23 4-7 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 1 0 3 8 Mobolaji Ajayi ...... 11 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 Mike Cavataio...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Orane Chin...... 18 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 Mohamed Esseghir . . 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team...... 2 Aaron Holmes...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team...... 3 Totals 26-48 4-9 16-22 34 17 13 0 8 19 72 Solomon Bozeman. . 15 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 Totals 15-44 2-12 22-35 39 9 15 3 4 26 54 Mohamed Esseghir . 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Team...... 3 Marquette min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Mobolaji Ajayi* . . . . . 25 6-8 0-0 0-2 9 0 3 0 0 4 12 Totals 21-50 3-10 8-12 27 8 12 6 5 18 53 Dwight Burke*...... 22 2-3 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 Kentrell Gransberry*. 37 3-8 0-0 4-8 6 2 4 1 0 4 10 Lazar Hayward* . . . . 30 7-13 1-2 8-9 8 1 3 1 0 3 23 Dominique Jones* . . 38 6-13 0-3 12-15 1 3 2 0 0 2 24 Georgetown min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Dominic James* . . . . 19 1-7 0-2 1-6 0 4 0 0 1 1 3 Chris Howard* . . . . . 35 1-5 0-1 2-2 4 3 0 0 1 3 3 Jonathan Wallace* . . 24 0-3 0-2 2-4 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 Jerel McNeal*...... 25 2-9 0-1 2-3 6 2 3 0 0 5 6 Solomon Bozeman* . 38 3-8 1-5 2-2 4 0 3 0 2 3 9 DaJuan Summers* . . 33 8-13 4-8 4-9 9 0 3 1 1 1 24 Wesley Mathews*. . . 29 5-8 4-4 2-5 4 1 0 0 1 2 16 Eddie Lovett ...... 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Austin Freeman*. . . . 27 2-10 1-5 0-0 6 1 0 0 2 0 5 Maurice Acker...... 22 0-3 0-1 2-2 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 Orane Chin...... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jessie Sapp* ...... 33 3-7 3-4 2-2 3 5 1 0 2 2 11 Dan Fitzgerald . . . . . 10 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 Aaron Holmes...... 11 0-4 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Roy Hibbert*...... 26 5-9 0-0 3-4 8 3 2 6 0 3 13 David Cubillan . . . . . 21 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 2 0 1 2 3 Amu Saaka...... 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Vernon Macklin. . . . . 15 1-4 0-0 0-2 3 1 2 1 0 3 2 Lawrence Blackledge . 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 Jesus Verdejo...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeremiah Rivers . . . . 24 1-5 0-3 0-0 6 1 3 0 0 1 2 Ousmane Barro . . . . 15 0-0 0-0 2-3 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 Mohamed Esseghir . . 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patrick Ewing Jr.. . . . 18 2-5 0-2 0-0 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 Team...... 2 Team...... 1 Team...... 2 Totals ...... 19-49 6-13 18-31 32 11 8 4 6 24 62 Totals ...... 19-49 1-12 19-29 28 8 13 1 4 19 58 Totals ...... 22-56 8-24 11-21 43 12 12 10 6 11 63

Halftime: 32-24 MU. Dead Ball Rebounds: 7-7. Halftime: 26-26. Dead Ball Rebounds: 4-2 USF. Halftime: 27-24 GU. Dead Ball Rebounds: 4-3 Technicals: None. Officials: Earl Walton, Doug Technicals: None. Officials: Jeff Clark, Jim Haney, GU. Technicals: None. Officials: Pat Driscoll, Shows, Ed Hightower. Attendance: 16,774 Mike Roberts. Attendance: 4,836 Tony Greene, Ted Hillary. Attendance: 8,316

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 79 10/20/2008 8:48:50 PM 2007-08 Game Summaries & Box Scores << DePaul 69 Syracuse 78 No. 17 Connecticut 74 USF 61 USF 89 USF OT - 73 Draelon Burns scored 22 points and Will Walker Dominique Jones scored 29 points and Kentrell Craig Austrie didn't hesitate with the game on the added 21 points as DePaul overcame a 16-point deficit Gransberry had 23, leading the University of South line. He dribbled nearly the length of the court, pene- to beat the University of South Florida 69-61 in Florida to an 89-78 victory against Syracuse at the Sun trated the lane and made a 14-foot runner to give No. Chicago. Dome. 17 Connecticut its ninth straight win, a 74-73 overtime Trailing 32-21 at the half, DePaul (10-13, 5-6 Big Jesus Verdejo contributed 19 points and Solomon win vs. USF at the Sun Dome. East) opened the second half by outscoring USF 10-3. Bozeman added 10 for USF (11-14, 2-10 Big East), A.J. Price scored 23 points for the Huskies (20-5, Cliff Clinkscales found Mac Koshwal under the basket which had dropped 10 consecutive games since a 9-3 Big East), including their first five in the overtime. to cut the Bulls lead to 35-31. 68-45 romp against Rutgers on Jan. 2. USF (11-15, 2-11) lost for the 11th time in 12 Walker and the Blue Demons took control of the Jones hit 10 free throws in a row down the stretch games after giving itself a chance for an upset when game midway through the second half. Walker scored to help South Florida withstand a rally by Syracuse (16- Dominique Jones converted his own miss for a 73-72 10 points during a 2:50 span where they outscored the 9, 6-6) that trimmed a 19-point lead to three with 1:16 lead with six seconds left. Bulls 12-3. Walker started the run with a 3 to tie the remaining. The Bulls were coming off a loss at DePaul Austrie, who had two points in the first 37 minutes, game at 45 with with 10:36 left and hit another 3 to in which they blew a 16-point advantage. took the inbounds pass and hurried up the left side of extend the DePaul lead to 54-48 with 7:48 left. DePaul Donte Green scored 17 points and Jonny Flynn, the court before cutting to the middle and making the never trailed again. who has played every minute of the past six games, game-winner from just inside the foul line with .2 sec- Kentrell Gransberry scored 18 points and had 14 added 16 for Syracuse (16-9, 6-6). Paul Harris had 14 onds remaining. He also made UConn's last two field rebounds for USF (10-14, 1-10), who have lost 10 points and Scoop Jardine added 10 for the Orange. goals in regulation. straight games. Syracuse led by one point seven minutes into the Reserve guard Doug Wiggins scored 20 points for The Blue Demons shot 50 percent from the floor in game, when South Florida began a 20-1 run for a 32-14 UConn and Jeff Adrien added 12. The Huskies finished the second half after they only shot 23.3 percent in the lead. The Orange went nearly 10 minutes during that with 11 blocked shots, eight by 7-foot-3 Hasheem first half. stretch without a field goal. Thabeet, who also grabbed nine rebounds. DePaul freshman Dar Tucker scored all 11 of his Jones had 17 points at the break with the Bulls Kentrell Gransbury had 26 points, 15 rebounds points in the first half as the Blue Demons snapped a ahead 38-24. and six of USF's 12 blocked shots. Jesus Verdejo four-game losing streak. The Orange climbed to within 79-76 on a 3-pointer added 17 points, including a 3-pointer that forced over- Jesus Verdejo scored six quick points as the Bulls by Kristof Ongenaet from the left corner with 1:16 time, while Jones finished with 16 points. jumped out to a 15-3 lead. Mobolaji Ajayi's basket help remaining. USF led much of the first half until Wiggins' reverse build a 16-point lead, making it 29-13 with 5:40 left in layup gave UConn a 27-26 halftime lead. He scored the half. Solomon Bozeman hit a 3 with 59 seconds left eight points in the Huskies' 13-5 run over the last 7 in the half to give the Bulls a 32-21 lead at the half. minutes, helping his team stay close. Dominique Jones led USF with nine points in the A lack of depth has haunted the Bulls all season, half and finished with 11. but this time they didn't wilt when it looked like UConn might take control of the game. An 18-8 run turned a 37-32 deficit into a 50-45 lead. Price's 3-pointer and Wiggins' layup tied it, and UConn led 65-62 before Verdejo's contested 3-pointer tied it with 21 seconds left in regulation. A UConn turn- over on the inbounds pass gave USF a chance to win it, but Jones misfired from just inside the 3-point line. Gransberry, Verdejo and Jones scored in the open- ing minutes of overtime, opening a 71-67 lead. Price's three-point play and Stanley Robinson's rebound dunk put the Huskies ahead 72-71, setting the stage for the two lead changes in the closing seconds.

DePaul 69, USF 61 USF 89, Syracuse 78 Connecticut 74, USF 73 (OT) Feb. 16, 2008 Tampa, Fla. Feb. 9, 2008 Rosemont, Ill. Feb. 13, 2008 Tampa, Fla. Connecticut min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Syracuse min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Dominique Jones* . . 33 3-11 3-7 2-3 6 2 2 0 0 3 11 Jeff Adrien*...... 42 4-12 0-0 4-9 7 0 2 1 0 1 12 Donte Greene* . . . . . 38 6-12 0-3 5-6 9 0 6 1 1 4 17 Stanley Robinson* . . 28 2-5 0-0 1-2 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 Kentrell Gransberry*. 35 6-9 0-0 6-8 14 3 1 1 1 2 18 Kristof Ongenaet*. . . 10 2-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 Solomon Bozeman* . 34 5-9 3-6 0-0 4 1 2 0 1 4 13 Hasheem Thabeet*. . 39 3-6 0-0 0-1 9 0 2 8 0 4 6 Arinze Onuaku* . . . . 23 4-7 0-0 1-3 5 0 4 1 0 3 9 A.J. Price*...... 43 8-18 2-3 5-6 2 7 3 0 1 2 23 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 35 4-16 0-6 3-4 5 5 1 0 0 2 11 Jonny Flynn*...... 40 6-16 2-6 2-4 4 6 2 0 2 1 16 Mobolaji Ajayi* . . . . . 28 3-5 0-0 0-0 6 0 4 3 0 2 6 Craig Austrie* ...... 30 4-9 0-1 0-0 1 1 3 0 1 2 8 Paul Harris* ...... 35 5-8 0-0 4-7 6 6 2 0 1 4 14 Donnell Beverly . . . . . 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Orane Chin...... 11 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 Rick Jackson ...... 17 3-4 0-0 1-2 2 2 1 5 1 3 7 Aaron Holmes...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Doug Wiggins...... 29 4-7 1-2 11-11 3 1 1 0 1 3 20 Jake Presutti...... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonathan Mandeldove 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 Chris Howard ...... 19 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 Scoop Jardine . . . . . 37 4-7 0-0 2-2 0 7 1 0 3 5 10 Amu Saaka...... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Gavin Edwards...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team...... 2 Team...... 6 Team...... 2 Totals 30-56 3-10 15-24 29 21 16 7 8 25 78 Totals 22-53 6-19 11-16 42 16 13 4 4 18 61 Totals 25-58 3-6 21-29 35 11 12 11 3 17 74 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts DePaul min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Mobolaji Ajayi* . . . . . 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 2 4 0 Karron Clarke* . . . . . 25 1-6 1-4 3-4 9 1 0 0 2 3 6 Mobolaji Ajayi* . . . . . 16 0-4 0-0 0-2 6 0 1 3 1 5 0 Kentrell Gransberry*. 30 8-12 0-0 7-11 9 2 2 1 1 2 23 Kentrell Gransberry*. 43 12-19 0-0 2-5 15 3 4 6 0 2 26 Matija Poscic*...... 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dominique Jones* . . 35 7-12 3-6 12-13 4 2 1 2 1 4 29 Draelon Burns*. . . . . 35 7-15 3-7 5-5 4 1 0 0 1 1 22 Dominique Jones* . . 38 6-16 0-6 4-6 4 4 2 1 2 4 16 Chris Howard* . . . . . 35 1-6 0-2 2-2 5 9 2 0 0 4 4 Chris Howard* . . . . . 41 1-6 0-1 2-3 1 5 2 0 2 3 4 Cliff Clinkscales*. . . . 32 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 34 8-12 3-5 0-0 2 4 3 0 0 2 19 Will Walker* ...... 35 7-13 3-5 4-6 3 2 1 0 2 4 21 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 39 6-13 2-5 3-4 5 4 2 0 0 0 17 Orane Chin...... 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Orane Chin...... 23 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Jabari Currie...... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Amu Saaka...... 18 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 Dar Tucker ...... 13 3-8 2-6 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Amu Saaka...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Solomon Bozeman. . 16 2-4 1-2 5-6 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 Solomon Bozeman. . 18 1-2 1-1 2-2 4 4 2 0 2 2 5 Wesley Green...... 22 1-6 0-2 0-0 6 3 1 1 1 1 2 Mohamed Esseghir . . 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mac Koshwal ...... 26 2-8 0-0 1-2 9 0 2 0 1 5 5 Aris Williams...... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Team...... 2 Mohamed Esseghir . . 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team...... 5 Totals ...... 28-49 7-15 26-32 27 19 14 3 4 20 89 Totals ...... 22-60 9-25 16-23 36 12 5 2 7 15 69 Team...... 5 Totals ...... 28-64 3-13 14-24 44 21 13 12 7 19 73 Halftime: 38-24 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: 4-2 Halftime: 32-21 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: 3-1 SU. Technicals: None. Officials: Reggie Halftime: 27-26 UConn. Dead Ball Rebounds: DU. Technicals: None. Officials: Tim Higgins, Greenwood, Tommy Greene, James Breading. Michael Stephens, John Gaffney. Attendance: 8,992 4-4. Technicals: None. Officials: John Cahill, Attendance: 6,705 Mike Stephens, Les Jones. Attendance: 6,185

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 80 10/20/2008 8:48:50 PM 2007-08 Game Summaries & Box Scores >> Cincinnati 52 Seton Hall 79 Rutgers 52 USF 51 USF 75 USF 54 Deonta Vaughn scored 21 points and Cincinnati Jamar Nutter scored 18 of his 20 points in the Dominique Jones' running bank shot with 37 sec- survived three off-target shots in the closing seconds, second half and Seton Hall survived an eight-minute onds left broke a tie and gave the University of South holding on for a 52-51 victory over the University of drought from the field to hold off South Florida for a Florida a 54-52 win at Rutgers, ending a 23-game los- South Florida in Cincinnati. 79-75 victory on Tuesday night. ing streak on the road that spanned almost three years The Bearcats (13-12, 8-5) have won three straight Brian Laing led the Pirates (17-11, 7-8 Big East) in the Big East Conference. conference games for the first time during their three with 24 points, but only four in the second half when Jones scored 17 points, Jesus Verdejo added 16 seasons in the Big East, the latest breakthrough in their Nutter carried Seton Hall while Laing was on the bench points and Kentrell Gransberry had 11 points and 10 turnaround season. for nearly five minutes after picking up his fourth foul. rebounds for South Florida (12-17, 3-13), which finally USF (11-16, 2-12) was coming off its most stinging Nutter's 3-point play put the Pirates up 55-47 with won a close game after three straight losses by four or loss. The Bulls went to overtime before losing 74-73 to 12:05 to go. Seton Hall didn't make another shot from less. Connecticut on Saturday, done in by Craig Austrie’s the field until John Garcia scored on a goaltending call Anthony Farmer scored a game-high 18 points, running jumper at the buzzer. with four minutes left, yet the Pirates never relinquished including a driving layup over two defenders to give Guard Dominique Jones dribbled on the baseline the lead. Rutgers its first lead of the game, 50-49, with 1:49 while driving to the basket with 12.9 seconds left, a Dominique Jones led USF (11-17, 2-13) with 31 remaining. J.R. Inman added eight points and Cory turnover that forced the Bulls to foul. They got another points, however the Bulls hurt their chances down the Chandler seven for Rutgers, whose eight-game losing chance when Adam Hrycaniuk missed his first free stretch by missing open shots and going 3-for-8 from streak is the longest since 1987-88. throw, but Jones missed a driving shot and Kentrell the foul line in the final four minutes. The game was tied at 52-52 before Jones' runner Gransberry’s tip rolled off the rim with 2.7 seconds Seton Hall, which stopped a five-game losing gave the Bulls the lead for good. Rutgers called a tim- left. streak with last Saturday's two-point victory over eout to set up a play with 16.2 seconds left, but Mike The ball was knocked out of bounds, giving South DePaul, made 17 of 21 free throws in the last 12 min- Coburn’s contested shot for three was off target. Florida one more chance. Jones missed a shot from utes, with Jeremy Hazell sinking two to put the game Both teams finished below 40 percent-shooting in the right corner at the buzzer. away in the closing seconds. the game. Rutgers lost despite outrebounding the big- Jones had 16 points, leaving him 22 shy of the Garcia finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds. ger Bulls, 37-36. school scoring record for a freshman. Gransberry, a Eugene Harvey delivered Seton Hall's last two field Rutgers missed its first five shots and trailed 10-2 power forward who was the focal point of Cincinnati’s goals to finish with 10 points, including a layup off a before Farmer scored five of his nine points in the half defense, had 18 rebounds but only seven points on pass from Hazell that gave the Pirates a 75-72 edge to bring the Scarlet Knights within one. 2-of-10 shooting. with just under a minute to go. But South Florida caught fire and embarked on a Neither team led by more than seven points in a Laing made 10 of 18 shots after being limited to a 17-2 run, including three consecutive 3-pointers by back-and-forth game. season-low eight points on 1-for-9 shooting during the Verdejo, and led by 16 points with seven minutes left in Vaughn, who scored a career-low three points on Pirates' 10-point win over USF last month in Newark. the half. 1-of-7 shooting against St. John’s, looked refreshed He drew his fourth foul with 13 minutes left, but Nutter Cory Chandler finished a 12-3 run with a corner after the Bearcats’ week off between games. He scored took up the slack with nine points while Laing was on three in front of Gransberry and the Scarlet Knights 14 in the first half, helping Cincinnati take a 27-24 lead the bench. trailed by only seven at halftime. South Florida made at the break. Jones was 9-of-17 from the field and 11-for-14 six 3-pointers and finished the half by limiting Rutgers The Bearcats double-teamed the 6-foot-9, 270- from the foul line. Gransberry added 15 points, but to only 28 percent shooting (7 of 25). pound Gransberry, who is the Bulls’ leading scorer at missed a pair of free throws that would have tied the 17.2 points per game and was coming of one of his game with 15.2 seconds left. best. Gransberry had 26 points and 15 rebounds in the loss to UConn. He couldn’t get off a clear shot against UC, missing all five of his tries in the first half. There were three lead changes in the last six min- utes. Marcus Sikes made a 3-pointer and had a put- back on consecutive possessions, putting Cincinnati ahead to stay 50-46 with 3:23 to go.

Cincinnati 52, USF 51 USF 54, Rutgers 52 Feb. 20, 2008 Cincinnati, Ohio Seton Hall 79, USF 75 March 1, 2008 Piscataway, N.J. Feb. 26, 2008 Tampa, Fla. USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Mobolaji Ajayi* . . . . . 26 2-4 0-0 0-0 6 0 1 1 0 2 4 Seton Hall min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Mobolaji Ajayi* . . . . . 23 0-2 0-0 0-0 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 Kentrell Gransberry*. 38 2-10 0-0 3-6 18 1 5 2 0 3 7 Brian Laing* ...... 36 10-18 2-3 2-4 4 1 4 2 2 4 24 Kentrell Gransberry*. 33 5-9 0-0 1-6 10 1 6 2 1 3 11 Dominique Jones* . . 40 6-14 2-5 2-3 2 3 4 0 0 2 16 John Garcia*...... 30 7-8 0-0 2-3 13 0 1 5 1 4 16 Dominique Jones* . . 37 6-17 2-6 3-4 6 3 0 0 2 0 17 Chris Howard* . . . . . 34 1-2 1-2 0-0 4 6 3 0 0 2 3 Jamar Nutter* ...... 39 6-9 3-4 5-6 0 5 3 0 0 3 20 Chris Howard* . . . . . 32 0-3 0-1 2-2 3 5 1 0 1 2 2 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 37 7-12 3-5 2-2 1 0 2 0 0 0 19 Eugene Harvey* . . . . 40 3-9 0-1 4-4 3 8 5 0 1 2 10 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 36 6-13 3-6 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 Orane Chin...... 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jeremy Hazell* . . . . . 40 1-8 1-5 6-8 3 4 0 0 4 3 9 Orane Chin...... 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amu Saaka...... 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 Mike Davis ...... 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Amu Saaka...... 18 1-3 0-2 1-2 5 2 1 1 1 4 3 Solomon Bozeman. . . 8 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Augustine Okosum. . 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomon Bozeman. . 15 2-2 1-1 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 2 5 Team...... 3 Larry Davis ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Aris Williams...... 4 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 Totals 19-47 6-14 7-11 38 11 15 3 0 12 51 Team...... 4 Team...... 2 Totals 27-53 6-13 19-25 27 18 13 7 8 20 79 Totals 20-51 6-17 8-17 36 12 10 4 8 14 54 Cincinnati min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts John Williamson* . . . 21 2-9 1-1 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 3 5 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Rutgers min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Adam Hrycaniuk* . . . 30 1-5 0-1 2-3 7 1 1 1 0 2 4 Mobolaji Ajayi* . . . . . 29 3-7 0-0 2-2 11 0 1 2 1 3 8 JR Inman*...... 29 4-10 0-2 0-0 6 0 4 0 2 1 8 Marvin Gentry* . . . . . 24 2-9 0-5 0-0 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 Kentrell Gransberry*. 34 7-12 0-0 1-4 6 2 3 0 2 4 15 Jaron Griffin*...... 17 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 Deonta Vaughn* . . . . 35 7-15 4-10 3-4 2 2 1 0 1 2 21 Dominique Jones* . . 40 9-17 2-6 11-14 7 2 4 0 1 1 31 Byron Joynes* . . . . . 32 1-3 0-0 1-2 8 2 1 1 0 4 3 Jamual Warren* . . . . 37 1-4 0-2 2-2 5 7 1 0 3 1 4 Chris Howard* . . . . . 32 3-6 0-1 2-4 2 3 1 0 2 4 8 Anthony Farmer* . . . 36 8-14 1-4 2-2 3 1 1 0 0 2 19 Marcus Sikes ...... 19 3-6 2-3 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 38 4-8 1-2 2-2 2 7 4 0 2 2 11 Mike Coburn* ...... 25 0-5 0-2 3-4 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 Larry Davis ...... 8 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Orane Chin...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Corey Chandler . . . . 23 2-9 1-4 2-4 7 1 3 1 3 1 7 Rashad Bishop. . . . . 16 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 Amu Saaka...... 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 Hamady Ndiaye . . . . 20 1-5 0-0 1-2 2 0 1 3 1 3 3 Anthony McClain . . . . 9 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 2 0 3 2 Solomon Bozeman. . 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 Earl Pettis...... 14 1-5 0-2 1-1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Kenny Belton ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team...... 0 Justin Sofman...... 4 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Team...... 2 Totals ...... 27-52 3-9 18-26 31 16 13 2 9 18 75 Team...... 5 Totals ...... 19-56 7-24 7-11 31 11 6 4 7 14 52 Totals ...... 19-53 3-15 11-17 37 6 11 5 6 16 52 Halftime: 35-33 SH. Dead Ball Rebounds: 5-2 Halftime: 27-24 UC. Dead Ball Rebounds: 3-1 USF. Technicals: USF - Saaka. Officials: Bob Halftime: 30-23 USF. Dead Ball Rebounds: 4-3 USF. Technicals: None. Officials: Ted Hillary, Donato, Jamie Luckie, Ed Corbett. Attendance: USF. Technicals: None. Officials: Jim Burr, Pat Bryan Kersey, Ray Perone. Attendance: 8,379 4,062 Driscoll, William Bush. Attendance: 5,856

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InReviewSection 67-82.indd 81 10/20/2008 8:48:51 PM 2007-08 Game Summaries & Box Scores << Villanova 72 No. 19 Notre Dame 67 USF 59 USF 60 Shane Clark had 15 points and seven rebounds to Luke Harangody scored 21 points and No. 19 lead Villanova to a 72-59 victory over USF in Notre Dame squandered most of a 19-point second- Philadelphia. half lead before making four free throws in the closing Clark, a 6-foot-7 junior forward, shot 7-for-11 for seconds to hold off the University of South Florida the Wildcats (18-11, 8-9 Big East), who snapped a two- 67-60 at the Sun Dome. game losing streak. They won for the 15th straight time Rob Kurz had 14 points and Zach Hillesland added at The Pavilion, a mark that spans two seasons. 10 for the Fighting Irish (24-6, 14-4), who led 52-33 Antonio Pena scored eight of his 10 points in a before USF (12-19, 3-15) put thhogether a 22-4 run strong second half, while Scottie Reynolds added nine over a 10-minute span to pull within one with 5:14 to points and Dwayne Anderson chipped in with 10 go. rebounds and seven points. Notre Dame struggled to put it away down the Standout freshman guard Dominique Jones led the stretch, missing six of seven free throws before Ryan way for USF (12-18, 3-14) with 29 points. Sophomore Ayers and Kyle McAlarney went to the foul line and Chris Howard finished with nine points. made four in the final 23 seconds to keep the Irish in The Bulls shot just 17-for-54 in the game, including front. 4-for-23 from 3-point range. Dominique Jones led USF with 20 points. Mobolaji USF cut into Villanova’s 14-point halftime lead Ajayi keyed the Bulls' comeback, scoring six during a early in the second half, getting as close as six on a 12-0 burst that started the second-half rally, and fin- runner by Jones with just over 11 minutes remaining. ished with 12 points and nine rebounds. But the Wildcats regrouped behind the play of The victory enabled the Irish to finish with a school- Clark, who followed a 3-pointer with a short jumper and record 14 wins in the Big East and tie Louisville for pushed Nova’s advantage back to 13 points with 6:37 second place in the league standings. They'll be the left. After a Bulls basket, Corey Stokes completed a No. 3 seed in the conference tournament next week at three-point play and Antonio Pena followed with a Madison Square Garden. baseline drive for a lay-in. The Bulls were whistled for USF finished its first season under coach Stan an intentional foul, and Pena made one of two free Heath by losing 15 of its last 17 games - all in the Big throws to push the lead to 17 points with 5:50 left. East, where the Bulls are 7-43 since entering the The first half was all Villanova, as the Bulls strug- league from Conference USA three seasons ago. gled to find their shooting touch and seldom had more Notre Dame never trailed, building an early 13-point than one shot per trip down the court. USF shot 5-for- lead and pulling away to its 19-point bulge after begin- 25 from the field, 2-for-12 from 3-point range and 9-for- ning the second half with a 16-6 run. The Irish were 16 from the line in the first half and trailed by 14 points, limited to baskets by Kurz and McAlarney while USF 35-21, at the break. cut into its large deficit, and nearly let the game slip Villanova had plenty of success inside, outscoring away by struggling late at the foul line. the Bulls 20-6 in the paint in the first period. Clark led Hillesland missed a pair of free throws with 3:19 the way with eight points, including a rim-rattling slam left, then misfired twice on the front end of a one-and- of a miss by Malcolm Grant in the final minutes that one opportunities in the final 1:07. Tory Jackson also gave the Wildcats their biggest lead of the half at 17 missed a crucial free throw before Ayers and McAlarney points. sealed it.

Villanova 72, USF 59 March 5, 2008 Villanova, Pa. USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts NO. 19 Notre Dame 67, USF 60 Mobolaji Ajayi* . . . . . 24 0-2 0-0 3-6 5 0 3 1 0 4 3 March 8, 2008 Tampa, Fla. Kentrell Gransberry*. 23 1-5 0-0 3-9 8 0 2 1 1 5 5 Dominique Jones* . . 32 9-21 3-11 8-8 4 2 3 0 1 5 29 USF min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Chris Howard* . . . . . 35 3-7 1-4 2-3 2 2 4 0 4 3 9 Mobolaji Ajayi* . . . . . 24 6-9 0-0 0-0 9 0 0 0 0 3 12 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 27 3-11 0-4 1-1 1 2 2 0 2 1 7 Kentrell Gransberry*. 36 3-12 0-0 5-8 9 3 4 0 0 1 11 Eddie Lovett ...... 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dominique Jones* . . 40 9-24 1-9 1-1 7 1 1 0 2 4 20 Orane Chin...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Chris Howard* . . . . . 26 2-5 0-2 0-0 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 Aaron Holmes...... 8 0-2 0-1 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jesus Verdejo* . . . . . 34 4-10 2-5 1-1 6 5 2 0 0 3 11 Amu Saaka...... 11 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 Eddie Lovett ...... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomon Bozeman. . 21 0-3 0-3 2-2 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 Orane Chin...... 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Aris Williams...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Aaron Holmes...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mohamed Esseghir . 14 0-1 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 1 1 3 2 Amu Saaka...... 16 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 Team...... 5 Solomon Bozeman. . 13 1-3 0-2 0-1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 Totals 17-54 4-23 21-33 36 9 18 4 9 25 59 Mohamed Esseghir . . 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team...... 2 Villanova min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Totals 25-65 3-19 7-11 40 17 8 1 3 16 60 Antonio Pena* . . . . . 18 3-8 0-0 4-5 4 0 4 1 0 3 10 Dwayne Anderson*. . 31 3-5 1-2 0-0 10 1 0 0 0 1 7 Notre Dame min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Dante Cunningham*. 19 4-4 0-0 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 Rob Kurz*...... 19 6-8 1-2 1-1 5 1 1 0 0 5 14 Scottie Reynolds*. . . 28 2-6 0-1 5-7 2 1 4 0 4 1 9 Zach Hillesland* . . . . 28 4-7 0-0 2-6 7 3 2 0 0 2 10 Corey Fisher* ...... 23 2-6 1-5 1-2 2 3 4 0 2 2 6 Luke Harangody* . . . 33 9-13 0-0 3-4 9 2 2 2 0 2 21 Malcolm Grant ...... 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Tory Jackson*...... 38 2-8 1-2 0-1 4 5 1 1 1 1 5 Casiem Drummond. . 12 1-4 0-0 4-6 7 0 1 1 0 5 6 Kyle McAlarney*. . . . 30 3-6 2-5 2-2 3 4 2 0 1 0 10 Reggie Redding . . . . 16 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 3 0 2 2 4 3 Tyrone Nash...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shane Clark ...... 22 7-11 1-2 0-0 7 1 0 0 0 2 15 Jonathan Peoples. . . 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Corey Stokes ...... 22 2-9 0-5 3-3 2 1 1 0 0 1 7 Luke Zeller ...... 16 1-5 0-3 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 Frank Tchuisi ...... 3 0-3 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ryan Ayers ...... 24 1-4 1-4 2-2 1 3 0 0 1 2 5 Team...... 1 Team...... 2 Totals ...... 25-59 3-16 19-29 43 11 15 4 8 22 72 Totals ...... 26-51 5-16 10-16 33 19 8 3 3 14 67

Halftime: 35-21 VU. Dead Ball Rebounds: 8-6 Halftime: 36-27 ND. Dead Ball Rebounds: 1-1. USF. Technicals: None. Officials: Ray Perone, Tim Technicals: None. Officials: Jim Burr, Earl Walton, Cloughery, Michael Stephens. Attendance: 6,500 Bill Laubenstein. Attendance: 7,875

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