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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS BASKETBALL TAMPA, FLORIDA USF BULLS vs. #16/15 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS DEC. 17 // 1 P.M. // TAMPA, FLA. // SUN DOME (10,411) GAME INFORMATION TV: CBSSN (Dave Ryan, Pete Gillen) RECORD RECORD Live Stats GoUSFBulls.com 5-3 8-1 Radio USF IMG Sports Network (Jim Lighthall, Todd Kalas) 820 AM // GoUSFBulls.com // TuneIn 71.8 ppg Scoring Off. 72.8 ppg Series: USC leads 4-1 HEAD COACH 71.8 ppg Scoring Def. 56.8 ppg HEAD COACH In Tampa USF leads 1-0 Orlando Antigua +0.0 Scoring Mar. +16.0 Frank Martin In Colombia USC leads 3-0 at School: 22-51 (3rd) at School: 33-10 (2nd) Neutral Site USC leads 1-0 48.4% FG % 45.2% First Meeting USF, 85-83, 1/17/76 Overall: Same 39.3% FG% Def. 33.8% Overall: 195-118 (10th Last Meeting USC, 81-63, 12/5/15 63.1% FT % 70.5% Streak USC W4 LAST TIME OUT 35.6 RPG 38.0 LAST TIME OUT W, 79-73 (OT), vs. B-C -2.4 Reb Mar. +5.7 L, 67-64, vs. Seton Hall SCHEDULE 12/12/16 5.6 3FG Per Game 6.8 12/12/16 N7 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN (EXH.) W, 72-64 BULLSVISION 36.9% 3FG% 36.5% LEADERS LEADERS N11 FLORIDA A&M W, 84-73 ESPN3 35.4% 3FG % Def. 25.9% P: Jahmal McMurray, 18.0 P: Sindari Thornwell, 18.7 N17 ELON L, 74-61 ESPN3 13.9 Assists 14.1 N19 RIDER W, 70-65 ESPN3 R: Tulio Da Silva, 8.5 3.8 Blocks 4.9 R: Sindari Thornwell, 6.7 N22 at Florida Atlantic L, 78-62 A: Geno Thorpe, 5.0 7.4 Steals 8.2 A: Sindari Thornwell, 4.1 N28 KENNESAW STATE W, 71-69 ESPN3 16.0 Turnovers 13.6 D1 at Troy W, 80-74 ESPN3 QUICK NOTES n Ruben Guerrero (Sportsmanship Award) and Jahmal D3 at George Washington L, 68-67 n Saturday is USF's Uniendo Los Toros game, a celebration and McMurray (All-Rookie Team) were recognized by the conference D12 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 79-73 (OT) ESPN3 appreciation of the Latino culture. (pg. 4) last season. D17 #16/15 SOUTH CAROLINA 1 P.M. CBSSN n The game pits two of the three Latino head coaches in NCAA D20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7 P.M. ESPN3 Division I men’s basketball in USF’s Orlando Antigua and South ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA D22 DELAWARE 7 P.M. ESPN3 Carolina’s Frank Martin. Miami’s Jim Larranaga is the other. n After being picked to finish eighth in the Southeastern D28 at East Carolina* 7 P.M. ESPNEWS n USF has lost 19-straight games against Top 25 teams. The Conference Preseason Poll, South Carolina is currently ranked D31 HOUSTON* NOON ESPNU last win was against No. 19 Louisville, 58-51 on Feb. 29, 2012. 15th in the Coaches Poll and 16th in the AP Top 25. It is its highest ranking since ending the 1997-98 season at No. 14. J7 at SMU* 5 P.M. ESPNEWS n USF is coming off a 79-73 overtime win against Bethune- J11 TULANE* 7 P.M. ESPN3 Cookman after trailing by 19 with 5:09 left in the first half. It n The Gamecocks fell for the first time this season, 67-64, vs. J14 at Memphis* 6 P.M. CBSSN was the largest comeback in the Orlando Antigua era. Seton Hall on Monday at the Under Armour Reunion, held at Madison Square Garden. J17 at UCF* 7 P.M. ESPNEWS n Sophomore guard Jahmal McMurray, last season’s leading J21 TULSA* 1 P.M. ESPNEWS scorer (15.2), was impressive in his home debut. He tied a n USC has held an opponent under 40 percent shooting in seven of its nine games this season. J25 UCONN* 7 P.M. ESPNU team-high with 20 points, including 14 in the second half and J29 at Cincinnati* 4 p.m. CBSSN overtime. It was McMurray’s second game back after six-game n Senior guard Sindarius Thornwell leads the Gamecocks in points (18.7), rebounds (6.7) and assists (4.1). USC announced F2 MEMPHIS* 7 P.M. ESPNEWS suspension. n USF has shot over 42 percent from the field in all but one on Dec. 4 that Thornwell has been suspended indefinitely for a F5 at Temple* 1 P.M. ASN/ESPN3 violation of athletic department policy. He has not played in the F8 at UConn* 7 P.M. CBSSN game this season and over 49.2 percent in the last four games. The Bulls rank second in the conference at 48.4 percent. In its team’s past two games. F11 EAST CAROLINA* 8 P.M. ESPNU first eight games last season, USF was shooting 40.9 percent. F15 CINCINNATI* 7 P.M. ESPNU n USF is shooting 36.9 percent from 3-point range. Through SERIES F18 at Tulane* 2 P.M. ESPNEWS eight games last season, the Bulls were at 24.3 percent. n South Carolina leads the all-time series 4-1 and has won the F23 at Tulsa* 8 P.M. ESPNEWS n Junior guard Geno Thorpe is averaging 13.9 points per game, last four meetings. M2 UCF* 7 P.M. ESPNU which ranks 14th in The American. His 5.0 assists per game n USF is 10-42 all-time against teams from the Southeastern M5 TEMPLE* 2 P.M. ESPNU ranks fourth in the conference and his 1.6 steals ranks third. Conference. M9-12 The American Championship Hartford, Conn. n Tulio Da Silva ranks third in the conference with 8.5 rebounds per game. He is 26th with 11.5 points per game. UP NEXT Home Games in ALL CAPS n USF is one of four NCAA Division I teams with no seniors on n In the penultimate game before Christmas Day, USF hosts * - American Athletic Conference Game its roster. Northern Illinois (4-5), Tuesday at 7 p.m. QUOTABLE PROBABLE STARTERS “Not only Bo’s production but also his energy, fight, and spirit that we needed. He is MICHAEL BIBBY GENO THORPE MALIK FITTS TULIO DA SILVA RUBEN GUERRERO just coming back after struggling the last few days with sickness and it was good to 10 - GUARD - FR. 13- GUARD - JR. 24 - FORWARD - FR. 21 - FORWARD - R-FR. 33 - CENTER - JR. see that. He definitely sparked us.” - Head Coach Orlando Antigua on junior forward Bo Zeigler who tied a career high with 20 points off the bench against Bethune-Cookman on Monday. Communications Contact: Steven Schoon E: [email protected] | O: 813-974-4087 | C: 620-218-1693 4202 East Fowler Ave., ATH100, Tampa, Fla., 33620 PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG PPG RPG BPG 6.1 1.3 2.1 13.9 4.3 5.0 6.4 3.0 1.0 11.5 8.5 0.88 6.5 7.0 1.1 SERIES BREAKDOWN USF’S LAST TIME OUT LAST TIME VS. OPPONENT CAMPUS CONNECTION TAMPA, DEC. 12, 2016 – After trailing by 19 points in the first half, COLUMBIA, S.C., DEC. 5, 2015 – USF outscored South Carolina by 13 the USF men’s basketball team pulled off the biggest comeback in points in the second half, but the Bulls fell to the Gamecocks 81-63 in n Twelve days after this basketball game is played, the Orlando Antigua era with a 79-73 overtime win over Bethune- front of a crowd of 10,721 at Colonial Life Arena on Saturday. the two schools will do battle on the football field Cookman on Monday. at the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 29 at 2 p.m. ET in South Carolina (8-0) jumped out to a 21-2 lead just over six minutes Birmingham, Ala. The Bulls reached a program-record The Bulls (5-3) committed 11 turnovers in the first 12 minutes of the into the game and cruised to 53-22 lead at the half. USF (2-7) fell 10 wins this season and are ranked No. 22 in the Coaches game and trailed 39-20 with 5:09 left in the first half. USF’s 13-point behind by as many as 36 points, 61-25 with 17:45 left to play in the Poll and No. 25 in the AP Top 25. halftime deficit of 44-31, tied for its largest of the season. game, before digging itself out of a hole. On the next possession, USF got a jumper from its leading scorer on the season, Jahmal McMurray. n South Carolina Forward Eric Cobb (Jacksonville, Fla.) The Bulls continued to trail in the second half. A 3-pointer by the From there, the Bulls went on a 17-2 run that spanned nearly four only player from Florida on the Gamecocks roster. Wildcats’ leading scorer Brandon Tabb, gave B-C (3-8) a 42-57 lead minutes and trailed 63-42 with 13:47 left to play. with 10:42 remaining. n Gamecock Head Coach Frank Martin (Miami) spent A layup by Bo Zeigler cut the deficit to 13 points, 75-62, with 4:09 15 years in coaching high school basketball in Miami, After a jumper by B-C’s Reggie Baker made it 66-53 with 4:45 remain- remaining, but the Bulls connected on just two of their last 10 field Fla. and is a graduate of FIU. USF assistant coach Sergio ing, USF’s defense tightened up and didn’t allow another point for the goal attempts as the Gamecocks got off to their best start in 12 years.