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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Florida 64, St. John's 49
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Where: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Officials: # Jim Burr, # Pat Driscoll, # Ervin Wilson
Attendance: 3145
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Victor Rudd scored 24 points – all in the second half – and added nine rebounds as South Florida cruised to a 64-49 victory over visiting St. John’s on Wednesday.

Rudd made a career-high five 3-pointers, including two early in the second half that pushed the lead to 15.

Jawanza Poland contributed 16 points and Anthony Collins had nine assists as South Florida (11-8, 4-2 Big East) improved to 10-1 at home.

The Bulls, who have won four of their last five, already have more victories than they had all of last season. It was the first win for South Florida over St. John’s in seven tries since joining the Big East.

Moe Harkless had 12 points, God’sgift Achiuwa 11 and Phil Greene 10 for St. Johns (8-10, 2-5), which has lost five of six games.

Poland had 12 points in the opening 20 minutes, including a 3-pointer with 20 seconds left that gave South Florida a 29-22 halftime lead. The Bulls used a 9-0 run to take control midway through the period as Ron Anderson Jr. had four of his nine points to key that run.

St. John’s was only 7-for-21 in the first half and turned the ball over nine times. Leading scorers Harkless and D’Angelo Harrison were a combined 1-for-8 from the field before halftime.
Top Game Performances
 
St. John's   South Florida
Maurice Harkless 12 Scoring Victor Rudd 24
Phil Greene 3 Assists Anthony Collins 8
Maurice Harkless 7 Rebounds Ron Anderson 8
God'sgift Achiuwa 5 Free Throws Made Augustus Gilchrist 4
Amir Garrett 2 Steals Anthony Collins 3
God'sgift Achiuwa 2 Blocks Ron Anderson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
St. John's 49 40.0 2-13 11-13 7 23 6 7 13
South Florida 64 46.8 8-16 12-14 18 32 4 8 12