National Basketball Association
South Florida 56, Pittsburgh 47
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 19, 2012
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Karl Hess, # Bryan Kersey, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
9849
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SOUTH FLORIDA 56, PITTSBURGH 47: Freshman Anthony Collins had a season-high 22 points and six assists, and the Bulls completed a season sweep with their first win in Pittsburgh.
Victor Rudd added 11 points and six rebounds for South Florida (17-10, 10-4 Big East), which stayed tied for fourth with Georgetown and earned its most victories in conference play since joining the Big East in 2005.
J.J. Moore's career-high 21 points off the bench paced Pittsburgh (15-13, 4-11 Big East), which has lost four straight. Pittsburgh's reserves outscored the starters 32-15.
The Bulls again made Ashton Gibbs a non-factor, limiting the Panthers' leading scorer to two points on one-for-seven shooting. He scored just four in South Florida's 63-51 triumph Feb. 8.
South Florida led by as many as 11 in the first half before the Panthers rallied to cut the margin to 28-27 at intermission.
Back-to-back breakaway dunks by Moore capped a 7-0 Pitt run that tied it at 22. The hosts took their only lead of the game, 27-26, on Moore's 3-pointer with 1:45 to go.
The Bulls opened the second half on an 8-0 run, including 3-pointers by Collins and Rudd, to build the advantage to 36-27.
A steal and slam by Moore pulled Pittsburgh to within 42-39 with 9:24 remaining, but South Florida clamped down and stretched the lead to 56-41.
GAME NOTEBOOK: It marked Pittsburgh's seventh loss this season at the Petersen Events Center, after just 12 defeats in the venue's first nine years... Six different players hit South Florida's first six field goals as the team started six-of-10 from the floor and grabbed a 15-4 lead... Nasir Robinson had nine points and 11 boards for Pittsburgh... Collins netted nine of the Bulls first 14 second-half points.
Top Game Performances
| South Florida |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Anthony Collins 22 |
Scoring |
J.J. Moore 21 |
|
Anthony Collins 6 |
Assists |
Nasir Robinson 3 |
|
Ron Anderson 9 |
Rebounds |
Nasir Robinson 11 |
|
Anthony Collins 5 |
Free Throws Made |
J.J. Moore 4 |
|
Anthony Collins 2 |
Steals |
J.J. Moore 2 |
|
Ron Anderson 2 |
Blocks |
Lamar Patterson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Florida
|
56 |
48.9 |
4-10 |
8-17 |
11 |
32 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
| Pittsburgh
|
47 |
34.6 |
3-12 |
8-12 |
13 |
29 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
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