National Basketball Association
Ohio 62, South Florida 56
When: 7:10 PM ET, Sunday, March 18, 2012
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Tony Green, # Chris Rastatter, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
N/A
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Ohio 62, South Florida 56: Walter Offutt scored a game-high 21 points and made all four of his 3-point attempts as the Bobcats defeated the Bulls in the third round of the NCAA tournament in Nashville.
D.J. Cooper added 19 points for Ohio (29-7), which made 9 of 18 from 3-point range and became the first 13th seed to reach the Sweet 16 since Bradley in 2006.
South Florida (22-14) led 42-37 after a dunk by Jawanza Poland with 9:26 left, but he was called for a technical foul for hanging on the rim. Ohio capitalized as Nick Kellogg made both free throws and a 3-pointer to start a 17-4 run that gave the Bobcats control.
Victor Rudd recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Anthony Collins added 13 points and six assists for South Florida, the 12th seed.
Ohio led by as much as six early on, but South Florida built a 19-6 run and settled for a 27-21 halftime lead. Augustus Gilchrist had eight of his 12 points in the first half for South Florida, which made just 2 of 15 from 3-point range.
GAME NOTEBOOK: It’s the second time Ohio has won two NCAA tournament games in a season. The other was in 1964… The Bulls have allowed 53 points combined in the first half of its last three games… Ohio won the only other meeting between the two teams in the 1973-74 season… South Florida had 10 turnovers – seven in the second half.
Top Game Performances
| Ohio |
|
South Florida |
|
Walter Offutt 21 |
Scoring |
Anthony Collins 13 |
|
D.J. Cooper 7 |
Assists |
Anthony Collins 6 |
|
D.J. Cooper 6 |
Rebounds |
Victor Rudd 10 |
|
D.J. Cooper 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Collins 5 |
|
Walter Offutt 4 |
Steals |
Victor Rudd 2 |
|
Jon Smith 1 |
Blocks |
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Ohio
|
62 |
39.5 |
9-18 |
19-25 |
10 |
25 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
| South Florida
|
56 |
43.5 |
2-15 |
14-19 |
10 |
32 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
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