National Basketball Association
Alabama 82, South Florida 71
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials:
# Darron George, # Ron Groover, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance:
9342
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Alabama 82, USF 71: Rodney Cooper scored 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting to pace the Crimson Tide against the visiting Bulls.
Levi Randolph, who came in having made all 35 free throws this season and 37 straight, saw his streak reach 38 straight before missing in the final minute. He had 14 points and grabbed six rebounds and Ricky Tarrant had 17 points and season highs with eight assists and five steals for Alabama (5-1).
Corey Allen, Jr. posted 16 points and four steals, and Nehemias Morillo contributed 13 points and seven rebounds before fouling out with 8:33 remaining for USF (5-2). Chris Perry added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls, who saw their two-game winning streak snapped.
Alabama started fast, making 8-of-13 from the field, including a dunk by Jimmie Taylor that handed the Crimson Tide a 18-9 lead with 5 1/2 minutes gone in the first half. The Bulls closed to within five on a pair of jumpers by Perry and again on a 3-pointer by Morillo, but five straight points by Michael Kessens sent Alabama to its largest lead at 43-28 before it settled for a 43-32 halftime advantage.
The Bulls tried to cut into the lead in the second half and twice got it to eight points, but Alabama quickly reasserted itself as Randolph and Riley Norris made back-to-back 3-pointers and Kessens hit a layup to make it 64-45 with 9:09 left. The Bulls came up with one last run, slicing the lead to eight on a free throw and layup by Allen following a flagrant foul on Kessens, but it wasn't enough.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Allen and Morillo each picked up their fourth fouls in opening five minutes of the second half for USF. ... The Crimson Tide made 9-of-11 free throws in the first half and 20-of-25 for the game to improve to 121-of-149 for the season. ... Justin Coleman supplied 11 points, and Kessens had nine points and eight rebounds for Alabama.
Top Game Performances
| South Florida |
|
Alabama |
|
Corey Allen Jr. 16 |
Scoring |
Rodney Cooper 20 |
|
Anthony Collins 4 |
Assists |
Ricky Tarrant 8 |
|
Chris Perry 8 |
Rebounds |
Jimmie Taylor 11 |
|
Corey Allen Jr. 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Ricky Tarrant 9 |
|
Corey Allen Jr. 4 |
Steals |
Ricky Tarrant 5 |
|
Chris Perry 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Florida
|
71 |
50.0 |
6-12 |
9-19 |
11 |
32 |
1 |
9 |
21 |
| Alabama
|
82 |
42.9 |
8-25 |
20-25 |
18 |
38 |
0 |
10 |
16 |
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