National Basketball Association
Houston 71, South Florida 59
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 23, 2019
Where: Fertitta Center, Houston, Texas
Officials:
# Peter Juzenas, # Zelton Steed, # Kelly Self
Attendance:
7039
By Field Level Media
DeJon Jarreau scored 17 points off the bench, Corey Davis Jr. chipped in 15 and the ninth-ranked Houston Cougars extended their home-court winning streak to 33 consecutive games with a 71-59, wire-to-wire victory over South Florida on Saturday.
Houston (26-1, 13-1 American Athletic Conference) extended its overall winning streak to 11 games by combining a balanced offensive attack with another suffocating defensive effort. All 10 players who participated scored for the Cougars, who jumped out to an 11-0 lead en route to saddling the cold-shooting Bulls (18-9, 7-7) with their third consecutive conference loss.
USF shot 31.3 percent from the floor and endured an eight-minute stretch in the second half without a field goal. The Bulls clung to life via a glut of free-throw attempts but finished just 21 of 32 from the charity stripe.
David Collins and LaQuincy Rideau, the Bulls' only double-digit scorers this season, shot a combined 2-for-23 and totaled 13 points.
Fabian White Jr. and Nate Hinton tallied nine points apiece for the Cougars, whose 7-0 spurt to open the second half extended their lead to 15 points and left the Bulls scrambling for the remainder of the contest. Davis' 3-pointer capped that Houston run.
The Bulls never found an offensive rhythm. It wasn't until the 15:40 mark of the first half that USF finally scored, and the Bulls started 1 of 13 from the floor before Antun Maricevic made their first 3-pointer with 11:17 remaining in the half.
The Bulls did manage an 8-0 run that cut the deficit to 24-23 with 5:18 left following threes from Justin Brown and Xavier Castaneda, but the Cougars responded with an 8-0 burst of their own to extend their lead back to 34-25.
USF recorded more turnovers (10) than field goals (seven) in the first half and trailed by eight at the break. Houston committed nine turnovers but shot 13-of-26 overall to offset those miscues.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| South Florida |
|
Houston |
|
David Collins 12 |
Scoring |
Dejon Jarreau 17 |
|
David Collins 5 |
Assists |
Dejon Jarreau 4 |
|
Michael Durr 9 |
Rebounds |
Armoni Brooks 7 |
|
David Collins 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Dejon Jarreau 6 |
|
Alexis Yetna 2 |
Steals |
Cedrick Alley Jr. 1 |
|
Justin Brown 1 |
Blocks |
Breaon Brady 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Florida
|
59 |
31.2 |
8-27 |
21-32 |
9 |
33 |
2 |
6 |
15 |
| Houston
|
71 |
47.2 |
8-21 |
13-21 |
13 |
29 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
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