National Basketball Association
South Florida 80, Memphis 71
When: 11:00 AM ET, Saturday, February 20, 2016
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Tony Greene, # Gary Maxwell
Attendance:
3840
By The Sports Xchange
Nehemias Morillo scored 19 points and South Florida pulled away from Memphis for a 80-71 win Saturday afternoon at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla.
Morillo, a senior guard, went 6-for-9 from the field and scored another six points from the foul line, while the Bulls also got 17 points from freshman guard Jahmal McMurray.
South Florida (7-21, 4-11 American) won its second consecutive game, and the team is now 4-4 in its last eight conference games after starting 0-7 in league play.
The Bulls made just two 3-pointers, but shot 46.3 percent from the field and had nine blocks on the defensive end.
Memphis (15-12, 6-8) shot just 10-for-20 from the foul line and 36.5 percent from the floor. The Tigers, who are now 2-4 in February, were led by freshman forward Dedric Lawson, who had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Memphis also got 17 points from junior guard Avery Woodson.
Top Game Performances
| Memphis |
|
South Florida |
|
Dedric Lawson 17 |
Scoring |
Nehemias Morillo 19 |
|
Ricky Tarrant 4 |
Assists |
Jahmal McMurray 5 |
|
Dedric Lawson 10 |
Rebounds |
Ruben Guerrero 11 |
|
Dedric Lawson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Nehemias Morillo 6 |
|
Avery Woodson 2 |
Steals |
Angel Nunez 2 |
|
Shaq Goodwin 1 |
Blocks |
Ruben Guerrero 7 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Memphis
|
71 |
36.5 |
7-25 |
10-20 |
16 |
44 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
| South Florida
|
80 |
46.3 |
2-10 |
16-24 |
13 |
43 |
9 |
5 |
10 |
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