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USF’S LAST TIME OUT<br />
ORLANDO, MARCH 10, 2016 – USF is moving on at the American Athletic<br />
Conference Championship after a 71-66 victory over eighth-seeded East<br />
Carolina in the first round.<br />
Ninth-seeded USF (8-24) made school history on Thursday afternoon by posting<br />
the program’s first conference tournament victory in The American. The<br />
reward is a quarterfinal meeting with top-seeded Temple on Friday at noon<br />
back at the Amway Center.<br />
“I’m really happy for our kids because we push them, we’re on them and<br />
we’re challenging them. We’re doing all those things, so they can have and<br />
taste some success,” head coach Orlando Antigua said. “… I’m really happy<br />
for them.”<br />
Graduate student Angel Nunez sported a big smile in the postgame press<br />
conference after tying his season high with 19 points and matching his career<br />
high with 11 rebounds. Nunez went 7-for-12 from the field and made a pair<br />
of 3-pointers.<br />
“I’m really happy and excited about his effort on the boards, and not settling,”<br />
Antigua said.<br />
Junior Chris Perry was the other half of USF’s dynamic duo with 18 points and<br />
five rebounds that helped the Bulls finish with a 43-41 edge on the boards.<br />
Senior Nehemias Morillo also stepped up with eight points and four assists,<br />
while a relentless effort on defense helped keep USF ahead for most of the<br />
second half. The Bulls racked up six blocks and five steals in their second win<br />
over ECU this season. The Pirates (12-20) shot just 36 percent (24-for-66) and<br />
went 6-for-30 from long range.<br />
The Bulls rejected five shots in the opening period and a continuous commitment<br />
to defense paid off. Morillo’s free throw gave USF a 28-27 lead at the end<br />
of a first half that saw the Pirates lead for 13:08.<br />
ECU started the game on a 7-0 run, but a dunk by Perry gave the Bulls a 10-9<br />
lead almost nine minutes in. Nunez stepped up with five points during a 9-0<br />
run that boosted USF ahead, 24-20, with 3:35 remaining. Perry and Nunez led<br />
the Bulls with eight points apiece in the first half.<br />
ECU was held scoreless for four minutes during the Bulls’ run and shot 34<br />
percent (11-for-32) in the opening half. Ruben Guerrero and Jaleel Cousins<br />
each had two of USF’s five total blocks.<br />
ECU forced a 42-42 tie with 12 minutes remaining in the second half and USF<br />
got the lead back less than a minute later on a layup by Cousins. Clinging to a<br />
44-43 lead, USF distanced itself with a 7-0 run and a Jahmal McMurray jumper<br />
pumped the advantage up to 51-43 with 8:26 to go. McMurray finished with<br />
six points, four rebounds and three assists.<br />
Lance Tejada’s layup with 2:48 remaining cut ECU’s deficit to 60-58, but that’s<br />
as close as the Pirates got to the Bulls the rest of the way. USF answered back<br />
less than a minute later with Bo Zeigler’s tip-in and Cousins’ thunderous dunk<br />
made it 64-58 Bulls with 1:24 left.<br />
Ahead by three, McMurray’s free throws sealed the victory with 31 seconds<br />
remaining. Nunez put the exclamation mark on his best game as a Bull with a<br />
highlight-reel block 11 seconds later.<br />
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics<br />
USF vs East Carolina<br />
3/10/16 3:30 PM at Orlando, Fla. - Amway Center<br />
USF 71 • 8-24, 4-14 AAC<br />
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds<br />
## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min<br />
22 NUNEZ, 7-12 2-5 3-6 3 8 11 3 19 0 2 1 1 32<br />
Angel f<br />
35 ZEIGLER, Bo f 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 19<br />
33 GUERRERO, Ruben c 3-6 0-0 0-1 4 5 9 4 6 1 0 2 0 27<br />
00 MCMURRAY, Jahmal g 3-12 1-6 2-2 0 4 4 2 9 3 1 1 0 37<br />
05 MORILLO, Nehemias g 2-10 1-6 3-4 0 1 1 1 8 4 2 0 1 27<br />
01 PERRY, Chris 7-11 0-0 4-5 4 1 5 0 18 2 2 0 0 24<br />
13 BODWAY, Jake 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 2 19<br />
15 COUSINS, Jaleel 3-6 0-0 1-2 1 6 7 3 7 2 0 2 0 15<br />
Team 1 2 3 1<br />
Totals 27-64 4-18 13-20 14 29 43 15 71 15 11 6 5 200<br />
FG % 1st Half: 12-32 37.5%<br />
3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0%<br />
FT % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3%<br />
2nd half: 15-32 46.9%<br />
2nd half: 2-8 25.0%<br />
2nd half: 11-14 78.6%<br />
East Carolina 66 • 12-20, 4-14 AAC<br />
Game: 27-64 42.2%<br />
Game: 4-18 22.2%<br />
Game: 13-20 65.0%<br />
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds<br />
Deadball<br />
Rebounds<br />
4<br />
## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min<br />
13 NZEGE, 2-5 0-0 0-0 5 5 10 3 4 2 1 0 2 30<br />
Michel f<br />
15 BARKLEY, Kentrell f 1-4 0-2 1-4 1 3 4 1 3 2 2 0 1 24<br />
34 ZANGARI, Michael f 5-10 0-2 4-6 4 6 10 2 14 1 1 0 1 32<br />
04 WILLIAMS, Prince g 2-10 1-6 4-5 2 2 4 1 9 4 2 1 1 39<br />
21 TYSON, B.J. g 8-23 0-10 3-3 0 1 1 3 19 4 0 0 0 33<br />
05 TEJADA, Lance 6-11 5-9 0-0 0 0 0 5 17 2 2 0 0 30<br />
10 WILLIAMS, Clarence 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4<br />
44 AJA, Kanu 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 8<br />
Team 2 6 8<br />
Totals 24-66 6-30 12-18 15 26 41 16 66 15 10 2 5 200<br />
FG % 1st Half: 11-32 34.4%<br />
3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 28.6%<br />
FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0%<br />
2nd half: 13-34 38.2%<br />
2nd half: 2-16 12.5%<br />
2nd half: 11-14 78.6%<br />
Officials: Ray Natilli, Mark Schnur, Alfred Smith, Bill Jacobson (SB)<br />
Technical fouls: USF-None. East Carolina-None.<br />
Attendance:<br />
American Athletic Conference First Round<br />
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total<br />
USF 28 43 71<br />
East Carolina 27 39 66<br />
Last FG - USF 2nd-01:05, ECU 2nd-00:49.<br />
Largest lead - USF by 8 2nd-08:26, ECU by 7 1st-16:07.<br />
USF led for 22:29. ECU led for 13:08. Game was tied for 04:14.<br />
Game: 24-66 36.4%<br />
Game: 6-30 20.0%<br />
Game: 12-18 66.7%<br />
Deadball<br />
Rebounds<br />
4<br />
In Off 2nd Fast<br />
Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench<br />
USF 42 13 18 4 27<br />
ECU 28 11 10 6 17<br />
Score tied - 4 times.<br />
Lead changed - 3 times.<br />
LAST MEETING WITH OPPONENT<br />
PHILADELPHIA, FEB. 14, 2016 – Freshman Jahmal McMurray scored a gamehigh<br />
24 points, but the USF men’s basketball team lost to first-place Temple,<br />
77-65, Sunday afternoon in front of 7,560 at the Liacouras Center.<br />
The Topeka, Kan., native eclipsed the 20-point plateau for the fifth time this<br />
season with the help of a 4-of-7 effort from 3-point range. McMurray matched<br />
his career best in rebounding with five to help the Bulls (5-21, 2-11 American<br />
Athletic Conference) finish even in the rebounding total, 29-29. However, the<br />
Owls (16-8, 10-3) had seven more offensive boards (14-7) and committed 12<br />
fewer turnovers (20-8) to remain in first-place in the conference.<br />
“You have to give Temple a lot of credit,” said head coach Orlando Antigua.<br />
“They do this to a lot of teams in our conference. They play solid defense and<br />
they try to get you out of rhythm and they did a good job of that.”<br />
Shot-making was not a problem as USF finished 55.1 percent from the field,<br />
its second-best shooting performance of the season (63.3 vs. Jacksonville). It<br />
was also the most against a Temple opponent all season. USF was an efficient<br />
6-for-13 from 3-point range, its most makes in 12 games.<br />
Temple made 14 of its first 18 shots and led by as many as 15 points, 34-19,<br />
with 7:30 remaining in the half. The Bulls then held the Owls to one made field<br />
goal in their next 15 attempts. A buzzer-beater from half court by McMurray<br />
cut the deficit to nine points, 40-31.<br />
“Every time we got close, Temple made a big play, a big shot, or we gave up a<br />
big offensive rebound,” said Antigua. “If we take care of the ball and rebound,<br />
with the way we shot the ball, you are supposed to win this type of game. We<br />
have to keep finishing off possessions.”<br />
A long McMurray field goal capped a 15-9 run for the Bulls and brought them<br />
to within four points, 53-49, with 13:43 remaining. The Owls responded with<br />
an 11-0 run over the next four minutes to increase their lead to 64-49 with<br />
just over nine minute left. USF cut the deficit to single-digits, 64-55 with 7:14<br />
remaining after two McMurray free throws, but that was as close as the Bulls<br />
would get. The next score in the game was a 3-pointer by Temple’s Devin<br />
Coleman to put the Owls up 12 points.<br />
Jaylen Bond led Temple with 18 points and 14 rebounds.<br />
USF senior Nehemias Morillo had his second-best point total of the season<br />
with 16 on 7-of-12 shooting from the field including 2-of-4 from 3-point<br />
range. Sophomore Ruben Guerrero had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and<br />
recorded five rebounds and two blocked shots. Fellow big man Jaleel Cousins<br />
had six points and five rebounds.<br />
“He did a nice job,” said Antigua of Guerrero. “We have challenged Ruben that<br />
he can produce like that for us, he needs to produce like that for us. We need a<br />
better effort, not just from him, but from everyone on the glass. We gave up 14<br />
offensive rebounds and that’s an area that is supposed to be a strength for us<br />
because of our size.”<br />
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics<br />
USF vs Temple<br />
2/14/16 3:00pm at Philadelphia, Pa. (Liacouras Center)<br />
USF 65 • 5-21, 2-11<br />
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds<br />
FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min<br />
33 GUERRERO, 6-7 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 1 12 0 2 2 0 35<br />
Ruben f<br />
35 ZEIGLER, Bo f 2-2 0-0 1-1 0 2 2 0 5 4 3 0 0 19<br />
15 COUSINS, Jaleel c 3-7 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 3 6 2 4 0 1 30<br />
05 MORILLO, Nehemias g 7-12 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 0 16 4 1 0 3 39<br />
13 BODWAY, Jake g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4<br />
00 MCMURRAY, Jahmal 8-17 4-7 4-4 0 5 5 2 24 3 6 0 0 38<br />
22 NUNEZ, Angel 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 29<br />
42 SANTOS, Luis 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 6<br />
Team 2 1 3<br />
Totals 27-49 6-13 5-5 7 22 29 10 65 15 20 3 4 200<br />
FG % 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% half: 13-21 61.9% Game: 27-49 55.1%<br />
Deadball<br />
2nd<br />
Rebounds<br />
3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 6-13 46.2%<br />
0<br />
FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 5-5 100.0 Game: 5-5 100.0<br />
Temple 77 • 16-8, 10-3<br />
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds<br />
FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min<br />
00 ENECHIONYIA, 7-16 3-8 1-1 0 1 1 1 18 0 0 0 1 27<br />
Obi f<br />
15 BOND, Jaylen f 9-17 0-0 0-1 6 8 14 3 18 2 2 1 2 38<br />
01 BROWN, Josh g 5-8 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 4 11 9 1 0 3 33<br />
04 DINGLE, Daniel g 1-4 0-2 2-2 2 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 30<br />
25 DECOSEY, Quenton g 4-10 3-6 1-2 1 5 6 1 12 6 2 0 1 36<br />
03 ALSTON, JR., Levan S 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4<br />
10 WILLIAMS, Mark 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 5<br />
11 LOWE, Trey 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4<br />
34 COLEMAN, Devin 4-8 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 2 23<br />
Team 2 0 2 1<br />
Totals 32-67 9-24 4-6 14 15 29 13 77 21 8 1 10 200<br />
FG % 1st Half: 17-36 47.2% half: 15-31 48.4% Game: 32-67 47.8%<br />
Deadball<br />
2nd<br />
Rebounds<br />
3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 9-24 37.5%<br />
1<br />
FT % 1st Half: 1-1 100.0 2nd half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 4-6 66.7%<br />
Officials: Ted Valentine, Les Jones, Raymond Styons<br />
Technical fouls: USF-None. Temple-None.<br />
Attendance: 7560<br />
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total<br />
USF 31 34 65<br />
Temple 40 37 77<br />
Last FG - USF 2nd-00:25, TU 2nd-02:04.<br />
Largest lead - USF by 2 1st-19:33, TU by 16 2nd-02:04.<br />
USF led for 00:41. TU led for 38:52. Game was tied for 00:27.<br />
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// @USFMBB<br />
In Off 2nd Fast<br />
Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench<br />
USF 28 7 6 13 26<br />
TU 32 27 8 9 14<br />
Score tied - 0 times.<br />
Lead changed - 3 times.<br />
SERIES BREAKDOWN<br />
HISTORY<br />
• The first meeting between the two programs came<br />
in the round of 64 (second round) of the 2012 NCAA<br />
Tournament. No. 12 seed USF defeated No. 5 seed<br />
Temple, 58-44 on March 16, 2012 in Nashville. The<br />
Bulls lost to No. 13 seed Ohio in the third round.<br />
• USF won the first two meetings in the series, but<br />
Temple has won the last five.<br />
CAMPUS CONNECTION<br />
• Temple guard/forward Daniel Dingle is a graduate<br />
of St. Raymond’s high school in the Bronx, where he<br />
played for Bulls assistant coach Oliver Antigua. Antigua<br />
was the head coach at St. Raymond’s from 2002-12,<br />
coaching Dingle for all four years of his high school<br />
career.<br />
COMPARISON<br />
63.2 ppg Scoring Off. 68.5 ppg<br />
71.0 ppg Scoring Def. 67.3 ppg<br />
-7.8 Scoring Mar. +1.2<br />
41.6% FG % 40.5%<br />
41.2% FG% Def. 41.2%<br />
66.3% FT % 69.0%<br />
38.7 RPG 36.8<br />
+2.5 Reb Mar. -1.6<br />
4.0 3FG Per Game 7.9<br />
28.3% 3FG% 34.2%<br />
31.7% 3FG % Def. 30.8%<br />
10.1 Assists 13.5<br />
5.4 Blocks 3.1<br />
4.6 Steals 5.2<br />
14.7 Turnovers 9.2<br />
COACH ANTIGUA IS<br />
Dominican Republic born<br />
Santiago<br />
New York bred<br />
Bronx<br />
University of Pittsburgh educated<br />
1995, Bachelor’s in social science<br />
A husband<br />
Dana<br />
A father<br />
Orlando and Olivia<br />
A survivor<br />
Shot in the head on Oct. 31, 1988<br />
A recruiter<br />
Helped recruit 28 NBA Draft Picks<br />
Courageous<br />
Named the USBWA Most Courageous Athlete (1994)<br />
A trailblazer<br />
The first Latin American to play for the Harlem<br />
Globetrotters<br />
Breaking down barriers<br />
One of three hispanic NCAA Division I head coaches