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USF Unable To Get Going In 77-56 Loss At Providence
February 21, 2006 | Men's Basketball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Randall Hanke scored 22 points to lead Providence to a 77-56 win Tuesday night over the University of South Florida.
Donnie Magrath added 20 points for the Friars (12-12, 5-8 Big East), who remain in the running for a spot in the conference playoffs.
James Holmes with 18 and Melvin Buckley with 15 paced the Bulls (6-20, 0-13), who lost a school-record 15th straight game. USF has yet to win a conference game in its first year in the Big East.
Hanke had 19 points in the first half. Only Holmes, who scored 12 points in the first half, all on 3-pointers (4-of-7), kept the Friars from breaking out even more in the first 12 minutes. Melvyn Richardson's jumper pulled South Florida to within 7, 25-18, at 8:15, and that was the closest the Bulls would come.
USF trailed at the half, 41-22, after committing 11 turnovers while shooting just 31 percent.
The Bulls came within nine points in the second half when Buckley had three consecutive 3-pointers. Providence countered with a 11-0 run to bring the margin to 60-40.
