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TAMPA (AP) - Dominique Jones scored 26 points and 10 rebounds and Augustus Gilchrist had 16 points and 11 rebounds to help the University of South Florida beat DePaul 70-61 on Tuesday night.

The Bulls (7-11, 2-4 Big East) beat the Blue Demons (8-11, 0-6) for the second time in 10 days, and defeated a conference foe twice in the same season for just the second time since entering the Big East in 2005.

Following up on a 35-point effort in a 62-59 loss at West Virginia, Jones made eight of 19 shots and went 9-for-11 at the foul line. He also finished with 10 rebounds and six assists, while Gilchrist put USF ahead for good on a 3-pointer with just under seven minutes to go.

DePaul began the second half with a 14-2 run to take a 42-37 lead, however USF responded with a 10-0 spurt to regain control.

Dar Tucker led the Blue Demons with 19 points and Mac Koshwal scored 17.

USF's Chris Howard added 12 points, five rebounds and three assists.

Game Notes

? Up Next: The Bulls come off their second BIG EAST win of the season to play No. 20/21 Villanova at home on Saturday, Jan. 24, at Noon. The game is the BIG EAST Network Game of the Week and can be seen locally on WFTS ABC and in numerous other East and Midwest markets. The game can also be heard on WHNZ 1250 AM and GoUSFBulls.com.

? USF picked up a 70-61 victory, their second win against DePaul this season to improve to 2-4 in conference play. After Villanova, the Bulls travel to Louisville to take on the No. 9/12 Cardinals on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

? USF's second leading scorer, senior guard Jesus Verdejo, missed the game with a concussion and a mouth injury that occurred during the West Virginia game. He is expected back for Saturday's game.

? Sophomore guard Dominique Jones tallied a game-high 26 points to lead the Bulls. He was just four assists shy of just the third triple-double in USF history, finishing with 10 rebounds and six assists.

? The 26 points and 10 rebounds is just the second double-double of Jones' career. The other was a 30-point, 14 rebound performance last year at Richmond (12/5/07).

? Jones now has 19 career games with 20 or more points.

? The 10 boards is a season high for Jones and the second most of his career, bested only by the 14 he had last year at Richmond (12/5/07).

? Jones' six assists were one off his career high seven done twice previously (1/14/09 at Pitt and 12/9/07 vs. Winston-Salem State).

? Jones has played 159 of the last 160 minutes, missing only 14 seconds in today's game and the final 46 seconds of the 1/10/09 game at DePaul. He played the entire 40 minutes at Pitt and at West Virginia.

? Freshman forward Augustus Gilchrist tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds for his first career double-double.

? The 11 rebounds by Gilchrist is a career high, besting the eight he had vs. Vanderbilt (12/16/08).

? The pair of double-doubles were just the second and third by USF this season, and the first two as points and rebounds. Chris Howard had a 12 point and 10 assist outing at DePaul on 1/10/09.

? Junior guard Chris Howard tallied 12 points, five rebounds and three assists. 

? Freshman guard Justin Leemow posted a season high six rebounds, three better than his previous high of three.

? With his 26 points, Jones now has 869 career points, which is 26th on the all-time USF scoring list. He is 12 points behind Chonsey Asbury's 881 points for 25th all-time.