| |
1 |
2 |
F |
|
USF |
38 |
21 |
59 |
|
Rutgers |
31 |
25 |
56 |
| Stat Comparison |
USF |
RU |
| Points |
59 |
56 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
23-49 |
21-64 |
| FG Percentage |
46.9% |
32.8% |
| 3 FG Made-Attempted |
8-20 |
4-16 |
| 3 FG Percentage |
40.0% |
25.0% |
| FT Made-Attempted |
5-10 |
10-13 |
| FT Percentage |
50.0% |
76.9% |
| Rebounds |
35 |
28 |
| Assists/Turnovers |
13/20 |
10/10 |
|
USF Stat Leaders |
|
RU Stat Leaders |
|
Stokes |
20 |
Points |
Prince |
25 |
|
Grant |
8 |
Rebounds |
Ray |
6 |
|
Grace |
7 |
Assists |
|
4 |
|
Denson |
1 |
Steals |
|
7 |
|
Denson |
2 |
Blocks |
Rushdan |
1 |
| |
PISCATAWAY, N.J. --
Shantia Grace converted a three-point play with 7.9 seconds to play and South Florida beat Rutgers 59-56 after blowing a 19-point second-half lead on Saturday.
The Bulls (16-6, 3-5 Big East Conference) survived one final comeback by the Scarlet Knights (12-7, 4-4) when Epiphanny Prince's running 25-footer banked off the backboard and rolled off the rim.
Janae Stokes added 20 points for South Florida.
The Bulls seemingly took total control with a 28-4 spurt bridging the halves and then fell apart in the final five-plus minutes as Rutgers ran off 17 straight points, tying the game at 56 on a 3-pointer by Brittany Ray.
Grace missed the front end of a one-and-one with 47 seconds to play, giving Rutgers a chance to take the lead.
However, the Scarlet Knights, who went long stretches with points in the game, could not get off a shot and turned the ball over on a shot clock violation with under 16 seconds to play.
Grace broke the Rutgers' press -- which had been so lethal in the comeback -- and drove the lane for an off-balance layup, giving the Bulls their final lead and their first win over Rutgers in four tries.
Grace finished with nine points on 2 of 8 shooting.
Prince had 25 points to lead Rutgers, including 10 in the 17-0 run. The Scarlet Knights were coming off an upset of No. 17 Notre Dame earlier this week. It was their first win over a ranked team this season.
