USF Men's Basketball

USF vs. FAU Game Notes

Team Notes

- The University of South Florida began a five-game homestand on Nov. 25 when the Bulls defeated Kent State, 76-54. USF will still face Hampton (Dec. 2), Central Michigan (Dec. 13) and UCF (Dec. 16) before hitting the road again.

- USF is a perfect 11-0 against FAU, dating back to the first meeting in 1993-94. In the last matchup between the teams, the Bulls bettered the Owls 100-69 in the Glenn Wilkes Classic in Daytona Beach. That night was the last game USF has topped the century mark. FAU was the first of two Florida schools that the Bulls will face this season.

- Head coach Stan Heath is in his 23rd season of coaching, ninth as a head coach and third at USF. He has posted a 139-119 overall record and is 27-42 at USF.

- With a 19-0 run in the second half, USF has back-to-back games with 19-0 runs. Against Kent State, USF started the game 24-4 on the heels of a 19-0 run.

- USF has had three Bulls score in double figures in five of six games. Against FAU, Chris Howard (15), Dominique Jones (11) and Augustus Gilchrist (27) all had double-digits.

- USF hit 10 3-pointers for the first time since Dec. 27, 2008 against Iona, a span of 25 games.

- After scoring between 65 and 67 points the first four games of the season, USF has scored 74 or more in three straight games, including a season high 78 against FAU.

- USF stayed with its regular starting lineup of Augustus Gilchrist and Jarrid Famous at forward and Dominique Jones, Chris Howard and Mike Mercer at guard.

- USF held the Owls scoreless for 6:32 in the second half, as FAU went 0-of-11 from the floor during that stretch.

- USF last defeated an opponent by 20 or more points on Jan. 10, 2009, an 80-58 win over DePaul. It was the second 20-point victory in USF's last 17 wins dating back to the middle of the 2007-08 season.

Individual Notes

- Junior Dominique Jones had 10 assists in the game, setting a new career high. His previous best had been seven helpers, which he had collected on four separate occasions.

- Sophomore Augustus Gilchrist has drained at least four free throws in all but one game this season. He hit 5-of-7 against FAU, and his season high was 15-of-16 against Davidson.

- Gilchrist was held to four points in the first half, but exploded in the second half with 23 points, setting a new career high with 27. Gilchrist had the same type of night against UNC Wilmington when he was held scoreless in the first half and ended with 14 points. His previous career high was 23 points against SMU in the season opener.

- With 27 points against FAU, Gilchrist has scored at least 14 points in every game this season.

-Senior guard Chris Howard moved into sole possession of sixth place in career assists with four against FAU, as he now stands one beyond No. 5 No. 5 Brian Swift's 389 and No. 4 Tommy Tonelli's 480 assists.

- After just two seasons with the Bulls, Dominique Jones is currently listed on five career records lists at USF and looking in on three more. He is ninth in scoring (1,210 points), three point field goals made (117), field goals attempted (929) and three pointers attempted (359), and 10th in free throws made (265). He is also just 40 attempted free throws, 29 made field goals and 13 steals away from 10th in each category.