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2008-09 Season Stats
TAMPA, Fla. (AP)-Chris Wright scored 17 points, leading Georgetown to a 65-40 win over the University of South Florida on Wednesday night.
Greg Monroe had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Georgetown (14-10, 5-8 Big East) and Jessie Sapp added 10.
Despite shooting 27.3 percent in the first half, the Bulls (8-17, 3-10) trailed by just one point, 12-11, with 10:14 left in the half. The Hoyas then began a 22-4 run on their way to a 34-17 halftime advantage.
Georgetown shot 52.2 percent from the field in the first half and improved its shooting to 65 percent after halftime.
USF(8-17, 3-10) struggled from the outset, missing its first six shots from the floor. Dominique Jones broke through from long range in the seventh minute to make it 8-4.
Jones finished with 12 points and Augustus Gilchrist added 11 for USF, which shot 31.9 percent from the field.
Post Game Notes
?   Up Next: USF goes on the road to take on No. 1 Connecticut on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m. The game is an ESPN regionally televised game and can be seen locally on Bright House Sports Network. The game can be heard on 1250 AM and GoUSFBulls.com. A live blog will also be ongoing during the game on GoUSFBulls.com.
?   The Bulls were led by Dominique Jones who had a team-high 12 points. Jones, along with Chris Howard, handed out four assists.
?   Freshman forward Augustus Gilchrist was also in double digit points with 11.
?   Junior center Alex Rivas chipped in nine points and led the team with six rebounds.
?   Jones continues to move up the all-time USF scoring list. With 12 points against he has moved into 17th all-time with 985 points. He is 24 points behind Doug Wallace's 1,009 points for 16th all-time and just 39 points from moving into 15th all-time.
?  Jones is on pace to be the second fastest Bull in history to reach 1,000 career points and one of only three USF players to do it in two seasons. Jones will also be the quickest sophomore to reach 1,000. Jones currently sits at 985 career points and is on pace to eclipse 1,000 points at Connecticut on Saturday, Feb. 21. If he goes over 1,000 at UConn he will have reached 1,000 in his 57th career game. Only Tony Grier reached 1,000 career points in fewer games. Grier, who spent one season at Polk Community College before coming to USF, surpassed 1,000 in his 51st career game during his junior season. USF's all-time leading scorer, Charley Bradley, went over 1,000 in his 59th career game during his sophomore season.
?   Junior guard Chris Howard picked up four assists against Georgetown. He is currently in 9th place all-time on the USF career assist list with 322. Penny Greene sits in 8th with 364 assists.
?   Freshman Augustus Gilchrist scored in double-digits for the ninth time this season since he joined the team in December.
