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ORLANDO-  Hitting the road for the first time this season, the University of South Florida men's basketball team (1-2) dropped a 65-59 decision to Central Florida on Thursday at the UCF Arena in Orlando.

Junior forward Ron Anderson Jr led USF in scoring with a season-high 18 points off the bench in 28 minutes of play. 

Tonight marked the second straight contest that the transfer from Kansas State has scored in double figures. In addition, Anderson pulled down seven rebounds and converted 10 of 11 from the foul line.

Juniors Augustus Gilchrist and Hugh Roberston pitched in with 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Robertson led the Bulls on the boards with a season-high eight rebounds.He also had five assists on the night to lead the Bulls.

After trailing 38-29 at the half, the Bulls used a 14-2 run over the span of six minutes to take a 43-40 lead but the Knights responded by outscoring the Bulls 25-16 over the final 13:55 of the game.

The Bulls will look to get back on track when they welcome Georgia Southern to the Sun Dome on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. The game will be televised on Bright House Sports Network.

Post Game Notes
- Stan Heath is 154-133 overall as a head coach and 42-56 in four seasons at USF.
- USF falls to 19-6 all-time against UCF. USF is now 17-23 all-time in road openers.
- For the second-straight game, USF's starters were: Anthony Crater, Jawanza Poland, Hugh Robertson, Augustus Gilchrist and Jarrid Famous.
- USF held UCF scoreless for six minutes, including the last two minutes of the first half and the first four minutes of the second half.
- The Bulls outrebounded the Knights, 17-12, in the first half and 37-30 for the entire game. USF has tied or outrebounded its opponent in all three games this season.
- USF's bench scored 12 of the Bulls' 29 first-half points and 21 of the team's points for the game, led by Ron Anderson Jr's 18.
- USF scored the first points of the game (2-0) and didn't regain a lead until 13:55 left in the second half, when Anderson Jr received a pass from Hugh Robertson to give the Bulls a 41-40 lead. USF used a six-minute, 14-2 second-half run to get back into the game after being down 38-29 at the half.
- Forward Ron Anderson Jr has back-to-back double-digit scoring nights off the bench after scoring 18 against UCF and 16 against St. Francis on Nov. 15.
- USF has three-straight games with at least two Bulls scoring in double-digits.