University of South Florida
James Madison
Poland and Robertson Score 19 Apiece in Loss
December 19, 2010 | Men's Basketball
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TAMPA- Sophomore Jawanza Poland and junior Hugh Robertson each scored 19 points in the University of South Florida' 66-61 loss to James Madison Saturday night at the Sun Dome.
Poland scored a career-high 19 points and Robertson recorded a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, both career highs. Robertson was 4-of-6 from long range.
Senior Jarrid Famous added a double-double, the seventh of this career, with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
As a team, USF hit nine threes in the game (39.1 percent), the second-most of the season behind the 10 made against Liberty.
USF started the game with hot shooting, taking an 11-0 run over the first two and a half minutes of the game. JMU soon put on a counter attack, though, outscoring the Bulls 15-2 to take the 21-20 lead midway through the period. Six lead changes ensued, and USF went into the locker room with a four-point lead, 34-30.
Three-straight long balls - two from Poland and one from Robertson - extended USF's run to 11-2, dating back to the end of the first half.
Only Poland and Robertson scored for the Bulls through the first 13 minutes of the second half, totaling 19 combined points, before Anthony Crater hit a three to give USF the 56-51 lead.
James Madison tied the game at 56 with 4:15 left in the game and took a four-point lead with a minute left in the game.
A three by Robertson pulled the game within one, but JMU went to the other end, got fouled and hit a pair of free throws to push its lead back to three, 64-61. USF was unable to convert on the offensive end, and JMU hit two more free throws to seal the game, 66-61.
USF hits the road for three-straight games before returning to the Sun Dome to face Villanova at 7 p.m. on Jan. 6. That game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
Notes
- USF starters: Anthony Crater, Jawanza Poland, Hugh Robertson, Ron Anderson Jr., Jarrid Famous.
- USF opened with an 11-0 run, but JMU countered with a 15-2 run of their own.
- Bulls senior Jarrid Famous scored all 11 of his points in the first half. This follows his season-high 15 points against Auburn on Wednesday.
- Junior Hugh Robertson knocked down a pair of long balls on his way to 10 first-half points. He ended the night with 19 points, surpassing his career high of 14 set against the other Colonial Conference opponent, VCU on Dec. 1.
- Robertson also grabbed 11 rebounds to record his first double-double in a USF uniform.
- Sophomore Jawanza Poland recorded a career-high 19 points, topping his previous high of 15 points, which tallied did twice.
-Three Bulls scored in double digits, the most since the game against VCU on Dec. 1 when four Bulls hit for more than 10.
