USF Men's Basketball
USF at Villanova
Feb. 24, 2010
The Pavilion
Postgame Notes
Team
- Tonight's starters were
Chris Howard,
Dominique Jones and
Mike Mercer at guard,
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick at forward and
Alex Rivas at center. It marked the first time that lineup was used this season.
- The Bulls committed 23 turnovers on the night, a season high for the team. The last time USF had more than 17 turnovers was 18 against Rutgers Jan. 16 and UCF Dec. 16. USF's season worst had been 21 at Louisville Dec. 30.
- The Bulls set a season low for points with 49, one less than the team's previous low of 50 against West Virginia Jan. 13.
- The game marked the third of the season for the Bulls that the team faced a No. 7 team on the road. USF previously played at No. 7 Syracuse Jan. 10, an 82-65 loss, and at No. 7 Georgetown Feb. 3, a 72-64 win.
- The 25-point loss was the worst of the season for the Bulls, following a 21-point setback at Louisville Dec. 30.
Individual
- Junior forward Jarrid Famous did not start after missing practices due to the birth of his daughter, London Lynnae Famous, on Monday.
- Mike Mercer has scored in double digits in three-straight games. He had 11 at Villanova, 17 against St. John's and 12 vs. Cincinnati.
- Senior guard Chris Howard reached a milestone on Feb. 13 by playing in his 100th career game. Tonight, Howard's start against Villanova was his 99th career start.
- With eight rebounds, sophomore Augustus Gilchrist was one board shy of his season high of nine, which he grabbed at SMU on Nov. 13.
- After not playing for seven-straight games, freshman Mike Burwell played three minutes against Villanova.
- Ryan Kardok scored for the first time since Seton Hall on Jan. 28 on a pair of free throws with 56 seconds left. They were also his first two career free throws at USF.
- Jones was 0-5 from the floor in the first half. All four of his points were from the free throw line. The last time he was held without a field goal in the first stanza was Dec. 22, 2008 against Oral Roberts in Puerto Rico. He was 0-1 in the first half from the field that night with no points. He ended that game scoreless as well.
- With his 12 points on the night, Jones moved into sixth on the single season scoring list with 574 points, passing Altron Jackson's 565 points during the 1999-2000 season. Up next is Jackson again for fifth place with 587 points during the 2000-01 campaign.
