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USF-Georgetown Postgame Notes

USF at Georgetown
Postgame Notes
Feb. 3, 2010
Verizon Center
  

Team Notes
- With the win, USF won its fifth BIG EAST game of the season, the most ever for the Bulls in their five seasons in the league.
- USF defeated a ranked team for the second-straight game following a 70-61 win over No. 17 Pitt Sunday. The win was the 11th all-time against a ranked opponent.
- The Bulls also secured a win against the highest-ranked opponent ever. Prior to tonight, the previous best was a 57-56 win over No. 8 Marquette Feb. 6, 2009.
- It also marked the third time ever USF won two straight games against ranked opponents, but the first time those two wins occurred in back-to-back games.
- The last time USF had two wins over ranked opponents in the same season was the 2004-05 season, when the Bulls earned wins over No. 18 Charlotte and No. 21 Cincinnati over a three-game stretch in March 2005.
- The win was USF's first over a ranked BIG EAST team on the road. The last time the Bulls beat a ranked team in a true road game occurred Feb. 24, 1992, against No. 15 Tulane, an 81-76 victory.
- The Bulls haven't won four conference games in a row since the 1991-92 season, when the Bulls won six straight Metro Conference games late in the year, the last season USF was in the NCAA tournament.
- USF scored just 26 points in the first half, a season low after scoring 27 in the first half against Seton Hall Jan. 28.
- For the seventh game in a row, USF had fewer or equal number of turnovers as the opponent, as the Bulls committed just eight on the night. USF has been in single digits in turnovers in four straight games and five of the last six. USF is averaging just 7.8 turnovers in the last six games.
- USF outscored the Hoyas, 42-30, in the paint, and held a 15-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
- USF's bench outscored Georgetown's, 10-2, the first time since Nov. 27 USF had more bench points than its opponent, when USF held a 10-5 advantage in the category against FAU.

Individual Notes
- Junior Dominique Jones posted his ninth straight game with 20 or more points, and the 35th time in his career, as he has averaged 29.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists during that span while shooting 50.9 percent from the floor and 78.2 percent from the free throw line.
- Jones' 12-of-17 performance from the free throw line marked the fourth-straight game he has made 10 or more free throws, hitting 79.3 percent (50-of-63) during that time.
- Jones moved into sixth all-time in field goals, surpassing Chucky Atkins, who had 526 in his career. Jones, now with 530, trails No. 5 Tony Grier, who had 583 during his time at USF.
- Jones now has 1,585 points in his career, as he trails No. 5 Atkins, who had 1,619.
- Jones currently ranks third in the BIG EAST in scoring at 22.4 points per game, but first in conference games at 27.0 per contest.
- Jones is averaging 21.5 points in the second half over the last four games.
- Jones has also posted 35.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and is shooting 55.3 percent from the floor and 79.4 percent from the foul line during the Bulls' four-game win streak.
- Senior Alex Rivas set season highs with four points and three rebounds in 11 minutes of play as he continues to recover from offseason leg surgery.

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Players Mentioned

Dominique Jones

#20 Dominique Jones

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6' 4"
Junior
Alex Rivas

#11 Alex Rivas

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6' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Dominique Jones

#20 Dominique Jones

6' 4"
Junior
G
Alex Rivas

#11 Alex Rivas

6' 10"
Senior
C