USF at Notre Dame
Postgame Notes
Feb. 7, 2010
Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
Team
- USF's one turnover in the first half is the lowest of the last five games. The Bulls had two in the first half against Pitt and ended that game with just five. USF ended the game at Notre Dame with just five, marking the fourth-straight game and the fifth-time in six games USF had less than 10 turnovers in the game.
- ND led by 15 at 8:28 in the first half, but a 10-0 run allowed USF to chip its way back into the game.
- The game featured nine different tie scores as the lead changed on 10 different occasions.
- Notre Dame made six three-pointers while USF made four, meaning USF's opponents have hit more three-pointers in 11 of the past 12 games.
Individual
- Sophomore guard Anthony Crater made his first career start in the game at Notre Dame. Crater, who has now played in nine games for the Bulls, had three points, five assists and two rebounds and steals in his first start. Crater started in senior guard Mike Mercer's spot because Mercer missed practice this week due to the birth of his son, Michael.
- Senior guard Chris Howard scored 23 points, topping his season high of 16 at Cincinnati Jan. 20 and his career high of 19 set at Syracuse on Jan. 5, 2008.
- Howard scored 12-straight points for the Bulls from 12:36-3:17 in the second half. He had 14 second-half points all together.
- Junior Jarrid Famous posted 18 points on the afternoon to set a new career high, topping his previous best of 17 set at Providence Jan. 23.
- Senior Alex Rivas played a spectacular game against preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year Luke Harangody. Rivas grabbed six rebounds in 14 minutes while holding Harangody to under his season average in points on 5-of-17 shooting before Rivas fouled out with 2:57 left.
- For two straight games, Dominique Jones did not score in the first 11 minutes of the game. At Notre Dame, his first bucket was at 8:04 and at Georgetown he first scored at 8:25. Jones was just 3-of-17 on the afternoon from the floor.
- With his seven points in the first half, Dominique Jones is just the third Bull to score at least 500 points in three-straight seasons at USF. Charlie Bradley scored 901, 625 and 652 from 1982-85 and Altron Jackson had 565, 587 and 616 from 1999-2002.
- Jones had been collecting a majority of his points in the second period the last few games, but collected just three points in the second half after scoring seven in the first at Notre Dame. In the five games prior to ND, Jones scored 47 points in the first half and 98 in the second half.
- Jones ended the day with 10, marking the first time in 10 games he did not score 20 or more points. The last time was USF's BIG EAST season opener at Louisville, when Jones contributed just five points.
