University of South Florida
DePaul
Gilchrist Leads Bulls Over DePaul, 86-76
February 26, 2011 | Men's Basketball
Jarrid Famous (15), Shaun Noriega (13) and Hugh Robertson (12) also reached double figures in the game while Ron Anderson, Jr. grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.ย Brandon Young led DePaul with 23 points.
USF (9-20, 3-13 BIG EAST) never trailed in the second half, and put the game away at the free-throw line with 12 conversions in the final four minutes.ย DePaul (7-21, 1-15 BIG EAST), rallied to within two points at 63-61 with nine minutes to play, but the Bulls responded with a 9-2 run over the next six minutes, handling the DePaul press for easy baskets or trips to the foul line.
The Bulls led by 13 points, 41-28, heading into the locker room after ending the first period on a 12-2 run. The Blue Demons had cut the Bulls' lead to just three at 29-26 with 4:01 to play, but USF scored on five out of its last six possessions, including eight points from Gilchrist.
The Bulls utilized a 10-2 run earlier in the half to open a 25-17 lead, but saw most of that effort negated by four different Blue Demons scoring over the next five minutes.
USF shot 57.1 percent (28-49) from the field and 58.3 percent (7-12) from three. DePaul struggled from long range, converting only six of 23 attempts.ย The Bulls also dominated on the glass, outrebounding DePaul 33-19.
USF returns to the Sun Dome on March 2 for its home finale vs. Pittsburgh at 9 p.m.
Game Notes
ย - The USF starters were Anthony Crater, Shaun Noriega, Hugh Robertson, Ron Anderson, Jr. and Augustus Gilchrist. Robertson is the only Bull to start every game this season.
- Gilchrist's 32 points were a career high, and he is the first Bull to post 30 points in a game since Dominique Jones netted 37 vs. Pittsburgh on Jan. 31, 2010. Excluding Jones, it has been more than five years since a Bull has scored 30 in a game. It is also Gilchrist's sixth 20-plus point performance of the season. He has scored at least 10 points in all but seven games this season.
- Jarrid Famous scored 15 points for his 11th double-digit scoring effort of the year. He was 6-of-7 (85.7 percent) from the field in the game.
- Hugh Robertson netted 12 points for his 13th double-digit performance of the season and his second in a row.
ย - Ron Anderson Jr. grabbed 10 rebounds for his eighth double-digit rebounding effort of the year. He has at least five rebounds in 20 games.
- Shaun Noriega hit three threes and finished with 13 points. He has hit multiple threes in nine games this season.
- Anthony Crater notched five assists for his 13th game this season with at least five dishes.
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- The Bulls outrebounded DePaul 33-19ย and have now outrebounded their opponent in 24 of 29 games this season.
- USF had nine dunks in the game, six of which were in the first half. On Jan. 27, USF had seven dunks against the Blue Demons.
- The win gives USF a six-game win streak over DePaul and a season sweep of the series.
- DePaul forward Cleveland Melvin, a candidate for BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, did not play due to a hand injury.
