MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA NOV. 18, 2018 – Jessie Govan scored 27 points and had six rebounds to lead Georgetown to a 76-73 overtime victory over USF Sunday afternoon in the Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
James Akinjo finished 14 points and six assists and Josh LeBlanc added nine points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) led USF with 21 points that included a career-high four three-pointers.
Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) scored 13 points and had a game-high four assists, while
Alexis Yetna (Paris, France) tallied a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.
Akinjo gave Georgetown its first lead of the second half since the 18:26 mark when his jump shot with 56 seconds remaining in regulation put the Hoyas ahead 60-59. Collins answered on the ensuing possession for the Bulls with a layup in the lane to push USF ahead by one point.
Collins drew a foul on the next possession and hit both free throws to give USF a 63-60 edge with 13 seconds left in regulation. Akinjo then took the inbounds pass across half court and hit a three-pointer at the top of the key to tie the game at 63 with 4.6 seconds remaining.
USF nearly hit the game-winning shot off a rebound following a half court heave from Rideau, but
T.J. Lang's (Mobile, Ala.) putback at the buzzer was ruled late after an official review.
Georgetown (3-1) held USF scoreless for over six minutes and built a 19-9 lead midway through the first half. The Bulls, however, closed the period on 12-4 run to pull within two points on a Collins free throw just before halftime.
Lang hit a three-pointer just under four minutes into the second half to cap a 17-4 run to give the Bulls a 43-32 lead. The Bulls would hold the lead until Akinjo's basket in the final minute of regulation.
Key Stats
9 – USF hit nine three-pointers for the second time this season.
46.2 – USF shot 46.2 percent in the second half and led for the majority of the period.
24 – USF scored 24 points off Georgetown turnovers.
6 – Georgetown scored six points off three USF turnovers in overtime.
Notables
- Alexis Yetna tallied his first double-double at USF with 11 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.
- David Collins made a career-high four 3-pointers.
- USF is 3-1 for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
Up Next
USF returns to the Yuengling Center Wednesday at 7 p.m. when the Bulls host in-state foe Florida A&M.
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About USF Men's Basketball
The USF men's basketball team is led by head coach Brian Gregory. On March 22, 2017, Gregory was introduced as the 10th head coach in program history. He previously led programs at Georgia Tech (2011-16) and Dayton (2003-11). Gregory spent nearly a decade as an assistant coach under Michigan State's Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo and helped the Spartans win the 2000 NCAA National Championship. Gregory brings nearly 250 career head coaching wins and six postseason appearances, including the 2010 NIT Championship, to Tampa. In his first season at the helm of the Bulls, Gregory led the team to its first 10-plus win season since 2013-14.
USF has retired three numbers in its 47-year history: Chucky Atkins (12), Charlie Bradley (30) and Radenko Dobras (31). The Bulls have earned three NCAA tournament bids and appeared in the NIT eight times.
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