TAMPA, DEC. 21, 2018 – Justin Brown tied a career-high with 16 points and Alexis Yetna secured his league-leading fifth double-double of the season to lead USF to an 83-44 victory over Alcorn State Friday evening at the Yuengling Center.   

Brown (Birmingham, Ala.) finished 6-for-8 from the field and made all four of his three-point attempts to help USF win its fifth consecutive game for the first time since 2007. Yetna (Paris) added 16 points and 11 rebounds, including nine offensive, as USF finished with a season-high 51 rebounds and outrebounded Alcorn State by 20.

Antun Maricevic (Zagreb, Croatia) scored a career-best 11 points and had six rebounds and Mayan Kiir finished with 10 points and four rebounds off the bench.

Deshawn Anderes paced Alcorn State with 12 points and seven rebounds and was the only Brave in double figures.

USF (9-2) used a 26-8 run over the final 9:37 of the first half to turn a two-point lead into a 20-point advantage at halftime. The Bulls then scored the first 10 points of the second half, including eight from Brown, to take a 53-23 lead less than four minutes into the half.

USF would go on to lead by as many as 43 points en route to its largest margin of victory under head coach Brian Gregory.

Quotable
Head coach Brian Gregory's thoughts on the game:
"I want guys to enjoy their time at home, but we had something to do before we left and our guys really responded well. It starts on the defensive end on the court for us, but we are getting better offensively. We shot the ball, did some good things and were really, really good on the offensive glass."
 "Really good defensive effort. Thirty-three percent from the field and 13 from the three and we're plus-20 on the glass. I'm very, very proud of how our guys responded."

Key Stats
24 – USF scored 24 points off turnovers and allowed Alcorn State only four points off turnovers.
51 – Friday was the first time since 2012 in which USF had at least 50 rebounds.
2 – USF held Alcorn State to only two 3-poiners. The Braves opened play averaging 8.8 per game.  
21 – USF finished with 21 assists and limited Alcorn State to only six.
36 – USF received 36 points from it bench.  

Notable

• USF posted its first five-game winning streak since 2007.
• USF improved to 4-0 all-time against Alcorn State and 9-2 against the SWAC.  
• Alexis Yetna recorded his fifth double-double of the season.  
• USF is 5-0 this season with Justin Brown makes at least two 3-pointers.
• Antun Maricevic scored a career-high 11 points.
• USF recorded its sixth double-digit steal game of the season.  

Up Next
USF returns to action Saturday, Dec. 29 at 1 p.m. when the Bulls host Fairleigh Dickinson on ESPN3 from the Yuengling Center. Reserve your seats at USFBullsTix.com.

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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 10^th 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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