TAMPA, FEB. 10, 2018 – The Bulls went back-and-forth in a first-half battle with Temple but came up short after the Owls got off to a fast second-half start, defeating USF, 73-55, on Saturday afternoon.

Isaiah Manderson (Bronx, N.Y.) set his career high in points for the second straight game, finishing the day with 18 points and eight rebounds. Manderson shot 9-for-12 from the field and dished out two assists. Four of Manderson's eight rebounds came on the offensive end, giving him nine offensive rebounds in the last two games.

Freshman David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) had his fourth straight double-digit effort, scoring 10 points on 3-of-6 from the field. Collins had three rebounds and two assists to complete his stat line.

Payton Banks (Orange, Calif.) was the third Bull in double digits with 10 points. He also had two rebounds and two steals.

Key Stats
29 – The Bulls had a 29-10 advantage in bench points, powered by the 18 points off the bench from Isaiah Manderson.
19 – Temple had 19 second-chance points, compared to 12 for the Bulls.

Quotable
Head Coach Brian Gregory on Isaiah Manderson:
"That's back-to-back. I thought his best game as a Bull, no…his best game in his career was the other night at UConn, and I thought he exceeded that today. He's been practicing better, a little greater focus, a little greater attention to detail. Obviously the one thing with Isaiah is the consistency is his biggest piece. I think if you play the right way and every day in practice you're getting better and you're valuing what you're doing every day, it gives you a better chance to play better."
 
Notable

• Saturday's game was the annual autism awareness game for USF to support Coaches Powering Forward for Autism. All coaches and staff on both teams wore the blue puzzle piece lapel pin in support of Autism Speaks. USF assistant coach Tom Herrion co-founded the Coaches Powering Forward initiative with Towson head coach Pat Skerry.
• Sophomore Henry Beard (Seminole, Fla.) scored his first collegiate point on a free throw as time wound down in the second half. Saturday was Beard's 20^th career collegiate game.
• Nikola Scekic (Belgrade, Serbia) had two blocks on the day, giving him 15 for the season, which is second on the Bulls.

Up Next
The Bulls make the short drive to Orlando for a War on I-4 matchup with UCF on Wednesday night. The game starts at 6 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPNews.
 
About USF Men's Basketball
The USF men's basketball team is led by head coach Brian Gregory. On March 22, 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.

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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