TAMPA (December 2, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls (3-6) matched a program record with 14 three-pointers on Friday night in an impressive 79-59 win over Charleston Southern at the Yuengling Center.

South Florida previously set the record of 14 triples in a game against Oral Roberts on December 7, 1991. The number is a new single-game record for three-points made by the Bulls inside the Yuengling Center.

Tyler Harris did all of his damage on Friday night in the first half with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc. Russel Tchewa scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half as well and is shooting 76 percent over his last three games (16-21).

"We played extremely well tonight against an opponent and coach I have a lot of respect for," said head coach Brian Gregory. "That's a dangerous team who can shoot the ball and competes hard, and our guys were up to the challenge. We did a tremendous job defending their three-point shooters, and obviously had a great night from three on our offensive end. We challenged our guys the last two days at practice and I'm proud of how they responded. We played together and very unselfishly which led to a lot of good shots. This was a big step for us. We're playing some good basketball, but I know we can play even better."

The Bulls have won three of their last four games, scoring 70 or more points in each of those wins.

Sam Hines Jr. scored the first five USF points on Friday night, including an early three-pointer, which led to an 11-point effort overall.

Harris knocked down three of his first four three-point attempts. His fourth of the game capped an 11-point USF run at the 4:20 mark of the first half and his fifth came right before the break as the Bulls took a 39-24 advantage into the locker room.

A pair of free throws by Tchewa gave the Bulls a 20-point lead at the 16:12 mark of the second half which USF never relinquished. A three-pointer by Keyshawn Bryant with 8:09 left to play gave USF a 29-point advantage – it's largest of the night.

Ryan Conwell, Jamir Chaplin and Serrel Smith Jr. all took part in the three-point barrage with Jake Boggs hitting the 14th of the night late in the second half.

Notable

• The offensive outburst came without one of the Bulls' leading scorers, Selton Miguel, missing the game with the flu.
• Conwell dished out a career-high eight assists as USF totaled a season-best 22 assists.
• Harris is shooting 44 percent (18-41) from downtown over his last five games.
• USF improved to 41-14 when scoring 70 or more points under Gregory.
• The Bulls held CSU to 2-of-18 shooting from beyond the arc (0-8 first half).
• Mark Calleja and Kenu Louissaint each recorded their first minutes off the season off the USF bench.

Up Next

The Bulls will be off for the next 10 days before returning to action on the road at Northern Iowa on Monday, December 12.     

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About USF Men's Basketball

The USF men's basketball team is led by head coach Brian Gregory, who enters his sixth season in 2022-23. Gregory was introduced as the 10th head coach in program history in March of 2017 after previously leading 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 owns over 300 career head coaching wins and six postseason appearances, including the 2010 NIT Championship with Dayton. In his second season at the helm of the Bulls, Gregory led the team to the best win turnaround in the NCAA, the most single-season wins in school history and the 2019 College Basketball Invitational championship. 
 
USF has retired three numbers in its history: Chucky Atkins (12), Charlie Bradley (30) and Radenko Dobras (31). The Bulls have earned three NCAA tournament bids, appeared in the NIT eight times and won the 2019 College Basketball Invitational.
 
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