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Bulls wrap up regular season at Temple on Sunday

March 05, 2022

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

University of South Florida (8-21, 3-14 AAC) at Temple (16-11, 9-7 AAC)

Sunday, March 6 | 2 p.m.

VENUE: Liacouras Center | Philadelphia, Pa.

SERIES: Temple leads, 12-6

TV: ESPN+

RADIO: iHeart Radio Bulls Unlimited

TWITTER UPDATES: @USFMBB

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TAMPA (March 5, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls head to Philadelphia for their regular season finale in search of a third straight win over Temple ahead of the AAC Tournament which begins next Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas.

South Florida has won two straight against Temple, four of the last five overall, and two straight in Philadelphia.

The Bulls beat the Owls in the opening round of the conference tournament last season, 73-71, and defeated Temple in Tampa last month, 52-49. Javon Greene hit a go-ahead three-pointer in that contest with 20 seconds left on the clock.

Greene is averaging 9.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game this season. His steals/game leads all players in the AAC. Caleb Murphy has paced the USF offense all season long, averaging 11.4 points, a year after averaging 8.3 and being named to the AAC All-Freshman Team.

Center Russel Tchewa is averaging 12.1 ppg over his last 10 (7.9 season average) and has scored in double digits four straight games, and seven of the last 10 overall. He posted a career-high 18 points at ECU on February 23.

Corey Walker Jr. tallied his first career double-double on Thursday against Memphis, posting a career high in points (12) and matching highs in rebounds (11) and blocks (4). The freshman forward is averaging 8.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.6 steals over his last seven games.

Temple is 10-3 at home this season with their last loss in Philadelphia coming against nationally-ranked Houston, 66-61, on January 2.

Damian Dunn is the Owl's leading scorer (14.7 ppg) and one of their top rebounders (4.2). Nick Jourdain is averaging 1.74 blocks/game and Temple ranks 33rd in the country in blocked shots/game (4.8). The Owls also rank 40th in the NCAA in offensive rebounds/game (12.07).

Temple defends the three-point line well, holding teams to a 30.1% clip (31st in the NCAA). The Bulls have had their struggles from three-point range at times this season, but have shot better than 33% from downtown in five of their last seven games.

Up Next

Following the conclusion of all games around the league on Sunday, the AAC Tournament field and seeds will be determined. The American Athletic Conference Championship will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on March 10-13.  

 

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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 fifth season in 2021-22. 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 51-year 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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