PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (March 6, 2022) – The University of South Florida (8-22, 3-15 AAC) concluded the regular season on Sunday afternoon with a 75-47 loss at Temple (17-11, 10-7 AAC) as the Bulls and Owls split their series this year.

Sam Hines Jr. (Marietta, Ga.) led the South Florida offense with 12 points, matching his previous high this season set against Cincinnati on February 9.

The Bulls went into the locker room on Sunday trailing the Owls, 37-26, before the two offenses went in different directions during the second half.

USF shot just 24 percent from the field (6-25) over the final 20 minutes, including a 1-10 clip from beyond the arc. Temple shot 37 percent (10-27) in the second half and went 6-13 (46.15%) from downtown.

Mark Calleja (Hudson) hit the lone three-point basket for USF in the game, extending the Bulls' streak of 212 consecutive games with at least one triple.

USF had shot over 33 percent from long range in five of its last seven games before going just 1-18 from three-point land on Sunday.

Corey Walker Jr. (Jacksonville) finished the game with eight points and four rebounds, while Russel Tchewa (Douala, Cameroon) turned in seven points and seven rebounds. Tchewa faced heavy pressure in the post all game long and was only able to uncork four shots in the contest.

The Bulls will now turn their attention to the American Athletic Conference Championship where South Florida is set for its third meeting with UCF this season in the opening round. The teams each won on their respective home courts during the regular season.

Up Next

The Bulls and Knights square off in round three of the War On I-4 on Thursday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

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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 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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