WICHITA, Kan. (March 5, 2023) – The University of South Florida Bulls (14-17, 7-11 AAC) had their three-game winning streak halted in the final game of the regular season on Sunday in a 69-49 setback at Wichita State (16-14, 9-9).

South Florida won four of its last six conference games to close out the regular season.

Serrel Smith Jr. paced the Bulls with 11 points off the bench on Sunday while Tyler Harris scored 10.

USF went into the locker room facing a 36-33 deficit after weathering a 52 percent shooting effort (4-12 from downtown) by the Shockers.

Wichita State built a double-digit lead in the second half, 47-36, at the 14:47 mark and stretched its advantage to 13 points with 12:22 on the clock before five-straight USF points were capped by a three-pointer from Harris at the 10:44 mark to make it a 49-41 affair.

However, the Bulls hit a cold streak from there and only knocked down two more field goals for the remainder of the contest as the Shockers posted a 48 percent shooting percentage in the second half of play.

Sam Hines Jr. scored eight points and pulled down a team-best nine rebounds for USF.

Notable

• Russel Tchewa (concussion) returned to the starting lineup after missing Wednesday's game and scored nine points with six rebounds.
• Harris added to his USF single-season three-pointer record with a pair of triples and ends the regular season with 91 three-pointers.
• The Bull's seven conference wins are tied for second-most since joining the AAC.

Up Next

The Bulls will face ECU in the opening round of the AAC Tournament on Thursday, March 9 at 12:30 p.m. ET. USF swept ECU in its two regular-season meetings.  

Tickets are on sale now. Fans are encouraged to visit USFBullsTix.com or call 1-800-Go-Bulls to purchase tickets.

To stay up-to-date on the latest USF men's basketball news, follow the Bulls on social media (Twitter | Facebook | Instagram).

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.
 
For tickets, contact the USF Ticket Office at 1-800-Go-Bulls or by going online to USFBullsTix.com.

– #GoBulls –