LOGAN, Utah (December 14, 2024) – The University of South Florida men's basketball team returned to the court on Saturday against undefeated Utah State. The Bulls finished with three players in double digits but fell to the Aggies, 88-67.
 
With the loss, South Florida fell to 5-5 on the season, while Utah State improved to 10-0 on the year.
 
Quincy Ademokoya recorded his second game in double figures with a team-high 12 points. Kasen Jennings finished in double figures for the sixth time this season with 11 points. He paced the team with five assists. Brandon Stroud closed out the double-digit scorers with 10 points. He led the team with five rebounds. Stroud and Jayden Reid tied for a team-high two steals. CJ Brown tied for a game-high two blocks. South Florida extended its streak to 30 games with at least 25 rebounds and 10 assists.
 
The Bulls opened the game on a 5-0 run and forced three turnovers. The Aggies finally got on the board, but South Florida held a 5-2 at the first media timeout. Utah State outscored South Florida 8-4 for the next four minutes and took a 10-9 lead with 11:43 left in the first half.
 
With the Bulls down 14-12, Jennings made a great defensive play and poked the ball away from the Aggies. The ball went to Brown, who took it to the rim for the slam dunk.
 
Utah State went on a 9-3 run and took a 23-17 lead with just over seven minutes left until the break. The Aggies held a 14-point lead, 37-23, with 3:27 left in the first half. The Bulls picked up the defensive intensity and held the Aggies scoreless for the final 3:27 of the first stanza. South Florida cut the deficit to just six, 37-31, as the game went to the break.
 
Utah State opened the half outscoring South Florida 9-7 and extended its lead to 46-38 with 15:57 left in regulation. The Aggies extended their lead to 54-42 with just over 13 minutes left on the clock. USU extended its lead to 62-46 over the next three minutes of play.
 
The Bulls continued to battle and outscored the Aggies 8-7 and cut the deficit to 69-54. South Florida kept the defensive intensity up and held Utah State to just one field goal over the next 3:45, but the Aggies had a 77-58 lead with just under four minutes left. Utah State went on to win 88-67.
 
Mason Falslev recorded a game-high 27 points for Utah State and collected a team-high nine rebounds. Ian Martinez finished with 15 points. Karson Templin chipped in with 12 points, while Aubin Gateretse added 11.
 
Notables
· Quincy Ademokoya recorded his second game in double figures with a team-high 12 points.
· Kasen Jennings finished in double figures for the sixth time this season with 11 points.
· Brandon Stroud posted a 10-point performance for his fourth of the season.
· South Florida extended its streak to 30 games with at least 25 rebounds and 10 assists.
 
Up Next
The Bulls return to the friendly confines of the Yuengling Center on Wednesday, December 18. South Florida welcomes Bethune-Cookman for a 7 p.m. jump on ESPN+.
 
About USF Men's Basketball
The University of South Florida men's basketball, led by interim head coach Ben Fletcher, is a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls enter their 2024-25 campaign, presented by Tampa General Hospital, on the heels of their best season in program history, in which they claimed their first-ever regular season conference title, won a record 25 games, and earned a Top 25 ranking for the first time in program history. A presence on the college basketball scene for more than five decades, South Florida has earned two conference titles and three NCAA tournament bids (1990, 1992, and 2012), appeared in the NIT eight times, and won the 2019 College Basketball Invitational. 
 
South Florida is wearing patches with the initials AAR this season in memory of their head coach, Amir Abdur-Rahim, who passed away in October 2024.
 
The Bulls play their home games at the 10,400-seat Yuengling Center, located on South Florida's Tampa campus. 
 
Men's basketball single-game and season tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-Go-Bulls or by visiting USFBullsTix.com.
 
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