BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 16, 2025 – Jamille Reynolds collected his seventh double-double for the University of South Florida men's basketball team on Sunday against UAB. The Bulls (12-14, 5-8) fell in a hard-fought battle against the Blazers (16-9, 9-3) 85-78 inside Bartow Arena in Birmingham.
 
Reynolds tallied a game-high 27 points and tied a career-high with 14 rebounds. Jayden Reid added a 16-point performance with four assists, a game-high three steals, and two rebounds. Kobe Knox recorded his 15th game in double digits with 10 points tonight. CJ Brown dished out a game-high five assists. He had five or more assists for the third time in four games.
 
After the game started as a back-and-forth battle, UAB went on a 10-4 run and took a 24-19 lead midway through the first half. The Blazers extended their lead to 10, 47-37 at the half.
 
The Bulls opened the second half on a 9-3 run and cut the deficit to four, 50-46, with 16:00 left in regulation. Reynolds accounted for five of the team's nine points. USF outscored UAB to cut the deficit to five points, 64-59. Reid knocked down a transition 3-pointer that forced a timeout from the Blazers. Reid recorded a steal and took it to the hoop to cut the deficit to 74-71.
 
UAB held a 79-71 lead with just a minute left in regulation. The Bulls continued to battle and scored five points in 11 seconds, making it a three-point game, 79-76. The Blazers closed out the game with an 85-78 victory.
 
Key Stats:
• Jamille Reynolds recorded his second game of 20 or more points and his seventh double-double. He finished the game with a career-high 27 points and tied a career-high 14 rebounds.
• The USF bench outscored the UAB bench 23-21. It is the 20th time the South Florida bench has outscored their opponent's bench this season.
• UAB outrebounded USF 46-33, including 17 offensive rebounds. This led to a 17-6 edge in second-chance points.
 
Notables:
• CJ Brown has recorded a steal in his 11th straight game. It ties the longest streak by a USF player since David Collins in 2012.
• Jayden Reid has recorded 40 or more steals and 80 or more assists in his first two seasons at USF. The only other Bull was Anthony Collins in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
 
Up Next:
USF is back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 19, for a road matchup with UTSA. The Bulls and the Roadrunners will meet inside the Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas. USF and UTSA will play on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET and can be heard on Bulls Unlimited.
 
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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. 
 
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