PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26, 2025 – Jamille Reynolds was the leading scorer for the University of South Florida men's basketball team against Temple on Wednesday. Reynolds, Jayden Reid, and Jimmie Willams finished in double digits, but the Bulls (13-16, 6-10) fell to the Owls (15-14, 7-9), 73-71, on a buzzer-beater.
 
Reynolds recorded his 19th game in double digits with a team-high 17 points. He tied for a team-high six rebounds with two assists and a game-high two blocks. Williams produced his eighth game in double figures with a 12-point performance. He added two rebounds. Reid tallied a 12-point effort, his 19th game with double figures. He tied for a team-high with three assists. Kasen Jennings tied for the team lead with six rebounds to go along with five points and three assists.
 
Temple opened the game on an 8-2 run. The Bulls were unfazed and took a 14-13 lead after they outscored 8-2. Reynolds threw down his second dunk of the first half. The two sides continued to battle as USF held a 39-36 lead as the game went to the half.
 
South Florida shot 58-6 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from 3-point range. Reynolds and Williams finished the first half with 14 and 10 points, respectively.
 
The Owls started the second half with an 8-0 run and took a 44-39 lead. South Florida and Temple continued to battle back and forth, as neither team gained a lead of more than five points. USF held a three-point lead, 59-56, with 8:49 left in regulation.
 
Temple's Zion Stanford got a shot off with three seconds left on the clock, but Kobe Knox was there for a huge block. Stanford managed to get the rebound and put up a second shot that beat the buzzer as Temple went on to win 73-71.
 
Stanford finished with a game-high 25 points to lead Temple. Matteo Picarelli added 11 points, while Aiden Tobiason chipped in with 10.
 
Key Stats:
• The USF bench outscored the Temple bench 31-19. It is the 23rd time the South Florida bench has outscored its opponent's bench this season.
• The Bulls tallied nine steals and turned that into 20 points off turnovers.
 
Notables:
• Jamille Reynolds recorded his 19th game in double digits with a team-high 17 points.
• Jayden Reid tallied his 19th game with double digits with 12 points.
• Jimmie Williams posted a 12-point performance, his eighth game in double figures.
 
Up Next:
The Bulls return to the Yuengling Center for the final time of the regular season on Sunday, March 2. South Florida welcomes in-state foe Florida Atlantic for a clash on ESPN2 at noon. Before the game, the USF seniors will be recognized as part of Senior Day. All games 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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