National Basketball Association
Syracuse 72, South Florida 49
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 5, 2011
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # John Gaffney, # Tim Higgins
Attendance:
10051
By SportsDirect Inc.
Rick Jackson scored a season-high 21 points and added 12 rebounds and four assists, as No. 17 Syracuse rolled over host South Florida 72-49 Saturday.
Jackson, a senior forward-center, made 8 of 13 from the field for the Orange (20-4, 7-4 Big East), who won their second straight after a four-game losing streak. It was Jackson’s 16th double-double of the season.
Syracuse outrebounded USF 40-26, getting six from Jackson on the offensive end. Kris Joseph added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Orange.
Jarrid Famous, who missed the previous game with back pain, had 14 points and nine rebounds to lead USF (8-16, 2-9 Big East). The Bulls have lost two straight games and 11 of the last 13.
USF led 11-10 with 12:22 left in the first half before Syracuse put together a 12-0 run to take control. Jackson had 13 points, six rebounds and four assists as Syracuse earned a 37-28 halftime lead.
Syracuse held the Bulls to 10-of-28 from the field in the first half, 1-of-8 from 3-point range. USF was 2 of 15 for the game behind the 3-point arc.
Top Game Performances
Syracuse |
|
South Florida |
Rick Jackson 21 |
Scoring |
Jarrid Famous 14 |
Scoop Jardine 8 |
Assists |
Anthony Crater 5 |
Rick Jackson 12 |
Rebounds |
Jarrid Famous 8 |
Rick Jackson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jarrid Famous 4 |
Kris Joseph 3 |
Steals |
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 3 |
C.J. Fair 3 |
Blocks |
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Syracuse
|
72 |
44.6 |
4-15 |
18-23 |
16 |
40 |
5 |
8 |
|
South Florida
|
49 |
35.3 |
2-15 |
11-17 |
10 |
26 |
6 |
7 |
|