MBB AAC Tourney Rd 2 Game Discussion: Bulls vs Wichita State (Mar 12) 12 pm TV: ESPN2

[Triple B]

Collins Leads USF Past Temple in AAC Tournament

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vs. Wichita State

3/12/2021 | 12:00 p.m.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS, MARCH 11, 2021 – Eighth-seeded USF defeated the No. 9 seed Temple, 73-71, in the first game of the 2021 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

After surviving a late flurry from the Owls (5-11), the Bulls (9-12) will face No. 1 seed and regular-season champion Wichita State on Friday, March 12 at noon ET/11 a.m. CT on ESPN2. The game will be a rematch of the regular-season finale for both schools, an 80-63 Shocker victory on March 6 in Wichita, Kan. 

USF gradually built a lead in the second half and led 67-56 with 2:12 remaining before Brendan Barry buried three consecutive 3-point field goals to cut the lead to two with 1:07 remaining, but that was as close as the Owls would come. After a pair of missed USF free throws with five second left, Temple had a chance with the clock running down, but could not get a shot off. 

USF's David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) led all scorers with 23 points, while Michael Durr (Atlanta, Ga.) posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Khalif Battle recorded a double-double for the Owls with a team-high 18 points and 10 rebounds. 

The Owls started off the game strong, jumping out to a 14-4 lead, while holding the Bulls to just 1-of-9 shooting. After being down 27-17 with 7:00 remaining in the first half, USF scored seven straight points in the next minute and went on to take the lead at halftime, 38-37, on a put-back by Durr at the buzzer.

Notable
• USF won its first game at the AAC Tournament since a win over East Carolina in 2016.         
• David Collins turned in his 20th career game with 20 points.           
• Michael Durr registered his second career double-double with his 11 points and 11 rebounds.  

Key Stats
7 – USF committed only seven turnovers and forced Temple into 10 miscues.     
­­­15 – Temple missed 15 consecutive shots in the second half.             
22 – USF received 22 points off the bench led by the 12 of Jamir Chaplin.   
 
Up Next
USF continues its quest for an American Athletic Tournament title Friday at 12 p.m. (EST) when the Bulls face top-seeded Wichita State in the quarterfinals in Fort Worth, Texas.

[Guest Jonesy Bull]

Another game at Noon today, its like Basketball for junkies!  This is probably where the fun ends, but miracles have happened before.

GO BULLS!!

[jjlovecub]

NCAA Tourney run continues today 

[SilverBull]

Here's to our Bulls being the real Shockers.  

[bjef4844]

Have a feeling we pull the upset today.

[DaNewsBull]

This is the first game I am actually refreshing twitter for the starters haha. I need noon to get here!

[DaNewsBull]

 

Edited March 12, 2021 by GVLPalmettoBull

[DaNewsBull]

Tweets are saying Yetna is suited up and warming up. But I believe he did that yesterday too. What are the chances? Do or die situation, try him out?

[flsportsfan83]

Yetna out?

[Guest Jonesy Bull]

9 minutes ago, GVLPalmettoBull said:

Tweets are saying Yetna is suited up and warming up. But I believe he did that yesterday too. What are the chances? Do or die situation, try him out?

If he couldn't play yesterday, how much good is he going to be for us in a mere 24 hours!