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[MikeG]

Game 31
South Florida Bulls (8-21, 3-14) vs. Temple Owls (16-11, 9-7)

 

       vs. 

Sunday, March 6   2:00 PM EST

Philadelphia, Pa. Liacouras Center
TV: ESPN+

Radio: USF Bulls Unlimited

31st scheduled game- (1 cancelled COVID19, 2 rescheduled)

Link to Prediction Contest

Edited March 6, 2022 by MikeG
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[MikeG]

Preview from Temple's website

Zamani Feelings

Men's Basketball 3.4.22

Men’s Basketball Celebrates Senior Day Sunday with Key AAC Game with USF

PHILADELPHIA – Temple will honor its graduating seniors on Sunday (2 p.m./ESPN+/1210 AM WPHT) and look to clinch a bye in the upcoming 2022 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships. 

A win over visiting South Florida (8-21. 3-14 AAC) would give Temple (16-11, 9-7 AAC) a first-round bye in the tournament and a likely meeting with Tulane in the quarterfinal round.  A loss would most likely push the Owls to sixth place and a date with the 11^th seed, either South Florida or Tulsa, in an opening round game.

Temple will also be looking to extract revenge on USF, which beat the Owls 52-49 in Tampa on a desperation three-pointer with 20 seconds on the clock.

GAME PROMOTIONS
> Doors to the IBC Entrance (across from the Liacouras Center Garage) will open at Noon for "Temple on Tap."  From 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., take advantage of discounted domestics, imports, crafts, food, soft beverages, and more behind Section 116! 
> All other doors to the arena will open at 12:30 p.m. for Hooter's Birthday Party activities.  Kids will have the opportunity to take part in games, meet and receive autographs from local mascots, take pictures with Elsa and Spider-Man, watch a magic act, get their faces painted, and receive balloons.  All activities will remain open through halftime. 
> "Senior Day" pre-game festivities will begin at approximately 1:45 p.m.
> One fan will have the opportunity to win a 2022 Audi A4 Sedan!
> Following the game, fans are encouraged to head next door to McGonigle Hall to support the Temple Women's Gymnastics team in action!  Just show your ticket from the
Men's Basketball game at the Ticket Sales table in the front lobby of McGonigle Hall and receive a complimentary ticket to the Gymnastics meet which begins at 4:30 p.m. 

SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Damian Dunn, who has scored in double figures a team-high 20 times, leads the Owls in scoring (14.7 ppg/7th AAC) and free throw percentage (112-135, .830/5th AAC). 
> Jeremiah Williams, who has missed four of the last five games (shoulder), remains questionable.  He is second on the team in scoring (9.5 ppg) and tops the Owls in assists (4.3 apg, 5th AAC), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.94/4th AAC) and steals (30).
> Tai Strickland is averaging 8.5 ppg (3rd on team). He exploded for a career-high 27 points in the SMU win and tallied 11 points in his first collegiate start at Cincinnati.
> Zach Hicks (8.0 ppg), who has averaged 12.1 points and 6.4 rebounds over the last eight games, leads the Owls with 55 three-pointers. He has been red-hot of late from deep, making 49 of his treys over the last 16 games, including a school-record 10 treys against Delaware State.
> Nick Jourdain (7.0 ppg), who scored a career-high 23 at Tulsa, leads TU in blocks (1.7 bpg/2nd AAC), and offensive rebounding (2.4 pg/4th AAC) while is second in overall rebounding (5.3 rpg/18th AAC).
> Jahlil White (7.34ppg), who came off the bench to tie his career scoring high (17 pts) at Memphis, leads the team in rebounding (5.8 rpg/12th AAC).
> Hysier Miller, who has averaged 8.7 ppg and 3.7 apg since joining the starting lineup at Tulane, scored a career-high 16 point at Memphis.
 
SCOUTING SOUTH FLORIDA
> South Florida has lost seven of its eight games since defeating Temple 52-49 on Feb. 7 in Tampa.  The lone win was two games ago (Feb. 26) at Cincinnati, 56-54.
> The Bulls are a tough defensive team, ranking second in the AAC (64.7 ppg), three spots ahead of the Owls (67.7).
> USF is led by Caleb Murphy and Javon Greene. Both guards Murphy leads the team in scoring 11.4 ppg and assists (95) while Greene tops the team in three-pointers (42) and the AAC in steals (1.8 pg) while averaging 9.2 ppg.
> Jamir Chaplin and Russel Tchewa have been mainstays in the starting five with Chaplin third on the team in scoring (8.8 ppg) and third in rebounding (4.4 rpg) while Tchewa tops the squad in rebounding (5.5 rpg) and is fourth in scoring (7.9 ppg).
> South Florida has struggled to score this season, averaging a league-low (57.8 ppg).

SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and South Florida have met 19 times, with the Owls leading 13-6 in the series.
> South Florida has won three of the last four meetings, including a 52-49 victory in Tampa this season on Feb. 7.
> The Owls had won 11 in a row prior to falling at home during the 2019-20 season.
> South Florida has won three of the seven meetings in Philadelphia, including the last two games at the Liacouras Center.
> USF won two of the three meetings last season, with the three contests also being the Owls final games of the season.  Temple won the first one, 83-76, in Tampa before dropping the final two, 65-47 in Philadelphia and 73-71 at the AAC Tournament in Dallas.
> The first meeting in the series was 10 years ago in the NCAA Second Round at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The Bulls won by a score of 58-44 after trailing Temple 19-15 at halftime. USF also won the first-ever meeting as conference opponents on Jan. 9, 2014, 75-82, but did not win again until the 2019-20 campaign.
 

[MikeG]

USF preview.....

Bulls wrap up regular season at Temple on Sunday

March 05, 2022

 

 

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

University of South Florida (8-21, 3-14 AAC) at Temple (16-11, 9-7 AAC)

Sunday, March 6 | 2 p.m.

VENUE: Liacouras Center | Philadelphia, Pa.

SERIES: Temple leads, 12-6

TV: ESPN+

RADIO: iHeart Radio Bulls Unlimited

TWITTER UPDATES: @USFMBB

GAME NOTES: View (PDF)

 

TAMPA (March 5, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls head to Philadelphia for their regular season finale in search of a third straight win over Temple ahead of the AAC Tournament which begins next Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas.

South Florida has won two straight against Temple, four of the last five overall, and two straight in Philadelphia.

The Bulls beat the Owls in the opening round of the conference tournament last season, 73-71, and defeated Temple in Tampa last month, 52-49. Javon Greene hit a go-ahead three-pointer in that contest with 20 seconds left on the clock.

Greene is averaging 9.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game this season. His steals/game leads all players in the AAC. Caleb Murphy has paced the USF offense all season long, averaging 11.4 points, a year after averaging 8.3 and being named to the AAC All-Freshman Team.

Center Russel Tchewa is averaging 12.1 ppg over his last 10 (7.9 season average) and has scored in double digits four straight games, and seven of the last 10 overall. He posted a career-high 18 points at ECU on February 23.

Corey Walker Jr. tallied his first career double-double on Thursday against Memphis, posting a career high in points (12) and matching highs in rebounds (11) and blocks (4). The freshman forward is averaging 8.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.6 steals over his last seven games.

Temple is 10-3 at home this season with their last loss in Philadelphia coming against nationally-ranked Houston, 66-61, on January 2.

Damian Dunn is the Owl's leading scorer (14.7 ppg) and one of their top rebounders (4.2). Nick Jourdain is averaging 1.74 blocks/game and Temple ranks 33rd in the country in blocked shots/game (4.8). The Owls also rank 40th in the NCAA in offensive rebounds/game (12.07).

Temple defends the three-point line well, holding teams to a 30.1% clip (31st in the NCAA). The Bulls have had their struggles from three-point range at times this season, but have shot better than 33% from downtown in five of their last seven games.

Up Next

Following the conclusion of all games around the league on Sunday, the AAC Tournament field and seeds will be determined. The American Athletic Conference Championship will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on March 10-13. 

[CousinRicky]

17 hours ago, MikeG said:

> The first meeting in the series was 10 years ago in the NCAA Second Round at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The Bulls won by a score of 58-44 after trailing Temple 19-15 at halftime. USF also won the first-ever meeting as conference opponents on Jan. 9, 2014, 75-82, but did not win again until the 2019-20 campaign.

Only tournament game I've been to. Couldn't stay for the next day vs Ohio I believe.

[NJBull]

Headed over today to Philly. Go Bulls. 

[Triple B]

35 minutes ago, NJBull said:

Headed over today to Philly. Go Bulls. 

****! I'm flying into Philly today also but would have come up yesterday if the game site had registered with me. It's hell to get old .....

[Friscobull]

1 hour ago, Triple B said:

****! I'm flying into Philly today also but would have come up yesterday if the game site had registered with me. It's hell to get old .....

Hard to believe the season is coming to a close,  it was a magical ride that I am not ready to let go of, #Go Bulls!

[Gat-Rat Bull]

46 minutes ago, Friscobull said:

it was a magical ride that I am not ready to let go of

 

[Samia]

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Edited March 6, 2022 by Samia

[Samia]

On 3/4/2022 at 11:10 AM, MikeG said:

Game 31
South Florida Bulls (8-21, 3-14) vs. Temple Owls (16-11, 9-7)

 

       vs. 

Sunday, March 6   2:00 PM EST

Philadelphia, Pa. Liacouras Center
TV: ESPN+

Radio: USF Bulls Unlimited

31st scheduled game- (1 cancelled COVID19, 2 rescheduled)

Link to Prediction Contest

Live Stream- Fubo TV