South Florida rallies from 20 down to stun No. 10 Memphis 74-73
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) After escaping several games with last-second shots, No. 10 Memphis finally got burned.
Kasean Pryor made a go-ahead free throw with 4 seconds left, and South Florida rallied from a 20-point deficit to stun the Tigers 74-73 on Thursday night.
Pryor finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and reserve Selton Miguel led USF with 23 points, going 5 of 10 from 3-point range. The Bulls (10-4, 3-1 American Athletic Conference) have won eight of nine and ended a 10-game winning streak for the Tigers (15-3, 4-1), who hadn't lost since a narrow defeat at Mississippi on Dec. 2. Memphis moved into the top 10 this week.
“This one hurts because we worked so hard to get to this level,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said.
South Florida's comeback was the second-largest in its history. The Bulls beat a ranked team for the first time since topping Louisville on Feb. 29, 2012, and knocked off a top-10 opponent for the first time since a win over Georgetown on Feb. 3, 2010.
Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim was doused with a celebratory bucket full of water when he entered the postgame locker room.
“It’s not about us,” Abdur-Rahim said. “It’s about the University of South Florida. ... This is a great win for the University of South Florida, and this group of kids who allow us to push them.”
With the game tied at 73-all, Pryor took an inbound pass alone in the paint and elevated for dunk but took a hard foul from Nae’Qwan Tomlin. Pryor made the first free throw but missed the second.
Quinerly, who hit two game-winning 3-pointers during Memphis' winning streak - against SMU and Tulsa - had a chance to do it again, but this time he missed a 3 at the buzzer.
Asked if Memphis got complacent with the early big lead and the escapes in close games, Tomlin replied: “Probably.”
“(South Florida) came out and played real hard, so credit to them,” he said.
David Jones led Memphis with 25 points and Quinerly finished with 15. Chris Youngblood had 13 points for USF.
Memphis led 52-32 early in the second half and USF responded by going on a 9-0 run with Pryor, Kobe Knox and Brandon Stroud each making a 3. The Bulls inched closer throughout the period and Jayden Reid tied it with a layup with 37 seconds left - his only basket of the game. A turnover by Quinerly helped set up USF for Pryor's decisive free throw.
Jones had 18 points in the first half - including a run of 11 straight - for Memphis, which led 47-32 at the break. The Tigers were effective in transition, finishing the half with a 17-0 advantage in fast-break points and scoring 14 points off eight Bulls turnovers.
“Bad loss,” Hardaway said. “National TV. Scoring 26 points in the second half after scoring 46 in the first. But when you are not playing team basketball that can happen.”
Abdur-Rahim believes the Bulls have the potential for more impressive wins this season.
“We're not going to get drunk off success,” he said.
BIG PICTURE
South Florida: The Bulls, who improved to 1-3 on the road this season, upped their intensity in the second half and didn't panic when Memphis took its big lead.
Memphis: The Tigers shot poorly after the break. As they've done many times this season, they let an opponent stay close, making the game more interesting than it appeared it would be. This time, it cost them at the finish.
UP NEXT
South Florida: Hosts Wichita State on Sunday.
Memphis: At Tulane on Sunday.
---
Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here.
---
AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Copyright 2024 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
20:00 | Jayden Reid vs. Jahvon Quinerly (Kobe Knox gains possession) | |||
19:41 | +2 | Kasean Pryor makes two point layup (Jayden Reid assists) | 2-0 | |
19:32 | David Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
19:30 | Brandon Stroud defensive rebound | |||
19:02 | +2 | Chris Youngblood makes two point jump shot (Kobe Knox assists) | 4-0 | |
18:52 | +2 | Jahvon Quinerly makes two point hook shot | 4-2 | |
18:30 | +3 | Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot | 7-2 | |
18:18 | +2 | Jahvon Quinerly makes two point layup | 7-4 | |
17:54 | Jayden Reid misses two point jump shot | |||
17:52 | Kasean Pryor offensive rebound | |||
17:41 | Kasean Pryor misses three point jump shot | |||
17:39 | Kasean Pryor offensive rebound | |||
17:35 | Kasean Pryor misses two point layup | |||
17:33 | David Jones defensive rebound | |||
17:29 | Jahvon Quinerly misses three point jump shot | |||
17:27 | David Jones offensive rebound | |||
17:25 | +2 | David Jones makes two point layup | 7-6 | |
17:05 | Kobe Knox misses three point jump shot | |||
17:03 | Jahvon Quinerly defensive rebound | |||
16:50 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses three point jump shot | |||
16:48 | Jayden Reid defensive rebound | |||
16:30 | Chris Youngblood misses two point jump shot | |||
16:28 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound | |||
16:19 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Reid steals) | |||
16:12 | Jayden Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
16:12 | Brandon Stroud offensive rebound | |||
16:12 | Brandon Stroud turnover (lost ball) (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals) | |||
15:57 | Jahvon Quinerly misses three point jump shot | |||
15:55 | Brandon Stroud defensive rebound | |||
15:33 | Jayden Hardaway blocks Jayden Reid's two point layup | |||
15:32 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
15:32 | TV timeout | |||
15:25 | Brandon Stroud misses two point layup | |||
15:23 | Ashton Hardaway defensive rebound | |||
15:15 | Ashton Hardaway misses three point jump shot | |||
15:13 | Jayhlon Young offensive rebound | |||
14:57 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses two point jump shot | |||
14:55 | Selton Miguel defensive rebound | |||
14:45 | Selton Miguel turnover (Carl Cherenfant steals) | |||
14:38 | Jayden Hardaway misses two point layup | |||
14:36 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound | |||
14:33 | +2 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup | 7-8 | |
14:12 | Kasean Pryor misses two point layup | |||
14:10 | Kasean Pryor offensive rebound | |||
14:09 | Kasean Pryor turnover (traveling) | |||
13:45 | +3 | Ashton Hardaway makes three point jump shot (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists) | 7-11 | |
13:45 | Kasean Pryor shooting foul (Ashton Hardaway draws the foul) | |||
13:45 | +1 | Ashton Hardaway makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-12 | |
13:22 | Kasean Pryor misses three point jump shot | |||
13:20 | Jayhlon Young defensive rebound | |||
13:15 | Ashton Hardaway misses three point jump shot | |||
13:14 | Tigers offensive rebound | |||
13:06 | Kobe Knox personal foul (David Jones draws the foul) | |||
13:03 | Malcolm Dandridge misses two point layup | |||
13:02 | Carl Cherenfant offensive rebound | |||
13:02 | Sam Hines Jr. personal foul (Carl Cherenfant draws the foul) | |||
12:55 | +2 | Malcolm Dandridge makes two point layup | 7-14 | |
12:37 | Jose Placer misses three point jump shot | |||
12:37 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
12:31 | Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot | |||
12:29 | Sam Hines Jr. offensive rebound | |||
12:25 | +3 | Selton Miguel makes three point jump shot (Sam Hines Jr. assists) | 10-14 | |
12:13 | +3 | David Jones makes three point jump shot (Jahvon Quinerly assists) | 10-17 | |
11:52 | Sam Hines Jr. misses two point dunk | |||
11:50 | Malcolm Dandridge defensive rebound | |||
11:37 | Sam Hines Jr. blocks Malcolm Dandridge's two point layup | |||
11:35 | Malcolm Dandridge offensive rebound | |||
11:31 | Malcolm Dandridge misses two point layup | |||
11:29 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound | |||
11:22 | +2 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup | 10-19 | |
11:17 | Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot | |||
11:16 | Jahvon Quinerly defensive rebound | |||
11:16 | +2 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup | 10-21 | |
11:16 | TV timeout | |||
11:16 | Bulls 30 second timeout | |||
10:54 | +2 | Sam Hines Jr. makes two point jump shot | 12-21 | |
10:33 | +2 | Malcolm Dandridge makes two point layup | 12-23 | |
10:13 | Corey Walker Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Nicholas Jourdain steals) | |||
9:58 | Jaykwon Walton misses three point jump shot | |||
9:56 | Tigers offensive rebound | |||
9:51 | +2 | David Jones makes two point layup | 12-25 | |
9:51 | Selton Miguel shooting foul (David Jones draws the foul) | |||
9:51 | +1 | David Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-26 | |
9:37 | Sam Hines Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:35 | Malcolm Dandridge defensive rebound | |||
9:30 | +2 | David Jones makes two point layup | 12-28 | |
9:30 | Sam Hines Jr. shooting foul (David Jones draws the foul) | |||
9:30 | +1 | David Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-29 | |
9:22 | Jose Placer misses two point layup | |||
9:20 | Malcolm Dandridge defensive rebound | |||
9:15 | David Jones turnover (lost ball) (Selton Miguel steals) | |||
9:04 | Jose Placer turnover (lost ball) (David Jones steals) | |||
9:01 | Kobe Knox personal foul (Jaykwon Walton draws the foul) | |||
8:53 | Malcolm Dandridge misses two point jump shot | |||
8:51 | Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound | |||
8:51 | Nicholas Jourdain turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Stroud steals) | |||
8:32 | Malcolm Dandridge shooting foul (Chris Youngblood draws the foul) | |||
8:32 | +1 | Chris Youngblood makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-29 | |
8:32 | +1 | Chris Youngblood makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-29 | |
8:15 | Jayden Hardaway turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Stroud steals) | |||
8:01 | Kasean Pryor misses two point jump shot | |||
7:59 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
7:56 | David Jones personal foul (Kasean Pryor draws the foul) | |||
7:56 | TV timeout | |||
7:46 | Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot | |||
7:44 | Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound | |||
7:24 | +2 | David Jones makes two point jump shot | 14-31 | |
7:09 | Jayden Reid turnover (bad pass) (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals) | |||
6:59 | +3 | David Jones makes three point jump shot (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists) | 14-34 | |
6:37 | +3 | Kasean Pryor makes three point jump shot | 17-34 | |
6:12 | David Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
6:10 | David Jones offensive rebound | |||
6:06 | +2 | David Jones makes two point layup | 17-36 | |
5:48 | +2 | Kasean Pryor makes two point jump shot (Chris Youngblood assists) | 19-36 | |
5:48 | David Jones shooting foul (Kasean Pryor draws the foul) | |||
5:48 | +1 | Kasean Pryor makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-36 | |
5:28 | Jahvon Quinerly misses two point jump shot | |||
5:26 | Selton Miguel defensive rebound | |||
5:19 | Jayden Hardaway shooting foul (Brandon Stroud draws the foul) | |||
5:19 | Brandon Stroud misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:19 | Brandon Stroud misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:19 | Chris Youngblood offensive rebound | |||
5:18 | Jaykwon Walton shooting foul (Chris Youngblood draws the foul) | |||
5:18 | +1 | Chris Youngblood makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-36 | |
5:18 | +1 | Chris Youngblood makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-36 | |
5:09 | +2 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup (Ashton Hardaway assists) | 22-38 | |
4:50 | +2 | Kasean Pryor makes two point layup | 24-38 | |
4:37 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses three point jump shot | |||
4:35 | Jaykwon Walton offensive rebound | |||
4:25 | Ashton Hardaway misses three point jump shot | |||
4:23 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound | |||
4:19 | +2 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup | 24-40 | |
4:07 | Jayden Hardaway personal foul (Selton Miguel draws the foul) | |||
3:48 | Chris Youngblood turnover (bad pass) (Jaykwon Walton steals) | |||
3:44 | Jayden Reid personal foul (Carl Cherenfant draws the foul) | |||
3:48 | TV timeout | |||
3:44 | +1 | Carl Cherenfant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-41 | |
3:44 | +1 | Carl Cherenfant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-42 | |
3:34 | +3 | Selton Miguel makes three point jump shot (Jose Placer assists) | 27-42 | |
3:07 | Jayhlon Young misses two point jump shot | |||
3:05 | Corey Walker Jr. defensive rebound | |||
2:57 | Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot | |||
2:55 | Jaykwon Walton defensive rebound | |||
2:48 | +3 | Ashton Hardaway makes three point jump shot (Carl Cherenfant assists) | 27-45 | |
2:34 | +2 | Selton Miguel makes two point jump shot (Jose Placer assists) | 29-45 | |
2:00 | Jayhlon Young misses two point jump shot | |||
1:58 | Corey Walker Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:42 | Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot | |||
1:40 | Sam Hines Jr. offensive rebound | |||
1:34 | Jose Placer misses three point jump shot | |||
1:32 | Carl Cherenfant defensive rebound | |||
1:30 | Corey Walker Jr. shooting foul (Carl Cherenfant draws the foul) | |||
1:30 | +1 | Carl Cherenfant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-46 | |
1:30 | +1 | Carl Cherenfant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-47 | |
1:06 | Nicholas Jourdain blocks Kasean Pryor's two point jump shot | |||
1:04 | Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound | |||
0:56 | Tigers 30 second timeout | |||
0:44 | Nicholas Jourdain misses two point jump shot | |||
0:42 | Kasean Pryor defensive rebound | |||
0:39 | Kasean Pryor turnover (bad pass) (Ashton Hardaway steals) | |||
0:30 | Nicholas Jourdain turnover (bad pass) (Chris Youngblood steals) | |||
0:07 | +3 | Selton Miguel makes three point jump shot | 32-47 | |
0:00 | End of period |