No. 24 South Florida beats Tulane 85-72, extends winning streak to 15 games
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Chris Youngblood had 29 points and five assists and No. 24 South Florida won its 15th straight game, beating Tulane 85-72 on Tuesday night.
Kasean Pryor scored 13 points and Selton Miguel added 12 for the Bulls (23-5, 16-1 American Athletic Conference), the conference's regular-season champions. USF was playing its first home game and second overall as a team ranked in the Top 25 in the program's half-century history.
“Just really proud of this group,” first-year USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim said. “They just keep responding. Their resolve just keeps showing up.”
Jaylen Forbes scored 24 points for Tulane (13-16, 4-13), which has lost seven straight, the team's longest losing streak since an eight-game skid in 2019-20.
Forbes picked up his fourth foul with 5:49 to play and Tulane trailing 69-67. After USF's Brandon Stroud made a layup, Forbes went to the bench and the Bulls got two baskets from Youngblood and a 3-pointer from Stroud for a 78-67 lead.
Tulane was held without a field goal over the game's final three minutes.
“Focused on getting stops because they were scoring a little more than we would like, and we know once we get our defense going there’s no telling what we can do from there,” Youngblood said.
Youngblood scored 12 points as USF took a 44-43 lead at halftime. Forbes shot 5 for 7 from 3-point range and had 17 points in a first half that featured 13 lead changes.
BIG PICTURE
Tulane: Entered 20th in the nation in scoring at 82.6 points, but were allowing 80.
South Florida: Is poised to make its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012 after winning its first regular-season conference championship. This is just the second winning season for the Bulls since 2012. USF has reached the tourney three times.
SPREADING THE WORD
Abdur-Rahim had a message for naysayers of the AAC.
“All these people who do the net rankings or whatever, man, you come spend a night in the American Conference, ok,” Abdur-Rahim said. “Our league is dang good, top to bottom. Our league is one of the best in the country.”
HARD CONTACT
Forbes and Miguel collided six minutes into the game and were down on the floor for a period of time. Both returned after missing a few minutes.
MILESTONE WITHIN REACH
Forbes has 1,830 career points and is 12 away from passing John Williams for fourth place in Tulane history.
UP NEXT
Tulane: Ends the season Friday night at home against Wichita State.
South Florida: Closes the regular season at Tulsa on Saturday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Kevin Cross vs. Kasean Pryor (Green Wave gains possession) | |||
19:45 | +2 | Kevin Cross makes two point jump shot (Sion James assists) | 2-0 | |
19:14 | Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot | |||
19:12 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
19:01 | +2 | Sion James makes two point layup | 4-0 | |
18:49 | Jose Placer turnover (lost ball) (Collin Holloway steals) | |||
18:43 | +2 | Jaylen Forbes makes two point layup (Sion James assists) | 6-0 | |
18:20 | Jose Placer misses two point jump shot | |||
18:18 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
18:11 | Jose Placer shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul) | |||
18:11 | +1 | Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-0 | |
18:11 | Sion James misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
18:11 | Kasean Pryor defensive rebound | |||
18:01 | Sion James personal foul (Bulls draws the foul) | |||
17:50 | Kasean Pryor misses two point layup | |||
17:48 | Collin Holloway defensive rebound | |||
17:35 | Kevin Cross misses two point jump shot | |||
17:33 | Sam Hines Jr. defensive rebound | |||
17:27 | +3 | Kasean Pryor makes three point jump shot (Jose Placer assists) | 7-3 | |
17:03 | Kevin Cross misses two point jump shot | |||
17:01 | Sam Hines Jr. defensive rebound | |||
16:48 | Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot | |||
16:46 | Kevin Cross defensive rebound | |||
16:37 | Kolby King misses three point jump shot | |||
16:35 | Kasean Pryor defensive rebound | |||
16:26 | Jaylen Forbes personal foul (Selton Miguel draws the foul) | |||
16:22 | Sam Hines Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
16:20 | Green Wave defensive rebound | |||
15:56 | Kevin Cross turnover (lost ball) (Kasean Pryor steals) | |||
15:51 | Kevin Cross shooting foul (Kasean Pryor draws the foul) | |||
15:51 | TV timeout | |||
15:51 | +1 | Kasean Pryor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-4 | |
15:51 | +1 | Kasean Pryor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-5 | |
15:31 | Sam Hines Jr. shooting foul (Kevin Cross draws the foul) | |||
15:31 | +1 | Kevin Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-5 | |
15:31 | +1 | Kevin Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-5 | |
15:16 | +2 | Kasean Pryor makes two point jump shot (Selton Miguel assists) | 9-7 | |
14:50 | Kevin Cross misses two point hook shot | |||
14:48 | Jayden Reid defensive rebound | |||
14:43 | +3 | Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Jayden Reid assists) | 9-10 | |
14:23 | Kolby King turnover (bad pass) (Selton Miguel steals) | |||
14:23 | Jaylen Forbes personal foul (Bulls draws the foul) | |||
14:08 | Brandon Stroud misses three point jump shot | |||
14:06 | Kevin Cross defensive rebound | |||
14:00 | +2 | Collin Holloway makes two point layup (Kevin Cross assists) | 11-10 | |
13:38 | Chris Youngblood misses two point jump shot | |||
13:36 | Kevin Cross defensive rebound | |||
13:30 | +2 | Kevin Cross makes two point jump shot | 13-10 | |
13:11 | Kobe Knox misses three point jump shot | |||
13:09 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
13:01 | Kobe Knox shooting foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul) | |||
13:01 | +1 | Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-10 | |
13:01 | +1 | Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-10 | |
12:51 | Kobe Knox misses three point jump shot | |||
12:49 | Chris Youngblood offensive rebound | |||
12:45 | Tre' Williams personal foul (Bulls draws the foul) | |||
12:28 | +2 | Brandon Stroud makes two point layup (Chris Youngblood assists) | 15-12 | |
12:12 | Collin Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Knox steals) | |||
12:07 | Kobe Knox misses two point jump shot | |||
12:05 | Brandon Stroud offensive rebound | |||
12:00 | +3 | Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Kobe Knox assists) | 15-15 | |
11:48 | +2 | Sion James makes two point jump shot (Kevin Cross assists) | 17-15 | |
11:28 | +3 | Jayden Reid makes three point jump shot (Kobe Knox assists) | 17-18 | |
11:12 | Tre' Williams turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Stroud steals) | |||
11:12 | Tre' Williams personal foul (Brandon Stroud draws the foul) | |||
11:12 | TV timeout | |||
11:04 | Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot | |||
11:02 | Tre' Williams defensive rebound | |||
11:02 | Kobe Knox personal foul (Tre' Williams draws the foul) | |||
10:51 | Tre' Williams turnover (bad pass) (Chris Youngblood steals) | |||
10:45 | Kevin Cross blocks Brandon Stroud's two point layup | |||
10:42 | Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound | |||
10:33 | Tre' Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
10:31 | Selton Miguel defensive rebound | |||
10:19 | +2 | Corey Walker Jr. makes two point layup (Brandon Stroud assists) | 17-20 | |
10:05 | Corey Walker Jr. personal foul (Green Wave draws the foul) | |||
10:00 | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot (Kolby King assists) | 20-20 | |
9:35 | Chris Youngblood misses two point jump shot | |||
9:33 | Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound | |||
9:18 | Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot | |||
9:16 | Green Wave offensive rebound | |||
9:12 | +2 | Kolby King makes two point layup (Sion James assists) | 22-20 | |
8:54 | Selton Miguel misses two point jump shot | |||
8:52 | Corey Walker Jr. offensive rebound | |||
8:50 | +2 | Chris Youngblood makes two point layup (Corey Walker Jr. assists) | 22-22 | |
8:50 | Sion James shooting foul (Chris Youngblood draws the foul) | |||
8:50 | +1 | Chris Youngblood makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-23 | |
8:33 | Kevin Cross turnover (traveling) | |||
8:18 | Sam Hines Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Cross steals) | |||
8:12 | Kolby King misses three point jump shot | |||
8:10 | Gregg Glenn III offensive rebound | |||
8:06 | +2 | Gregg Glenn III makes two point hook shot | 24-23 | |
7:45 | +3 | Selton Miguel makes three point jump shot (Chris Youngblood assists) | 24-26 | |
7:14 | Collin Holloway misses two point layup | |||
7:12 | Corey Walker Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:07 | +3 | Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Corey Walker Jr. assists) | 24-29 | |
7:04 | Green Wave 30 second timeout | |||
7:04 | TV timeout | |||
6:50 | Corey Walker Jr. blocks Gregg Glenn III's two point layup | |||
6:47 | Sam Hines Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:25 | Selton Miguel misses two point jump shot | |||
6:23 | Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound | |||
6:15 | +3 | Jaylen Forbes makes three point jump shot (Collin Holloway assists) | 27-29 | |
6:00 | Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot | |||
5:58 | Kevin Cross defensive rebound | |||
5:55 | +3 | Jaylen Forbes makes three point jump shot (Collin Holloway assists) | 30-29 | |
5:30 | Corey Walker Jr. misses two point layup | |||
5:28 | Collin Holloway defensive rebound | |||
5:28 | +3 | Jaylen Forbes makes three point jump shot (Kolby King assists) | 33-29 | |
4:52 | Brandon Stroud misses two point jump shot | |||
4:50 | Kevin Cross defensive rebound | |||
4:44 | Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot | |||
4:42 | Selton Miguel defensive rebound | |||
4:27 | Jose Placer misses two point jump shot | |||
4:25 | Kevin Cross defensive rebound | |||
4:21 | Kolby King offensive foul (Bulls draws the foul) | |||
4:21 | Kolby King turnover (offensive foul) | |||
4:00 | +3 | Jayden Reid makes three point jump shot (Chris Youngblood assists) | 33-32 | |
3:48 | Brandon Stroud personal foul (Green Wave draws the foul) | |||
3:48 | TV timeout | |||
3:39 | +3 | Jaylen Forbes makes three point jump shot (Kevin Cross assists) | 36-32 | |
3:17 | +3 | Jayden Reid makes three point jump shot (Chris Youngblood assists) | 36-35 | |
2:57 | Kolby King misses three point jump shot | |||
2:55 | Jayden Reid defensive rebound | |||
2:48 | Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot | |||
2:46 | Collin Holloway defensive rebound | |||
2:34 | Sion James misses three point jump shot | |||
2:32 | Chris Youngblood defensive rebound | |||
2:28 | +2 | Kasean Pryor makes two point jump shot (Chris Youngblood assists) | 36-37 | |
2:04 | +2 | Collin Holloway makes two point layup | 38-37 | |
1:51 | Kasean Pryor misses two point jump shot | |||
1:49 | Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound | |||
1:29 | Kevin Cross misses two point jump shot | |||
1:27 | Brandon Stroud defensive rebound | |||
1:20 | Kolby King shooting foul (Jayden Reid draws the foul) | |||
1:20 | +1 | Jayden Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-38 | |
1:20 | +1 | Jayden Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-39 | |
1:09 | +2 | Collin Holloway makes two point layup (Tre' Williams assists) | 40-39 | |
0:51 | +2 | Selton Miguel makes two point layup | 40-41 | |
0:35 | Collin Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Reid steals) | |||
0:29 | +3 | Selton Miguel makes three point jump shot (Jayden Reid assists) | 40-44 | |
0:03 | +3 | Jaylen Forbes makes three point jump shot | 43-44 | |
0:00 | End of period |