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Xavier Bell scores 26 lead Wichita State past South Florida 75-70

AP
Feb 09, 2025

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Xavier Bell had 26 points to help Wichita State hold off South Florida 75-70 on Sunday.

Bell made 14 of 15 free throws and added five rebounds for the Shockers (13-10, 3-7 American Athletic Conference). Quincy Ballard totaled 12 points and 12 rebounds. Corey Washington had 11 points.

Jamille Reynolds led the way for the Bulls (12-12, 5-6) with 18 points, six rebounds and five blocks. Jimmie Williams added 12 points and Brandon Stroud scored 11 with three blocks.

Bell scored nine points in the first half and Wichita State went into the break trailing 36-32. Bell's 17-point second half helped Wichita State finish off the five-point victory.

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1st Half
WICH
Shockers
32
USF
Bulls
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Quincy Ballard vs. Jamille Reynolds (Xavier Bell gains possession)
19:47		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
19:45		Jayden Reid defensive rebound
19:33		Quincy Ademokoya turnover (bad pass) (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
19:27		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
19:25		Shockers offensive rebound
19:20		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
19:18		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
19:15		Quincy Ballard misses two point tip dunk
19:13		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
18:58		Jamille Reynolds turnover (bad pass) (Corey Washington steals)
18:54		CJ Brown shooting foul (Corey Washington draws the foul)
18:54		Corey Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:54	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-0
18:25		Jayden Reid misses two point pullup jump shot
18:23		Corey Washington defensive rebound
18:11		Jamille Reynolds blocks Corey Washington's two point jump shot
18:09		Corey Washington offensive rebound
18:09		Corey Washington misses two point putback layup
18:08		Shockers offensive rebound
17:59	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Ronnie DeGray III assists)	3-0
17:36		Kasen Jennings misses three point jump shot
17:34		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
17:23		Jamille Reynolds blocks Xavier Bell's two point jump shot
17:21		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
17:09	+2	Jayden Reid makes two point layup	3-2
16:43		Corey Washington turnover (lost ball) (CJ Brown steals)
16:37		Kasen Jennings misses three point jump shot
16:35		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
16:30		Kasen Jennings personal foul
16:23		Jayden Reid personal foul
16:19		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
16:17		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
16:15		Jamille Reynolds blocks Quincy Ballard's two point layup
16:13		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
16:11	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point putback layup	5-2
15:49	+2	Quincy Ademokoya makes two point cutting dunk (Kasen Jennings assists)	5-4
15:32		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass)
15:31		TV timeout
15:21		Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (CJ Brown draws the foul)
15:21	+1	CJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-5
15:21		CJ Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:21		Shockers defensive rebound
15:09	+2	Corey Washington makes two point driving layup	7-5
14:42	+2	Jayden Reid makes two point driving floating jump shot	7-7
14:23		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Reid steals)
14:17	+2	CJ Brown makes two point driving layup	7-9
13:58		AJ McGinnis misses three point jump shot
13:56		Matej Bosnjak offensive rebound
13:55		Corey Walker Jr. personal foul
13:44		Corey Washington misses two point layup
13:42		Corey Washington offensive rebound
13:41		Kasen Jennings shooting foul (Corey Washington draws the foul)
13:41		Corey Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:41	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-9
13:22		Jamille Reynolds turnover (lost ball)
13:06	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point driving layup	10-9
12:50		Jimmie Williams misses three point jump shot
12:48		Corey Washington defensive rebound
12:29		Corey Washington misses two point layup
12:27		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
12:27	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point tip dunk	12-9
12:01		Corey Washington shooting foul (Brandon Stroud draws the foul)
12:01		Brandon Stroud misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:01		Brandon Stroud misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:01		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
11:35		Jayden Reid personal foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
11:35		TV timeout
11:35	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-9
11:35	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-9
11:22	+2	Brandon Stroud makes two point layup	14-11
11:03	+2	AJ McGinnis makes two point jump shot	16-11
10:35		Corey Washington shooting foul (Brandon Stroud draws the foul)
10:35	+1	Brandon Stroud makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-12
10:35		Brandon Stroud misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:34		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
10:09	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup	18-12
9:47	+2	Jimmie Williams makes two point driving layup	18-14
9:38	+3	AJ McGinnis makes three point jump shot (Ronnie DeGray III assists)	21-14
9:11		Jamille Reynolds misses two point jump shot
9:09		Kameren Wright offensive rebound
9:08		Kameren Wright misses two point tip layup
9:06		Jimmie Williams offensive rebound
9:05	+2	Brandon Stroud makes two point driving layup	21-16
8:46		AJ McGinnis misses three point jump shot
8:44		Kameren Wright defensive rebound
8:29		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul)
8:29	+1	Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-17
8:29	+1	Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-18
8:18		Brandon Stroud blocks Matej Bosnjak's two point layup
8:16		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
8:06	+3	Kameren Wright makes three point jump shot (Jayden Reid assists)	21-21
7:26		Xavier Bell turnover (traveling)
7:26		TV timeout
7:12		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (CJ Brown draws the foul)
7:12		CJ Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:12	+1	CJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-22
6:57	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point turnaround jump shot	23-22
6:42	+2	Jimmie Williams makes two point driving layup	23-24
6:11		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
6:09		Brandon Stroud defensive rebound
6:03		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
6:01		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
5:52		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
5:50		Quincy Ademokoya defensive rebound
5:33	+2	Brandon Stroud makes two point jump shot (CJ Brown assists)	23-26
5:09		Xavier Bell misses two point turnaround jump shot
5:07		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
5:07	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point putback layup	25-26
4:48		Xavier Bell personal foul
4:42	+2	Jamille Reynolds makes two point dunk (CJ Brown assists)	25-28
4:13	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point driving layup	27-28
4:01		CJ Brown misses three point jump shot
3:59		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
3:50		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (CJ Brown steals)
3:25		Jamille Reynolds turnover (traveling)
3:25		TV timeout
3:16	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point jump shot	29-28
3:16		Jimmie Williams shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
3:16	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-28
2:54		Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul)
2:54	+1	Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-29
2:54	+1	Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-30
2:32		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
2:30		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
2:13		CJ Brown turnover (bad pass) (Harlond Beverly steals)
2:02		Ronnie DeGray III turnover (bad pass) (Quincy Ademokoya steals)
1:54	+2	Kameren Wright makes two point dunk (CJ Brown assists)	30-32
1:37		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Kameren Wright steals)
1:21	+2	Jimmie Williams makes two point driving reverse layup	30-34
1:00		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
0:58		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
0:42	+2	Jimmie Williams makes two point layup	30-36
0:39		Bulls 30 second timeout
0:09	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point jump shot	32-36
0:01		Brandon Stroud misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bulls offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WICH
Shockers
43
USF
Bulls
34

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Kasen Jennings turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Bell steals)
19:27		Jamille Reynolds blocks Corey Washington's two point layup
19:25		CJ Brown defensive rebound
19:20	+2	CJ Brown makes two point layup	32-38
19:03		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Reid steals)
18:58		Jayden Reid misses two point layup
18:56		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
18:49		Jamille Reynolds shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
18:49	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-38
18:49	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-38
18:35	+2	Jamille Reynolds makes two point reverse layup (CJ Brown assists)	34-40
18:17	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point driving layup	36-40
17:55		Jayden Reid misses three point stepback jump shot
17:53		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
17:37		Corey Washington misses three point jump shot
17:35		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
17:28		Corey Washington blocks Jayden Reid's two point layup
17:26		Corey Washington defensive rebound
17:20		Corey Washington misses two point layup
17:18		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
17:17	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point putback layup	38-40
16:58		Kasen Jennings misses three point jump shot
16:56		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
16:50		Ronnie DeGray III turnover (lost ball) (Kasen Jennings steals)
16:45		Jayden Reid turnover (bad pass)
16:27		CJ Brown personal foul
16:21		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
16:19		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
16:17	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point layup	40-40
16:17		Quincy Ademokoya shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
16:17	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-40
16:00		Bijan Cortes personal foul
16:00		TV timeout
15:43		Matej Bosnjak personal foul
15:32		Brandon Stroud turnover (bad pass) (Bijan Cortes steals)
15:26		Kasen Jennings shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
15:26	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-40
15:26	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-40
15:14		Bijan Cortes shooting foul (Jayden Reid draws the foul)
15:14	+1	Jayden Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-41
15:14	+1	Jayden Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-42
14:54		Jamille Reynolds blocks Xavier Bell's two point jump shot
14:52		Shockers offensive rebound
14:44		AJ McGinnis misses three point jump shot
14:42		Jayden Reid defensive rebound
14:29		Jimmie Williams misses two point turnaround jump shot
14:27		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
14:21		Brandon Stroud shooting foul (Bijan Cortes draws the foul)
14:21	+1	Bijan Cortes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-42
14:21	+1	Bijan Cortes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-42
13:57		Jayden Reid misses three point jump shot
13:52		Corey Washington defensive rebound
13:41	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point driving layup	47-42
13:27		Jayden Reid turnover (bad pass)
13:13		CJ Brown shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
13:13	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-42
13:13	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-42
12:55		Kameren Wright misses three point jump shot
12:53		Corey Washington defensive rebound
12:31		AJ McGinnis turnover (lost ball)
12:11	+2	Kameren Wright makes two point layup (Brandon Stroud assists)	49-44
11:42		TV timeout
11:36		Shockers turnover (shot clock violation)
11:21		Bijan Cortes shooting foul (Jimmie Williams draws the foul)
11:21	+1	Jimmie Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 3	49-45
11:21		Jimmie Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 3
11:21	+1	Jimmie Williams makes regular free throw 3 of 3	49-46
10:50		Corey Washington misses two point floating jump shot
10:48		Bulls defensive rebound
10:35	+2	Jamille Reynolds makes two point dunk (Quincy Ademokoya assists)	49-48
10:15	+3	Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bell assists)	52-48
10:01	+2	CJ Brown makes two point driving layup	52-50
9:40		Corey Washington misses two point driving layup
9:38		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
9:38	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point tip layup	54-50
9:28	+2	Jamille Reynolds makes two point dunk (CJ Brown assists)	54-52
9:10	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bijan Cortes assists)	56-52
8:32		Jamille Reynolds misses two point jump shot
8:30		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
8:11		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
8:09		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
8:09		Quincy Ballard misses two point tip layup
8:07		Quincy Ademokoya defensive rebound
7:47	+3	Quincy Ademokoya makes three point jump shot (CJ Brown assists)	56-55
7:32		Bijan Cortes offensive foul
7:32		Bijan Cortes turnover (offensive foul)
7:32		TV timeout
7:20		Jimmie Williams turnover (lost ball) (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
7:04		Kasen Jennings personal foul (Corey Washington draws the foul)
7:04		Corey Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:04		Kasen Jennings defensive rebound
6:50	+3	Jayden Reid makes three point jump shot	56-58
6:33		Brandon Stroud blocks Xavier Bell's two point driving layup
6:31		Xavier Bell offensive rebound
6:30		Brandon Stroud shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
6:30	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-58
6:30	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-58
6:11		Jayden Reid turnover (lost ball)
5:53		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
5:51		Corey Washington offensive rebound
5:51	+2	Corey Washington makes two point tip layup	60-58
5:36		Harlond Beverly shooting foul (Brandon Stroud draws the foul)
5:36	+1	Brandon Stroud makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-59
5:36	+1	Brandon Stroud makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-60
5:16		Harlond Beverly misses two point driving layup
5:14		Brandon Stroud defensive rebound
4:59		Kameren Wright misses two point driving floating jump shot
4:57		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
4:45	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point driving layup	62-60
4:37		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
4:35		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
4:29		Brandon Stroud blocks Harlond Beverly's two point driving layup
4:28		Bulls defensive rebound
4:23		Matej Bosnjak personal foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul)
4:23	+1	Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-61
4:23		Jamille Reynolds misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:23		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
4:03	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bell assists)	65-61
3:50		Jayden Reid misses three point jump shot
3:48		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
3:37	+2	Corey Washington makes two point jump shot	67-61
3:22		CJ Brown turnover (bad pass) (Corey Washington steals)
2:58		Matej Bosnjak offensive foul
2:58		Matej Bosnjak turnover (offensive foul)
2:58		TV timeout
2:48	+2	Jamille Reynolds makes two point hook shot (Brandon Stroud assists)	67-63
2:24		Xavier Bell misses two point driving layup
2:22		Brandon Stroud defensive rebound
2:15		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
2:13		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
1:57		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
1:56		Xavier Bell offensive rebound
1:56		Brandon Stroud shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-63
1:56	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-63
1:42		Corey Washington shooting foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul)
1:42		Jamille Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:42	+1	Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-64
1:35		Xavier Bell turnover (traveling)
1:28		Quincy Ballard personal foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-65
1:28	+1	Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-66
1:08		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
1:06		CJ Brown defensive rebound
1:00		Xavier Bell shooting foul (Brandon Stroud draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Brandon Stroud makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-67
1:00	+1	Brandon Stroud makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-68
0:55		Shockers 30 second timeout
0:55		TV timeout
0:40		Corey Washington misses two point jump shot
0:39		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
0:39		Jayden Reid personal foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Quincy Ballard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-68
0:39	+1	Quincy Ballard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-68
0:22		Quincy Ademokoya turnover (lost ball)
0:21		Quincy Ademokoya personal foul (Corey Washington draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-68
0:21	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-68
0:17		Jayden Reid misses three point pullup jump shot
0:15		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
0:13		Brandon Stroud personal foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
0:13		Xavier Bell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:13	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-68
0:12		CJ Brown turnover (lost ball)
0:08		Brandon Stroud personal foul (Corey Washington draws the foul)
0:08		Corey Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:08	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-68
0:02	+2	Jimmie Williams makes two point driving reverse layup	75-70
0:00		End of period

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Jimmie Williams makes two point driving reverse layup