National Basketball Association
South Florida 76, Georgia Southern 63
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 21, 2010
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials:
# Jerry Heater, # Tony Dawkins, # Keith Fogelman
Attendance:
2722
By SportsDirect Inc.
Augustus Gilchrist's perfect shooting day helped lift South Florida to a 76-63 victory over Georgia Southern in the South Padre Invitational on Sunday afternoon at the Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla.
Gilchrist, a 6-foot-10 post player, scored a game-high 23 points and made all eight of his field goals for the Bulls.
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick added 13 points and Jared Famous scored 12 points for South Florida, which held a 39-30 halftime lead and scored the first five points of the second half to pull away.
Junior guard Ben Drayton scored a team-high 19 points for the Eagles, who fell to 2-2 overall. They will travel to Texas Tech on Tuesday to continue play in the invitational.
The Bulls (2-2) will also continue play in the invitational with a home game Tuesday against Liberty. They will then travel to South Padre, Texas on Friday to face BYU.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia Southern |
|
South Florida |
|
Ben Drayton III 19 |
Scoring |
Augustus Gilchrist 23 |
|
Jelani Hewitt 5 |
Assists |
Anthony Crater 7 |
|
Marvin Baynham 6 |
Rebounds |
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 9 |
|
Eric Ferguson 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Augustus Gilchrist 7 |
|
Eric Ferguson 5 |
Steals |
Hugh Robertson 3 |
|
Eric Ferguson 1 |
Blocks |
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia Southern
|
63 |
39.0 |
2-14 |
15-25 |
16 |
27 |
1 |
12 |
|
| South Florida
|
76 |
60.0 |
4-12 |
24-37 |
19 |
32 |
5 |
6 |
|
