National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Florida 61, Vermont 59
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 12, 2011
Where: Bob Martinez Sports Center, Tampa, Florida
Officials: # Jeff Anderson, # James Breeding, # Doug Shaws
Attendance: 2318

South Florida took the first step toward rejoining the contenders in the Big East win by withstanding a furious Vermont comeback effort and posting a 61-59 victory on Saturday.

The Bulls (1-0) led 31-27 at halftime and watched Vermont twice draw to within two points in the final three minutes and draw to within 60-59 on a layup by Luke Apfeld with 13.6 seconds remaining.

USF’s Shaun Noriega made one of two free throws to up the lead to 61-59 with 9.5 seconds left. After two 30-second timeouts, Vermont’s Four McGlynn missed a layup that would have tied the game.

South Florida enabled the comeback by its inability to make free throws; the Bulls were only 13 of 24 at the line. But Vermont was equally inept there, making only 5 of 10.

Ron Anderson Jr. led South Florida with 16 points. Others in double figures were Noriega (15), Augustus Gilchrist (12) and Victor Rudd (12).

Vermont (0-1) got 17 from McGlynn, 13 from Matt Glass and 10 from Apfeld.

South Florida defeated a Vermont team that’s won more road games than any other team over the last two years.
Top Game Performances
 
Vermont   South Florida
Four McGlynn 17 Scoring Ron Anderson 16
Brian Voelkel 8 Assists LaVonte Dority 6
Brian Voelkel 11 Rebounds Ron Anderson 9
Luke Apfeld 2 Free Throws Made Ron Anderson 8
Sandro Carissimo 1 Steals Ron Anderson 1
Luke Apfeld 1 Blocks Augustus Gilchrist 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Vermont 59 46.9 8-16 5-10 18 32 4 2
South Florida 61 40.0 8-13 13-24 12 32 1 3