Detroit 65, South Florida 60: Juwan Howard Jr. and Jarod Williams scored 12 points apiece as the visiting Titans overcame a poor shooting effort in the first half to take down the Bulls.
Evan Bruinsma totaled 11 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds for Detroit (4-4), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Patrick Onwenu added nine points and six rebounds off the bench for the Titans, who made up for a 32.8-percent shooting performance with a 25-of-28 effort at the free-throw line.
Martino Brock paced the offense with 16 points for South Florida (4-2), which has lost two straight after a 4-0 start. Victor Rudd contributed 11 points and a game-high nine boards for the Bulls, who were outrebounded 44-35.
South Florida took advantage of some poor first-half shooting by Detroit, building a 31-23 lead at halftime – led by eight points from Brock and seven from Javontae Hawkins off the bench. Bruinsma had six at the break for the Titans, who shot 9-of-32 in the opening 20 minutes.
Detroit roared back with a half-opening 17-5 run to take the lead, although the Bulls kept things close. Musa Abdul-Aleem sunk a 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining to cut the Titans' lead to 62-60 but Abdul-Aleem's attempt to tie it with another 3-pointer fell short after Howard converted one of his two foul shots tries and Grant iced the game at the free-throw line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Howard - Detroit's leading scorer - followed up a career-high 25 points against Stony Brook with a 4-for-16 shooting performance against the Bulls. ... Neither team could find the touch from long range, combining to shoot 5-of-29 from beyond the arc. ... G Corey Allen Jr., who entered play averaging 14.6 points for South Florida, totaled six on 1-of-5 shooting before fouling out in the final minute.
Detroit | South Florida | |
Juwan Howard Jr. 12 | Scoring | Martino Brock 16 |
Juwan Howard Jr. 2 | Assists | Anthony Collins 4 |
Evan Bruinsma 8 | Rebounds | Victor Rudd 9 |
Jarod Williams 8 | Free Throws Made | Corey Allen Jr. 4 |
Ugochukwu Njoku 4 | Steals | Martino Brock 3 |
Evan Bruinsma 1 | Blocks | Victor Rudd 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Detroit | 65 | 32.8 | 2-11 | 25-28 | 8 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
South Florida | 60 | 38.2 | 3-18 | 15-23 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 13 |