National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Florida 80, Memphis 71
When: 11:00 AM ET, Saturday, February 20, 2016
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials: # Chris Beaver, # Tony Greene, # Gary Maxwell
Attendance: 3840

Nehemias Morillo scored 19 points and South Florida pulled away from Memphis for a 80-71 win Saturday afternoon at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla.

Morillo, a senior guard, went 6-for-9 from the field and scored another six points from the foul line, while the Bulls also got 17 points from freshman guard Jahmal McMurray.

South Florida (7-21, 4-11 American) won its second consecutive game, and the team is now 4-4 in its last eight conference games after starting 0-7 in league play.

The Bulls made just two 3-pointers, but shot 46.3 percent from the field and had nine blocks on the defensive end.

Memphis (15-12, 6-8) shot just 10-for-20 from the foul line and 36.5 percent from the floor. The Tigers, who are now 2-4 in February, were led by freshman forward Dedric Lawson, who had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Memphis also got 17 points from junior guard Avery Woodson.
Top Game Performances
 
Memphis   South Florida
Dedric Lawson 17 Scoring Nehemias Morillo 19
Ricky Tarrant 4 Assists Jahmal McMurray 5
Dedric Lawson 10 Rebounds Ruben Guerrero 11
Dedric Lawson 5 Free Throws Made Nehemias Morillo 6
Avery Woodson 2 Steals Angel Nunez 2
Shaq Goodwin 1 Blocks Ruben Guerrero 7
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Memphis 71 36.5 7-25 10-20 16 44 4 5 12
South Florida 80 46.3 2-10 16-24 13 43 9 5 10