National Basketball Association
Marquette 59, South Florida 58
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials:
# James Breeding, # Jim Burr, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance:
4153
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Jae Crowder scored 14 points, including a key 3-pointer with 1:26 left, as visiting Marquette came back from 16 points down in the second half to defeat South Florida 59-58 on Wednesday night.
Jimmy Butler added 12 points, six rebounds and five assists for Marquette (15-9, 6-5 Big East), which trailed 44-28 with 14:24. Crowder’s 3-pointer gave the Golden Eagles a 59-55 lead and the Bulls could not recover despite six straight misses at the foul line by Marquette.
Crowder made four of his five 3-point attempts.
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead USF (8-17, 2-10), which struggled with Marquette’s full-court pressure in the second half and finished with 18 turnovers overall.
USF shot it well in the first half (13 of 19, 4 of 7 from 3-point range) and slowed down Marquette’s high-powered offense.
Fitzpatrick led the Bulls with eight points the first 20 minutes. USF pushed its lead as high as 27-16, but Marquette made its final three shots to close within 31-24 at halftime. It was still a season low for points in the first half for the Golden Eagles.
Top Game Performances
Marquette |
|
South Florida |
Jae Crowder 14 |
Scoring |
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 16 |
Jimmy Butler 5 |
Assists |
Anthony Crater 9 |
Vander Blue 6 |
Rebounds |
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 13 |
Jimmy Butler 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 3 |
Jimmy Butler 2 |
Steals |
Anthony Crater 1 |
Chris Otule 2 |
Blocks |
Augustus Gilchrist 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Marquette
|
59 |
39.3 |
8-13 |
7-19 |
16 |
24 |
3 |
7 |
|
South Florida
|
58 |
51.1 |
5-14 |
7-13 |
13 |
34 |
3 |
2 |
|