National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Florida 72, Youngstown St. 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials: # Jeff Anderson, # Jeff Clark, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 3680

South Florida 72, Youngstown State 54: Victor Rudd recorded 16 points and a career-best 16 rebounds as the Bulls came from behind to put away the visiting Penguins.

Youngstown State built its biggest lead, 45-39, with 15:25 remaining before South Florida (6-3) scored 13 of the next 15 points to take a lead and continued to pull away. Anthony Collins added 14 points and seven assists for the Bulls, who were playing for the first time in 13 days.

Kendrick Perry led the way for the Penguins (6-5) with 15 points, including just one in the second half before fouling out with 5:49 left, and Bobby Hain added 11. South Florida snapped Youngstown State’s three-game win streak and held the Penguins 20 points under their scoring average.

Toarlyn Fitzpatrick chipped in with 11 points and six rebounds for the Bulls, which dominated on the backboards 44-32 and made eight 3-pointers.

South Florida registered the game’s first seven points, but Perry helped bring Youngstown State back by making four of its seven 3-pointers in the first half. Perry’s driving layup at the buzzer tied it 33-33 at intermission.

GAME NOTEBOOK: South Florida G Shaun Noriega, averaging 8.4 points, was held out with a foot injury. … Youngstown State has three players from Florida on the roster, including Perry, Hain and Blake Allen. The Penguins play at Bethune-Cookman on Friday in Daytona Beach, Fla. … Musa Abdul-Aleem scored eight points in his second game for the Bulls after recovering from a foot injury.
Top Game Performances
 
Youngstown St.   South Florida
Kendrick Perry 15 Scoring Victor Rudd 16
Blake Allen 3 Assists Anthony Collins 7
Blake Allen 7 Rebounds Victor Rudd 16
Bobby Hain 2 Free Throws Made Musa Abdul-Aleem 3
Damian Eargle 2 Steals Kore White 2
Damian Eargle 3 Blocks Musa Abdul-Aleem 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Youngstown St. 54 32.8 8-22 4-8 13 32 6 4 11
South Florida 72 44.1 8-19 12-17 14 44 3 5 10