National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Memphis 75, South Florida 48
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 14, 2015
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials: # Joe DeRosa, # Bill Jacobson, # Matt Potter
Attendance: 3288

Memphis 75, USF 48: Shaq Goodwin scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the visiting Tigers past the Bulls in American Athletic Conference play.

Avery Woodson added 11 points for Memphis (15-10, 7-5 AAC), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Nick King contributed nine points off the bench for the Tigers, who had 11 steals on 18 USF turnovers.

Ruben Guerrero set a career high, scoring 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting for the Bulls (7-19, 1-12), who suffered their 11th straight loss and fell to 2-18 since winning five of their first six games. Bo Zeigler added 10 points and six blocks for USF, which shot 37.3 percent and missed all seven of its attempts from 3-point range.

With Memphis up 10-6 early in the first half, a 7-2 spurt, capped by a 3-pointer from Trahson Burrell, stretched the lead to 17-8 as the Tigers began to take control near the midway point of the period. The Memphis first-half lead would grow to as much as 15 before USF closed the half on a 7-2 run, led by four points from Guerrero, to hit the locker room at halftime down 31-21.

After the break, the Bulls scored the second half's first seven points and stayed within 37-33 until a 24-4 explosion, featuring a pair of 3-pointers from Woodson and eight points from Goodwin, stretched the Tigers' lead to 61-37 with just under eight minutes to play. Troy Holston Jr. temporarily stopped Memphis' dominance, splitting a pair of free throws and converting a layup on consecutive possessions but Pookie Powell answered with a 3-pointer to spark six more unanswered points and the Tigers cruised down the stretch.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Memphis entered play leading the AAC, averaging 67 points. ... USF F Chris Perry missed his seventh straight game with an undisclosed illness. ... The Tigers dished out 18 assists and committed 11 turnovers, while the Bulls finished with eight assists.
Top Game Performances
 
Memphis   South Florida
Shaq Goodwin 18 Scoring Ruben Guerrero 17
Trahson Burrell 3 Assists Corey Allen Jr. 4
Shaq Goodwin 9 Rebounds Corey Allen Jr. 7
Shaq Goodwin 4 Free Throws Made Bo Zeigler 6
D'Marnier Cunningham 3 Steals Troy Holston Jr. 3
Calvin Godfrey 2 Blocks Bo Zeigler 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Memphis 75 45.8 7-19 14-20 18 33 5 11 11
South Florida 48 37.3 0-7 10-19 8 31 9 6 18