National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 71, South Florida 59
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 23, 2019
Where: Fertitta Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: # Peter Juzenas, # Zelton Steed, # Kelly Self
Attendance: 7039

DeJon Jarreau scored 17 points off the bench, Corey Davis Jr. chipped in 15 and the ninth-ranked Houston Cougars extended their home-court winning streak to 33 consecutive games with a 71-59, wire-to-wire victory over South Florida on Saturday.

Houston (26-1, 13-1 American Athletic Conference) extended its overall winning streak to 11 games by combining a balanced offensive attack with another suffocating defensive effort. All 10 players who participated scored for the Cougars, who jumped out to an 11-0 lead en route to saddling the cold-shooting Bulls (18-9, 7-7) with their third consecutive conference loss.

USF shot 31.3 percent from the floor and endured an eight-minute stretch in the second half without a field goal. The Bulls clung to life via a glut of free-throw attempts but finished just 21 of 32 from the charity stripe.

David Collins and LaQuincy Rideau, the Bulls' only double-digit scorers this season, shot a combined 2-for-23 and totaled 13 points.

Fabian White Jr. and Nate Hinton tallied nine points apiece for the Cougars, whose 7-0 spurt to open the second half extended their lead to 15 points and left the Bulls scrambling for the remainder of the contest. Davis' 3-pointer capped that Houston run.

The Bulls never found an offensive rhythm. It wasn't until the 15:40 mark of the first half that USF finally scored, and the Bulls started 1 of 13 from the floor before Antun Maricevic made their first 3-pointer with 11:17 remaining in the half.

The Bulls did manage an 8-0 run that cut the deficit to 24-23 with 5:18 left following threes from Justin Brown and Xavier Castaneda, but the Cougars responded with an 8-0 burst of their own to extend their lead back to 34-25.

USF recorded more turnovers (10) than field goals (seven) in the first half and trailed by eight at the break. Houston committed nine turnovers but shot 13-of-26 overall to offset those miscues.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
South Florida   Houston
David Collins 12 Scoring Dejon Jarreau 17
David Collins 5 Assists Dejon Jarreau 4
Michael Durr 9 Rebounds Armoni Brooks 7
David Collins 7 Free Throws Made Dejon Jarreau 6
Alexis Yetna 2 Steals Cedrick Alley Jr. 1
Justin Brown 1 Blocks Breaon Brady 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Florida 59 31.2 8-27 21-32 9 33 2 6 15
Houston 71 47.2 8-21 13-21 13 29 3 5 12