National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Memphis 68, South Florida 64
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 12, 2020
Where: Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida
Officials: # Lamar Simpson, # Pat Adams, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 5209

Precious Achiuwa had 22 points and 11 rebounds as No. 21 Memphis rallied from a 14-point, second-half deficit to beat host South Florida 68-64 Sunday in an American Athletic Conference game.

Memphis (13-3, 2-1) snapped a two-game losing streak. Achiuwa shot 9 of 12 from the field and blocked five shots. Alex Lomax contributed five steals.

Tyler Harris earned a spot in the starting lineup after scoring 17 points off the bench Thursday at Wichita State, and matched that total Sunday with 17 points for the Tigers. Lester Quinones added 13 points. Quinones and Harris were a combined 10 of 11 from the free-throw line.

David Collins scored a game-high 24 points for South Florida (8-9, 1-3). Ezacuras Dawson shot 3 of 6 from behind the 3-point line and finished with 15 points.

Memphis fell behind 37-29 at halftime after committing 13 turnovers. USF scored 16 points off those turnovers.

The Bulls' lead swelled to as many as 14 points in the second half.

South Florida shot 42.1 percent (8 of 19) overall from behind the arc.

Collins had two steals and Laquincy Rideau (five points) added three takeaways as USF forced 22 Memphis turnovers overall.

The Tigers outrebounded the Bulls 34-24 and shot 54.8 percent from the field (23 of 42). The Bulls shot 40 percent (20 of 50).

Memphis led for less than seven minutes in the game and never by more than the final margin.

Due largely to offensive struggles, the Tigers were winners of 10 straight before losing Jan. 4 vs. Georgia and Thursday at Wichita State.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Memphis   South Florida
Precious Achiuwa 22 Scoring David Collins 24
Alex Lomax 7 Assists Laquincy Rideau 6
Precious Achiuwa 11 Rebounds Michael Durr 5
Tyler Harris 5 Free Throws Made David Collins 11
Alex Lomax 5 Steals Laquincy Rideau 3
Precious Achiuwa 5 Blocks Michael Durr 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Memphis 68 54.8 5-15 17-27 16 32 7 9 22
South Florida 64 40.0 8-19 16-26 13 18 2 10 15