Late Collins layup carries South Florida over Memphis 75-73
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — David Collins made a layup with 59 seconds remaining to give South Florida the lead en route to a 75-73 win over Memphis on Saturday. Collins followed his key score with a jump shot to help wrap up the win for the Bulls.
Collins and Laquincy Rideau scored 21 points apiece to lead the Bulls. Rideau also had six rebounds.
Justin Brown had 14 points and 16 rebounds for South Florida (11-12, 4-6 American Athletic Conference). Rashun Williams added seven rebounds.
Tyler Harris had 17 points for the Tigers (17-6, 6-4). Alex Lomax added 14 points. Boogie Ellis had 14 points.
The Bulls evened the season series against the Tigers with the win. Then-No. 21 Memphis defeated South Florida 68-64 on Jan. 12.
Folks are so dumb about this Memphis situation. Context matters. Penny’s best player quit. His third-best player is likely out for the season. If any of you have a list of teams that have lost 2 of their top 3 players before February and still been awesome, please post it. https://t.co/kzu5xR4jnS
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS)
February 9, 2020 That’s it, kids. Bad loss for Memphis.
— Geoff Calkins (@geoff_calkins)
February 8, 2020 FINAL: USF 75, Memphis 73.Going to take a heckuva run the final 8 games and/or AAC tournament for this team to get on the right side of the NCAA tournament bubble now.
— Mark Giannotto (@mgiannotto)
February 8, 2020 Final: USF 75, Memphis 73. That should just about do it for any realistic hopes of an at-large bid for Memphis.
— John Martin (@JohnMartin929)
February 8, 2020
Memphis plays Cincinnati on the road on Thursday.
