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USF Bulls Hold On to Beat Savannah State, 67-57
- Updated: November 29, 2015
Roddy Peters scored 17 points to help South Florida hold off and beat Savannah State 67-57 on Sunday.
Jaleel Cousins had 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season for USF (2-5), which bounced back after losing to No. 1 Kentucky 84-63 on Nov. 27.
Troyce Manassa led Savannah State (3-4) with 23 points.
USF had a 10-point lead in the second half, but Savannah State cut the deficit to two on five different occasions, including 54-52 with 4:25 left after a layup by Lenjo Kilo.
USF responded with a layup by Peters and a three-point play by Jahmal McMurray to push the lead to 59-52, but could not put away the Tigers.
Manassa’s layup pulled Savannah State to 60-57 with 1:47 left. The Tigers missed their next three shots and had a turnover.
Peters made three free throws, Cousins a pair of free throws, and Nehemias Morillo converted a layup as the Bulls scored the final seven points.
USF made 15 of 25 shots from the field (60 percent) in the second half and finished on 25-of-52 shooting for 48.1 percent.
Savannah State shot 35.5 percent (22 of 62) from the floor.
The Bulls led 18-11 midway through the first half and built a 26-22 halftime lead, but were unable to stretch their lead despite holding Savannah State to 27.3-percent shooting (9 for 33) in the first half.
It was the first meeting between the schools.
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TIP-INS
South Florida: Jahmal McMurray was back in the starting lineup after five games as a reserve. The freshman guard came into the game averaging a team-high 13.3 points a game. … The Bulls shot a season-high 48.1 percent, surpassing their 46.4 percent shooting against No. 1 Kentucky.
Savannah State: The Tigers won their first three games of the season at home before dropping their last four on the road.
