Georgia Southern Eagles at South Florida Bulls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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68 - 63
68 - 63
Hewitt's 33 leads Georgia Southern over South Florida 68-63
With the shot clock nearly expired, Hewitt hit a step-back 3-pointer to put Georgia Southern (5-2) up 66-60 with 1:20 left.
The Eagles led by 11 with 6:34 left in the game, but South Florida (5-4) rallied with a 16-8 run to get within 63-60 on Chris Perry's layup at the 1:52 mark.
Georgia Southern led 32-28 at halftime and opened the second with 12 straight. Hewitt finished 5 of 8 from 3-point range and Trent Wiedeman added 17 points for Georgia Southern, which had lost all four of its previous meetings with the Bulls.
Perry had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead USF, Dinero Mercurius scored 13 and Nehemias Morillo added 11. The Bulls were 2 of 20 from 3.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Georgia Southern Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Dinero Mercurius missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Chris Perry Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Mike Hughes missed Free Throw. | 68 - 63 |
Statistics
 GASO |
 USF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-54 | FG | 23-55 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 2-20 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 10 |
| 15-25 | FT | 15-20 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Yuengling Center
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 2,912 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 2,912 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |