South Florida Bulls at Utah State Aggies
· Battleground 2k19
74 - 76
Merrill lifts Utah St. past South Florida 76-74 in OT
Utah State had possession after a timeout with 34 seconds left in overtime and the score tied at 74. The Aggies worked the clock to about 5 seconds and Abel Porter missed a 3-pointer. Bean grabbed the offensive rebound, stepped to the right side of the basket and beat the buzzer with a short bank shot.
A 3-pointer from David Collins gave USF a 64-62 lead with 1:42 remaining in the second half and he later added two free throws for a four-point lead. Utah State's Neemias Queta and Bean both scored in the paint to send the game to overtime.
Queta had 18 points and Bean added 12 points for Utah State (11-2). Alphonso Anderson also had 12 points for the Aggies.
Laquincy Rideau had 15 points for the Bulls (6-5). Collins added 15 points and Xavier Castaneda scored 12.
Both teams play in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic in Sunrise, Florida, on Saturday. Utah State takes on Florida and South Florida faces Florida State.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Justin Bean made Two Point Tip Shot. | 74 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Justin Bean Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 74 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Abel Porter missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 74 |
| 3rd 0:34 | Utah State Timeout | 74 - 74 |
Statistics
 USF |
 USU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-60 | FG | 26-51 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 13-18 | FT | 16-23 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:
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 |