National Basketball Association
Detroit 65, South Florida 60
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 30, 2013
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials:
# Karl Hess, # Bryan Kersey, # Ray Natili
Attendance:
3225
By SportsDirect Inc.
Detroit 65, South Florida 60: Juwan Howard Jr. and Jarod Williams scored 12 points apiece as the visiting Titans overcame a poor shooting effort in the first half to take down the Bulls.
Evan Bruinsma totaled 11 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds for Detroit (4-4), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Patrick Onwenu added nine points and six rebounds off the bench for the Titans, who made up for a 32.8-percent shooting performance with a 25-of-28 effort at the free-throw line.
Martino Brock paced the offense with 16 points for South Florida (4-2), which has lost two straight after a 4-0 start. Victor Rudd contributed 11 points and a game-high nine boards for the Bulls, who were outrebounded 44-35.
South Florida took advantage of some poor first-half shooting by Detroit, building a 31-23 lead at halftime – led by eight points from Brock and seven from Javontae Hawkins off the bench. Bruinsma had six at the break for the Titans, who shot 9-of-32 in the opening 20 minutes.
Detroit roared back with a half-opening 17-5 run to take the lead, although the Bulls kept things close. Musa Abdul-Aleem sunk a 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining to cut the Titans' lead to 62-60 but Abdul-Aleem's attempt to tie it with another 3-pointer fell short after Howard converted one of his two foul shots tries and Grant iced the game at the free-throw line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Howard - Detroit's leading scorer - followed up a career-high 25 points against Stony Brook with a 4-for-16 shooting performance against the Bulls. ... Neither team could find the touch from long range, combining to shoot 5-of-29 from beyond the arc. ... G Corey Allen Jr., who entered play averaging 14.6 points for South Florida, totaled six on 1-of-5 shooting before fouling out in the final minute.
Top Game Performances
| Detroit |
|
South Florida |
|
Juwan Howard Jr. 12 |
Scoring |
Martino Brock 16 |
|
Juwan Howard Jr. 2 |
Assists |
Anthony Collins 4 |
|
Evan Bruinsma 8 |
Rebounds |
Victor Rudd 9 |
|
Jarod Williams 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Corey Allen Jr. 4 |
|
Ugochukwu Njoku 4 |
Steals |
Martino Brock 3 |
|
Evan Bruinsma 1 |
Blocks |
Victor Rudd 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Detroit
|
65 |
32.8 |
2-11 |
25-28 |
8 |
39 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
| South Florida
|
60 |
38.2 |
3-18 |
15-23 |
12 |
31 |
9 |
7 |
13 |