A team at the bottom of the American Conference will look to get a rare win when the South Florida Bulls (10-15, 15-10-0 ATS, 3-9 American) face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-19, 3-19-2 ATS, 1-12 American) for the first time this season. Tulsa has won all 12 meetings between these schools so far, winning most of them by double digits too. Their first opportunity to beat them this season will come at home, in Donald W. Reynolds Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST.
A 7-6 start to the season in out-of-conference play has turned into a 10-15 record for the Bulls, as they've been a punching bag for most of the conference. Their latest game was another loss, 84-65, in Cincinnati. USF actually went into halftime with the lead but got outscored 50-27 in the second half. Corey Walker Jr. exploded in the game, finishing with a career-best 25 points, his first double-digit scoring performance of the season. He hit 10 of his 13 shot attempts.
.@iamyoungty1 beats the buzzer to close the first half!
Second half action in Cincinnati is about to get underway.
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— USF Men's Basketball (@USFMBB) February 12, 2023
KenPom has South Florida ranked 148th nationally this season, the eighth-highest out of the 11 American Conference schools. On the road this season, the Bulls are 2-6. They play at a faster pace, playing at the 113th-fastest adjusted tempo in the country.
That tempo doesn't lead to offensive dominance, as they only put up 72.4 points a night, sixth in the American. They're fifth in the conference in shooting percentage at 44.6%, while their 33.7% rate on threes is fourth.
They score 72.4 points per game and give up just as many, ranking seventh in the conference in points against at 72.4. Their three-point defense is the greatest culprit, as opponents are shooting 34.8% against them from downtown, ahead of only Tulane in the American. Overall, opponents hit 43.2% of their shots against the Bulls, eighth in the conference.
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