The South Florida Bulls will play the Wichita State Shockers on Sunday at Charles Koch Arena. Tip-off from Wichita, KS, is at 2:00 p.m. ET.
South Florida (14-16 SU, 18-11-1 ATS) beat Tulsa on Wednesday. The Bulls are 4-1 straight-up in their last five games and 7-10 in American Athletic Conference competition. Junior center Russel Tchewa is questionable after missing the previous game with an undisclosed ailment.
Wichita State (15-14 SU, 15-13-1 ATS) lost to Houston on Thursday. The Shockers are 3-2 straight-up in their last five games and 8-9 in AAC play. Leading scorer Jaykwon Walton is questionable to play after missing the previous game with an illness.
Wichita State defeated South Florida 70-66 on January 8. The Bulls led 34-26 at halftime, but the Shockers stormed out of the locker room with 42 points. USF shot under 40 percent from the field and was off the mark from three-point range (4-for-23).
Wichita State leads the all-time series 8-1.
The Bulls are charging into the finish line, winning three straight and four of their past five. If South Florida is victorious in Sunday's regular-season finale, it will be a dangerous team in the AAC Tournament.
USF cleaned the floor with Tulsa on Wednesday, outscoring the visitors by 15 points in the first half and cruising to a home win following intermission. The Bulls shot 42.4 percent and held the Golden Hurricane to 33.3 percent. They boasted a +10 rebounding margin with 14 offensive rebounds and won the turnover battle. Senior forward Keyshawn Bryant led all scorers with 30 points for South Florida.
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— USF Men's Basketball (@USFMBB) March 3, 2023
Tyler Harris leads South Florida in scoring this season. The senior guard averages 16.8 points on 40 percent shooting and 3.5 assists per game. He also shoots 38.9 percent from three-point range and 82.7 percent at the foul line. Other Bulls to watch are 7-foot junior center Russel Tchewa (11.4 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 61.2 FG%), sophomore guard Selton Miguel (10.5 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.3 APG), and junior guard Jamir Chaplin (7.4 PPG, 3.2 RPG).
South Florida scores 73.2 points per game (142nd) and shoots 45.3 percent from the floor (149th), including 33.9 percent from long distance (206th). It converts 65.1 percent of its free-throw attempts (341st) and averages 33.8 rebounds (63rd) with a +3.4 rebounding margin. USF is 135th in KenPom's schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency and 127th in effective field goal percentage (51.5%).
The Bulls surrender 72.0 points per g ame (242nd), and its opponents shoot 42.8 percent from the field (119th), including 34.7 percent from three-point range (243rd). They're 156th in adjusted defensive efficiency, 193rd in assist-per-turnover ratio, and 112th in adjusted tempo.
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