National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Florida 71, Houston 62
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 23, 2016
Where: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas
Officials: # Peter Juzenas, # Terry Oglesby, # Mark Schnur
Attendance: 4309
By The Sports Xchange

Freshman guard Jahmal McMurray scored a career-high 30 points to lead South Florida to a surprising 71-62 victory over Houston on Saturday at Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston.

Senior forward Angel Nunez added 10 points and five rebounds for USF (4-17, 1-7 American Athletic Conference), which snapped a nine-game losing streak.

Junior forward Danrad Knowles had 15 points and seven rebounds for Houston (13-6, 3-4). Sophomore guard Wes VanBeck scored 12 points and junior guard Damyean Dotson had 11.

Houston led 9-6 early, but USF staged a 17-4 run to take a 23-13 on a dunk by sophomore forward Bo Zeigler. The Bulls went up by 13 points late in the half and carried a 32-22 lead into the break.

USF extended its lead to 14 early in the second half and later went up 44-28 on a free throw by Nunez.

Houston stormed back to cut the deficit to seven on a jumper by freshman guard Galen Robinson Jr. The Cougars got within four on two free throws by junior guard Ronnie Johnson with 5:28 to go, but the Bulls scored the next six points to regain control.
Top Game Performances
 
South Florida   Houston
Jahmal McMurray 30 Scoring Danrad Knowles 15
Jahmal McMurray 3 Assists Ronnie Johnson 4
Ruben Guerrero 8 Rebounds Danrad Knowles 7
Jahmal McMurray 9 Free Throws Made Wes VanBeck 5
Nehemias Morillo 3 Steals Galen Robinson Jr. 2
Jaleel Cousins 2 Blocks Bertrand Nkali 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Florida 71 43.8 3-6 26-32 9 38 4 5 14
Houston 62 37.5 4-23 16-25 13 25 3 6 9