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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Florida 73, Florida Southern 43
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Where: Lakeland Center, Lakeland, Florida
Officials: # Bill McCarthy, # Bryan Kersey, # Alfred Smith
Attendance: 1987

Augustus Gilchrist had 15 points and nine rebounds as South Florida jumped to an early 10-point lead and cruised to a 73-43 victory over visiting Florida Southern on Wednesday.

Toarlyn Fitzpatrick had 12 points and eight rebounds, and Blake Nash scored 13 points for the Bulls (3-0), who shot 48.3 percent from the field and held Florida Southern to 25.7 percent. Ron Anderson added a game-high 11 rebounds.

Kevin Capers scored 13 points for Division II Florida Southern, which was playing its season opener.

The Bulls led 14-4 after only 4:35 and scored the final five points of the half for a 33-16 lead.

Florida Southern, which lost five of its top six scorers from last season’s 23-9 team, shot only 18.4 percent from the field in the first half, including 1-for-13 on 3-pointers.

The game was played at the Lakeland Center, one of three arenas where South Florida will play while its on-campus Sun Dome goes through major renovations.
Top Game Performances
 
Florida Southern   South Florida
Scoring Augustus Gilchrist 15
Assists Ron Anderson 4
0 Rebounds Ron Anderson 11
Free Throws Made Augustus Gilchrist 4
Steals Ron Anderson 1
Blocks Augustus Gilchrist 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida Southern 43 25.7 1-20 6-8 7 31 1 3 9
South Florida 73 48.3 7-14 8-15 19 50 12 4 14