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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Florida 61, Georgetown 58
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 19, 2013
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials: # Brian O'Connell, # Alfred Smith, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 6189

South Florida 61, Georgetown 58:
Jawanza Poland scored 15 points as the host Bulls came back from an 11-point second-half deficit to edge the Hoyas for their first Big East victory.

After Georgetown cut a seven-point South Florida lead to one in the closing minutes, Anthony Collins went 2-for-2 at the line to push the cushion to three with six seconds left. Otto Porter Jr. missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer with two seconds left.

Collins finished with 14 points, making all six of his free throws. Freshman Javontae Hawkins chipped in 12 for the Bulls (10-7, 1-4 Big East), who turned the ball over just four times. Porter led Georgetown (12-4, 2-3) with a game-high 21 points while D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera had 16.

After shooting 1-for-14 from 3-point range in the first half, South Florida made five of its first six in the second half to turn a 31-23 deficit at intermission into a 50-43 lead with 9:24 remaining.

Porter scored six points to pull the Hoyas within 55-54 with 5:26 left. Smith-Rivera scored four straight to make it a one-point game again 3:03 later before Collins finished the scoring in the waning seconds.

GAME NOTEBOOK: South Florida shot 81.3 percent (13-for-16) from the foul line. ... Georgetown had won three in a row against the Bulls. ... South Florida leading scorer Victor Rudd managed seven points on 2-of-5 shooting.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgetown   South Florida
Otto Porter 21 Scoring Jawanza Poland 15
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 4 Assists Anthony Collins 5
Nate Lubick 10 Rebounds Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 5
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 4 Free Throws Made Anthony Collins 6
Markel Starks 2 Steals Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 2
N/A Blocks Martino Brock 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgetown 58 48.9 7-18 7-10 15 30 0 3 15
South Florida 61 39.2 8-27 13-16 12 21 2 8 5