Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Florida 90, Florida Atlantic 86
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 18, 2024
Where: Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida
Officials: # Olandis Poole, # Wil Howard, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 10659

Selton Miguel scored a career-high 25 points off the bench as South Florida stretched its winning streak to 11 games, holding off No. 24 Florida Atlantic 90-86 on Sunday in Tampa, Fla., to stay atop the American Athletic Conference.

Chris Youngblood added 23 points for the Bulls (19-5, 12-1 AAC), who built a 25-point lead with 8:38 left in the game and barely held off the Owls. FAU scored 41 points in the final 8:24, drawing within 87-86 when Johnell Davis swished a step-back 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining.

But Youngblood canned both ends of a one-and-one with 20 seconds left, then added a foul shot with four ticks on the clock after an FAU miss to wrap up the outcome.

Vladislav Goldin led four scorers in double figures for the Owls (20-6, 10-3) with 23 points, while Davis finished with 20 to go along with six rebounds and five assists. Alijah Martin scored 17 points and Nick Boyd added 16.

Ultimately, South Florida's ability to take care of the ball and knock down just enough pressure free throws decided the game. The Bulls were 21 of 28 at the foul line in a marathon second half and committed just eight turnovers on the day.

Playing before the largest home crowd in program history, South Florida controlled the first half as Youngblood and Miguel took turns scoring in unstoppable clusters.

Youngblood came out of the gate scorching, scoring 13 points in the first 8:04 as the Bulls established an 18-9 lead. He made three 3-pointers during the spurt, adding a layup and a pair of free throws along the way.

Then Miguel activated with a driving layup, followed by a 14-point burst in less than three minutes that saw him can four 3-pointers. That increased the USF lead to 17 points before Goldin made two foul shots after a flagrant foul, cutting the advantage to 46-31 at the half.

The Owls trailed 70-45 when Davis' three-point play launched a 15-0 run over a span of just 1:19 to make it a new game.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Florida Atlantic   South Florida
Vladislav Goldin 23 Scoring Selton Miguel 25
Johnell Davis 5 Assists Corey Walker Jr. 3
Johnell Davis 6 Rebounds Corey Walker Jr. 10
Vladislav Goldin 7 Free Throws Made Chris Youngblood 12
Nick Boyd 1 Steals Jayden Reid 2
Vladislav Goldin 2 Blocks Corey Walker Jr. 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida Atlantic 86 50.0 8-24 18-24 17 27 3 4 11
South Florida 90 49.1 9-19 27-34 12 30 3 7 8