JONES LEADS BULLS PAST UCF IN MEN'S BASKETBALL

South Florida rebounded from their disappointing loss to Central Michigan by riding the strong offensive play of junior Dominique Jones on Wednesday night as the USF Bulls Defeat Central Florida, 69-65 (St. Pete Times).

Jones Scored 27 in the win over UCF (Tampa Tribune) in front of a Sun Dome crowd of 4,627. USF fared better in their second game without leading scorer Gus Gilchrist, who is out four to six weeks with an ankle injury.

Seniors Chris Howard, who had 14 points and a team-high six assists, and Mike Mercer, who scored 12, also picked up some slack offensively. JUCO transfer Jarrid Famous had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, responding to Stan Heath's public challenge following the loss to CMU for the big man to step up. Famous had five points and just one rebound in the previous game.

USF plays San Francisco in the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic on Saturday.

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