Complete USF Game Notes
Game #28
USF Dons (12-15, 5-9 WCC) vs. Pepperdine Waves (12-14, 4-9 WCC)
War Memorial Gymnasium • San Francisco, Calif.
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Series Record: USF leads, 74-46 (since 1958-59)
Last Meeting: USF 86-78, Feb. 2, 2013)
Radio: USFDons.com (
Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst)
TV/Web: Comcast SportsNet California (Scott Reiss and Dan Belluomini)
Dons Briefs
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Now 12-15 and 5-9 in the WCC after Thursday's 61-59 win at Loyola Marymount...are 5-4 over last nine conference games after 0-5 WCC start.
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Are 6-5 in last 11 games against Pepperdine, including a 86-78 victory earlier this season in Malibu when the Dons nailed 14 three-pointers...have not swept the Waves since 2007-08 season.
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Are 6-7 at home this season and are just 1-6 against WCC opponents on the Memorial Gymnasium floor.
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Have made 54 three-pointers over the last four games vs. Pepperdine (14), BYU (14), Portland (9), Gonzaga (7) and LMU (10)...lead the WCC and are tied for eighth nationally in three-point field goal percentage at 40.1 (215-for-536).
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Are 54-of-118 (45.7) from beyond the arc in its last five games and made 44.6 percent (80-for-179) of its three point attempts over last eight games.
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Of the team's 15 losses this season, 11 have been by 10 points or less, including six by six points or less...have trailed by two points with 31 seconds or less remaining in five of the nine conference losses.
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Have been outrebounded in 19 of the last 22 games and rank ninth in WCC rebound average at 32.2...rank ninth in rebound margin at -2.9.
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Freshman Avry Holmes ranks second the nation in three-point field goal percentage at 51.3 (39-for-76) while De'End Parker (47.5; 28-for-59) ranks 21st.
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Holmes and Parker, along with Chris Adams (5th; 45.5) and Cole Dickerson (9th; 40.0), gives USF four players ranked in the WCC's top-10 in three-point field goal percentage.
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Junior Cole Dickerson leads the WCC and ranks 33rd nationally in rebound average (9.4).
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Cole Dickerson has 10 double-doubles on the season and has been one rebound or a point away from double-doubles in five other games.
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Redshirt freshman Mark Tollefsen made his first career start Thursday at LMU and responded with 11 points...he became the fourth freshman to draw a start this season, joining Tao Xu, Tim Derksen and Matt Christiansen...USF has employed six starting lineups this season.
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With three assists at LMU, Cody Doolin moved past Gerald Walker into second place on USF's career assist list with 402.
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Dons will wrap up the regular season portion of the WCC schedule next Thursday at San Diego.
USF Plays Host to Pepperdine Saturday Night
USF (12-15, 5-9 WCC) will play its final West Coast Conference home game on Saturday night as the Dons play host to the Pepperdine Waves (12-14, 4-9 WCC) beginning at 6:00 p.m. in Memorial Gymnasium.
The Dons are coming off a 61-59 victory at Loyola Marymount Thursday night, as
Cody Doolin's driving layup with 0.05 left lifted USF to its fifth win in nine games. Pepperdine has been idle since last Saturday when it dropped a 70-60 decision at Santa Clara.
Saturday's game will be televised on the Time Warner Cable Sports Network (CSNCA in the Bay Area) with Scott Reiss and Dan Belluomini calling the action from courtside.
USF-Pepperdine Series History
Dating back to the 1956-57 season, USF leads the all-time series with Pepperdine, 74-46. The Dons hold a 6-5 edgge in the last 11 meetings between the two schools, including an 86-78 victory earlier this season in Malibu in a game that saw USF nail 14 three-pointers.
Each team claimed one-sided decisions on their homecourts last season, as the Waves downed the Dons 77-61 in Malibu while USF scored a 78-63 decision on The Hilltop.
USF has not swept Pepperdine since the 2007-08 season.
First Time Around • USF 86, LMU 78 • Feb. 2 • Firestone Fieldhouse • Malibu, CA
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Dons connected on 14-of-24 three-point attempts and shot 51.7 percent for the game to defeat Pepperdine 86-78 in Firestone Fieldhouse.
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Cole Dickerson posted his ninth double-double of the season with 27 points and 11 rebounds.
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Avry Holmes came off the bench to make all four of his three-point tries and finished with 15 points.
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Cody Doolin finished with 13 points and eight assists.
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USF trailed 64-57 with 8:20 left in the game before going on a 16-4 run to take a 73-68 lead with 4:24 left.
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Last Time Out: Takeaways From the Loyola Marymount Game
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Cody Doolin's driving layup with 0.05 remaining lifted USF to a 61-59 victory Thursday night over Loyola Marymount
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Cole Dickerson's three-pointer tied the game at 59 with 1:00 minute left...Dickerson made three three-pointers over the last 6:17 of the game and finished with a team high 16 points.
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USF led by as many as 20 points in the first half and by 15 at intermission but trailed 59-56 with 2:20 left.
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USF made 10-of-26 three-pointers and shot 45.8 percent from the floor for the game.
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Dons were outrebounded 37-27 and committed 17 turnovers.
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Three's Company
USF leads the WCC and is tied for eighth nationally in three-point field goal percentage at 40.1 (215-536). The Dons are also shooting 41.1 percent (127-for-309) from long distance in conference play.
The Dons current three-point total of 215 ranks fourth on USF's all-time single-season list and is 24 shy of the all-time single-season mark of 239 set last year.
USF has made 54 three-pointers in its last five games vs. Pepperdine (14), BYU (14), Portland (9), Gonzaga (7) and LMU (10) and have shot at a 44.6 percent clip (80-for-179) from beyond the arc over its last eight games. The Dons have made nine or more three-pointers in 12 games this season.
Avry Holmes (51.3) ranks second in the nation in three-point field goal percentage while De'End Parker (47.5) ranks 21st.
Chris Adams (45.5) and
Cole Dickerson (40.0) ranks fifth and ninth, respectively, among the WCC leaders.
All but four of Adams' field goals this season has been a three-pointer.
Four for Three
Avry Holmes, De'End Parker,
Chris Adams and
Cole Dickerson have combined to shoot 44.1 percent (142-for-312) from beyond the arc this season. All four players rank among the top-10 in WCC three-point field goal percentage.
Nice Shootin'
Over his last 14 games,
Chris Adams is shooting 51.6 percent (32-for-62) from three-point range while Avry Holmes is shooting 60.7 percent (17-for-28) from beyond the arc over his last nine games.
Buzzer Beaters
Cody Doolin's game-winning driving lay-up with 0.05 left at Loyola Marymount was the second game USF has won at the buzzer this season.
On Jan. 24,
Cole Dickerson hit a three-pointer with 0.01 left to lift USF to a 75-72 win at Portland.
Doolin now has five game-winning lay-ups in his career vs. Louisiana (Nov. 13, 2011), at Montana (Dec. 1, 2011), vs. No. 24 Gonzaga (Jan. 22, 2011) and vs. Hawaii (March 19, 2011), along with Thursday night's heroics at LMU.
That Close
Of USF's 15 losses this season, 11 have been by 10 points or less, including five of the last seven which have been decided by six points or less. In five of USF's nine conference losses, the Dons trailed by two points with 31 seconds remaining in the game.
Deficits
USF has faced double-figure deficits in nine of its 14 conference games this season.
Home and Road
USF is 1-6 in WCC homes games this season and is 6-7 overall on its homecourt. The Dons are 40-20 (.667) record in its last 60 home games dating back to the 2009-10 season and are 47-25 (.652) in Memorial Gymnasium in five seasons under head coach
Rex Walters. The Dons are 5-5 in true road games this season, with wins at American (Nov. 19), Portland (Jan. 24), Pepperdine (Feb. 2), BYU (Feb. 9) and LMU (Feb. 21).
Lineups
USF employed its sixth starting lineup of the season Thursday at Loyola Marymount, with
Mark Tollefsen making his first career start in the middle in place of Matt Christiansen, who had started the eight previous games in the post. Tollefsen responded with 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor.
Tollefsen became the fourth player to start in the post for USF this season, following Frank Rogers (2), Tao Xu (16) and Christiansen (8).
Cody Doolin and
Cole Dickerson are the only two players to have started all 27 games this season.
Six underclassmen, including four freshmen, have earned starts at some point during the season.
Leaders in Their Field
Five USF players -- Avry Holmes, De'End Parker,
Cole Dickerson and
Cody Doolin -- rank in the top-40 nationally in various statistical categories. Holmes ranks second in three-point field goal percentage at 51.3 percent, while Parker ranks 21st at 47.5 percent. Dickerson ranks 33rd in rebound average (9.4) while Doolin ranks 28th in assists (5.7).
From the Field
After shooting just 32.7 percent (34-for-104) from the field against Santa Clara (16-for-50) and Loyola Marymount (18-for-54), USF has shot 45.3 percent (201-for-443) over the last eight games. The Dons shot a season-high 57.1 percent (32-for-56) at BYU, including a sizzling 72 percent (18-for-25) in the second half as USF erased a 15-point deficit.
USF is 8-3 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor, with its only losses in those 11 games coming against Ole Miss (50.9) BYU (50.0) and the first game against Saint Mary's (51.0). USF currently ranks fourth in the WCC in field goal percentage at 45.1 percent.
Board Work
The Dons have been outboarded in 19 of the last 22 contests dating back to the St. John's game on Dec. 4 and rank ninth in the WCC in rebound average at 32.2 per game and rebound margin (-2.9). USF also ranks ninth in the WCC in offensive rebounds at 8.3 per game.
USF outrebounded BYU, 38-30, ending a streak of 10 games in which the Dons were outboarded by its opponent.
Charity Stripe Turnaround
USF is shooting 71.7 (213-for-297) percent from the line over the last 16 games after converting on just 61.1 percent (132-for-216) of its charity tries over the first 10 contests. However, the Dons still rank ninth in the WCC in free throw percentage at 67.2.
Defensive Doings
The Dons are allowing 69.8 points a game, which ranks ninth among WCC teams. Opponents are shooting 44.2 percent from the floor, which is the highest percentage allowed in the conference. The Dons also rank ninth in the conference in blocks (2.0) and steals (5.3) per game.
Dickerson's Doubles
Cole Dickerson has posted 10 double-doubles in 27 games this season and was a rebound or point away from double-doubles in five other games against Pacific (14-9), Nevada (11-9), East Tennessee State (19-9), BYU (22-9) and Saint Mary's (9-11). The last USF player to average a double-double for an entire season was Darrell Tucker, when he scored 18.9 points and grabbed 10.1 rebounds a game in 2001-02.
Doolin in the Top 10
Cody Doolin ranks in the top-10 of the WCC in five statistical categories, including assists (2nd; 5.7), free throw percentage (5th; 81.4), steals (7th; 1.6), assist-to-turnover ration (5th; 2.1) and minutes played (5th; 33.4).
Doolin Climbing USF's Career Assist Chart
Junior point guard
Cody Doolin ranks second in the WCC and 28th nationally in assists per game (5.7). Doolin's career assist total now stands at 402, which ranks second on USF's all-time list behind fellow Austin, Texas-native Orlando Smart (902).
USF's All-Time Assist Leaders
1. Orlando Smart (1990-94) 902
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Cody Doolin (2010-Present) 402
