NASHVILLE, March 17 (UPI) -- Victor Rudd helped awaken South Florida's offense Friday and the Bulls made it to the third round of the NCAA Tournament with an upset 58-44 win over Temple.
The Bulls, who had won a game against California Wednesday just to get into the 64-team bracket, scored only 15 points in the first half against the Owls.
South Florida then produced 43 points in the second period to add another surprise to Friday's list of unexpected results. The Bulls are seeded only 12th in the Midwest Region.
Rudd had 17 points and seven rebounds while Anthony Collins also had 17 for South Florida (22-13), which will next take on No. 13 seed Ohio Sunday. Ohio pulled off one of the day's stunners with a 65-60 decision over Michigan.
Temple (24-8), which won the regular-season crown in the Atlantic 10 Conference only to lose in the tourney quarterfinals, got 19 points from Khalif Wyatt.
South Florida recovered from its terrible start to shoot 34 percent for the game and to hit 8-of-17 from 3-point range. The teams combined to make a mere 32 field goals, 17 of them coming from the Bulls.
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- COL BKB: Michigan State 89, Long Island 67
- COL BKB: St. Louis 61, Memphis 54
- COL BKB: Purdue 72, St. Mary's (Calif.) 69
- COL BKB: Lehigh 75, Duke 70
- COL BKB: Norfolk State 86, Missouri 84
- COL BKB: Florida 71, Virginia 45
- COL BKB: Creighton 58, Alabama 57
- COL BKB: North Carolina 77, Vermont 58
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- COL BKB: Georgetown 74, Belmont 59
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- COL BKB: Florida St 66, St. Bonaventure 63
