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South Florida Clips The Wings Of The Coppin State Eagles With The Bulls Winning, 73-63

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TAMPA (NOV. 14, 2026) – South Florida men's basketball (2-2; 0-0 American) worked through a tough shooting outing to post a 73-63 victory over Coppin State (1-4; 0-0 MEAC) Saturday afternoon in Yuengling Center.

The Bulls used a strong night at the foul line and the play of Zayden High, who posted a double-double with 18 points and a career-best 17 rebounds, to overcome a 4-of-28 performance from three and 20-of-58 from the floor. Coppin State committed 25 fouls to send the Bulls to the line 38 times and USF made 29.

High, who added three assists and two blocks, was joined in double digits by Josh Omojafo with 13 points off the bench and Sonny Wilson with 12. The Bulls won the rebounding battle, 46-31, committed just eight turnovers, and held CSU to 4-of-14 from three.

USF again jumped to an early lead, this time taking a 10-0 advantage before CSU got on the board just under three minutes into the game. However, shooting woes that saw the Bulls close the half hitting 26 percent from the floor and 1-of-16 from three found USF trailing 31-30 at halftime.

The Bulls used a 7-2 run out of the halftime locker room to retake the lead, 37-33, after five early points from High, who had a three-point play and reached a double-double minutes into the second half.
CSU picked up its seventh foul with 13:48 to play and the Bulls played with the bonus the rest of the way. Davis's two free throws and an Omojafo three made the lead 49-40 as CSU went 4-of-11 in the first seven minutes of the second half.

The Bulls pushed the lead back to 10, 51-41, with a pair of Wilson free throws, but a 9-2 CSU run cut the lead to 3 with 10:22 to play.

A series of CSU fouls and Bulls free throws pushed the USF lead back to nine and Wilson's three with 3:43 gave the Bulls a 68-55 lead. Coppin State was 0-6 from three to that point as USF took back control.

First Half
Similar to Wednesday's game in Annapolis, the Bulls jumped to an early 10-0 lead as Coppin State was held scoreless for nearly three minutes. When the Eagles did get on the board, they used a 7-2 run to close the margin to 12-7 at the first media timeout.

CSU cut the lead to one after a pair of three-pointers and trailed 15-14 at the second media timeout as the Bulls started the game 4-of-15 from the floor and 0-of-5 from three.

The Bulls continued shooting drought and a CSU three and two-point jumper gave the Eagles the lead, 20-17, at the under eight media timeout. The Bulls were 4-of-20 from the floor and 0-of-9 from three.

CSU maintained the five-point edge, 27-22, at the under four-minute media timeout. The Bulls got a dunk from Garrett Johnson, but the spark didn't change the shooting woes as USF missed three more threes and was 6-of-27 from the floor.

The Bulls used a 6-0 run sparked by a Wilson three to briefly retake the lead, 28-27, but Coppin State got a pair of free throws and a driving lay-up to regain a 31-28 advantage. High's late jump shot had the Bulls down 31-30 at halftime.

NOTE-A-BULL
• Zayden High – posted his second career double-double and first at USF, scoring 18 points and adding a career-best 17 rebounds. His 17 rebounds were the most for a Bull since Brandon Stroud logged 17 vs. UTSA in 2025.
• Josh Omojafo – Came off the bench to post 13 points on 3-of-3 from the field and 6-of-8 from the foul line.
• After committing 23 turnovers in their last outing, the Bulls had just eight and collected seven steals from CSU.

UP NEXT
The Bulls return to Yuengling Center Tuesday for a 7:00 p.m. tip vs. Tennessee State out of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Tigers will bring a 2-2 record to Tampa with wins over Oakland and Fisk and losses to Murray State and Tennessee. The fell to the Vols 83-78 in Knoxville on Friday.