USF upsets Buckeyes in opener, 76-65

Published 12:00 am Sunday, November 23, 2003

SAN FRANCISCO - Tyrone Riley scored 19 points and the University of San Francisco never trailed in its 76-65 upset of Ohio State.

The Buckeyes' sophomore transfer J.J. Sullinger led all players with 24 points Friday night and junior transfer Tony Stockman had 22 points.

No other Ohio State player scored more than seven points, while four Dons finished in double figures.

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Alvin Broussard finished with 14 points after making 4 of 5 3-pointers for San Francisco. James Bayless had 11 points and Jovan Harris had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Dons.

San Francisco was without guard John Cox, who will miss four to six weeks with a muscle strain suffered in the team's season opening win over Tennessee Martin.

The Buckeyes were out of sync in their first game of the season, shooting only 12-of-26 from the free-throw line and turning the ball over 18 times.

Ohio State went on a 10-0 run early in the second half to pull within three, but couldn't get any closer.

After falling behind by seven with less than four minutes to play, Buckeyes head coach Jim O'Brien received his second technical and was ejected.

San Francisco 76, Ohio State 65

OHIO STATE (0-1)

Sullinger 9-11 2-7 24, Fuss-Cheatham 2-9 1-5 5, Harris 0-2 0-0 0, Stockman 7-14 3-4 22, T. Dials 1-4 3-4 5, N. Dials 0-0 0-0 0. Radinovic 1-1 0-0 2, Billings 2-4 3-6 7, Jenkins 1-2 0-0 2, Marinchick 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-48 12-26 65.

SAN FRANCISCO (2-1)

Bayless 4-9 3-6 11, Hazel 2-4 3-5 7, Riley 6-11 6-7 19, Gaines 0-1 6-8 6, Burns 0-0 4-6 4, Bell 0-0 0-0 0, Gumbs 1-2 0-0 2, Wiggins 1-4 0-0 2, Harris 3-15 5-8 11, Broussard 5-8 0-1 14. Totals 22-54 27-41 76.

Halftime-USF 39, Ohio State 28. 3-Point goals-Ohio State 7-13 (Sullinger 4-5, Stockman 3-7, Fuss-Cheatham 0-1), USF 5-17 (Broussard 4-5, Harris 0-7, Riley 1-3, Gumbs 0-1, Hazel 0-1). Fouled out-Ohio State Radinovic, USF Wiggins. Rebounds-Ohio State 38 (T. Dials 11), USF 31 (Harris 9). Assists-Ohio State 10 (Fuss-Cheatam 4), USF 16 (Harris, Gaines 5). Total fouls-Ohio State 25, USF 29. A-5300.