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Tonight: USF at Marquette

By ANTONYA ENGLISH

© St. Petersburg Times, published January 17, 2001

WHEN/WHERE: 8; Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wis.

RECORDS: South Florida -- (11-4, 3-0 Conference USA); Marquette -- (7-6, 2-0).

COACHES: USF -- Seth Greenberg (67-64, fifth season, 172-134 overall). Marquette -- Tom Crean (22-20, second season).

KEY PLAYERS: USF -- B.B. Waldon, F, 6-8 Jr. (18.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg); Altron Jackson, F, 6-6 Jr. (18.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg); Cedric Smith, F, 6-6 Sr. (10.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg). Marquette -- Brian Wardle, G, 6-5 Sr. (17.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg); Cordell Henry, G, 5-10 Jr. (10.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg); Oluoma Nnamaka, F, 6-7 Jr. (8.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg).

NOTES: The Bulls have won 10 of their past 11 games. ... Marquette is reeling from a 30-point loss to North Carolina on Saturday and has lost three of its past five. However, the two wins were in C-USA, including a three-point victory over Cincinnati. ... The Golden Eagles are second in the league in scoring defense (60.2 points allowed). USF is third in scoring offense (76.9) and the leader in field-goal percentage (47.4). ... "Marquette is a very good team," Greenberg said. "They are physical. They've got a go-to player that can make shots. They've got a point guard that creates matchup problems and has good speed."

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