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Tonight: South Florida at Saint Louis

By ANTONYA ENGLISH and BRIAN LANDMAN

© St. Petersburg Times, published February 14, 2001

At a glance

• WHEN/WHERE: 8; Savvis Center, St. Louis.
• RADIO: WQYK-AM 1010, WAMR-AM 1320.
• RECORDS: South Florida 15-8, 7-3 Conference USA; Saint Louis 12-10, 4-5.
• COACHES: USF -- Seth Greenberg (71-68, fifth season; 176-138 overall). Saint Louis -- Lorenzo Romar (31-24, second season; 73-68).
• KEY PLAYERS: USF -- Altron Jackson, F, 6-6 Jr. (20.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg); B.B. Waldon, F, 6-8 Jr. (17.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg); Cedric Smith, G, 6-6 Sr. (10.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg). Saint Louis -- Maurice Jeffers, G/F, 6-4 Sr. (15.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg); Marque Perry, G, 6-1 So.; Justin Tatum, F, 6-7 Sr. (9.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg); Chris Heinrich, C, 6-11 Sr. (6.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg).
• NOTES: Waldon returns after a four-game suspension, but the Bulls will be without seniors Chonsey Asbury and Artha Reeves, who are recovering from knee surgery. ... USF never has won at Saint Louis, and the Billikens lead the overall series 5-2 . ... USF remains one game out of first place in the National Division. ... The Bulls are No. 2 in the conference in scoring (75.6 avg.) and are tops in the league in field-goal percentage (46.9 percent). However, the Billikens are limiting opponents to a C-USA-best 39.3 percent shooting from the floor and 32.2 percent from behind the arc. ... If Saint Louis is looking for an Achilles' heel, look no further than the free-throw line, where USF is the league's worse shooting team at 59.4 percent. ... Winning at the Savvis Center isn't easy; Saint Louis is 80-24 in seven seasons. ... The Bulls are coming off a come-from-behind, one-point win over UAB on Saturday. ... Jackson is the conference's leading scorer and is touted as one of the nation's top sixth men, but he made his sixth start Saturday and is listed as a probable starter for tonight.

Tonight: FSU at No. 17 Maryland

• WHEN/WHERE: 9; Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
• TV/RADIO: Ch. 32; WWBA-AM 1040, WZHR-AM 1400, WAMR-AM 1320.
• RECORDS: FSU 6-17, 1-9 ACC; Maryland 15-8, 6-5.
• COACHES: FSU -- Steve Robinson (49-65, fourth season; 95-83 overall). Maryland -- Gary Williams (232-134, 12th season; 439-262).
• KEY PLAYERS: FSU -- Delvon Arrington, PG, 5-11 Sr. (11.1 ppg, 4.7 apg, 2 spg); Monte Cummings, G, 6-4 Jr. (11.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg); Michael Joiner, F, 6-7 Fr. (9.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg); Adrian Crawford, G, 6-5 Sr. (10.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg). Maryland -- Juan Dixon, G, 6-3 Jr. (17.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.6 spg); Terence Morris, F, 6-9 Sr. (14 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.6 bpg); Lonny Baxter, C, 6-8 Jr. (15.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.7 bpg); Steve Blake, PG, 6-3 So. (6 ppg, 6.7 apg).
• NOTES: The Seminoles are coming off a tough 71-65loss to then-No. 19 Wake Forest, and that was without Cummings (flu) and with Arrington playing poorly (1-of-12 shooting, five assists, four turnovers). Cummings will be back. ... Other than the 42-point shellacking at Duke, the Seminoles have played admirably, including an 80-70 loss to North Carolina, an 84-81 overtime loss to North Carolina State and a 77-68 loss at Georgia Tech. Said Robinson: "I just think we're playing better. ... We're giving ourselves a chance. That's the biggest difference and that's the thing you hang your hat on." ... The Terrapins have lost 4 of 5, beginning with their stunning OT loss to Duke, which erased a 10-point lead in the final minute to force the extra period. ... The Terps have won 10 straight against FSU by an average 15.8 points and lead the series 17-5. ... Maryland has played 112 home games since losing two straight at home. It lost to visiting North Carolina on Saturday.

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