Published Mar 28, 2019
Instant Analysis: USF 56 LMU 47
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Russ Wood  •  BullsInsider
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TAMPA- Fla. – Alexis Yetna notched his 14th double-double this season, as South Florida got past Loyola Marymount in the CBI Tournament semifinals on Thursday night in Tampa.

USF advances to play DePaul on Monday in Yuengling Center.

Yetna led the Bulls with 11 points and 11 rebounds -- moving him into third place on the USF single-season rebound list with 318 -- David Collins also netted 11 and Laquincy Rideau added nine.

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RunningTheBulls.com was at the game and here is our Instant Analysis:

IT WAS OVER WHEN: Yetna made a layup off a pass from Collins to make the score 55-45 with 1:27 left in the second half. They were Yetna’s 11th points which gave him the double-double.

HE STOLE THE SHOW: Despite Yetna’s double-double performance, USF does not with this game without the performance of Collins and Rideau in the second half. All of Rideau’s points came after intermission as did nine of Collins’.

THE STAT DOESN’T LIE: The free throw disparity was enormous for USF. The Bulls outscored the Lions 15-2 at the charity stripe. In fact LMU only had six free throw attempts while USF had 23 attempts.

THE BOTTOM LINE: USF gets the win and advances to the CBI Tournament championship series. It will be USF vs. DePaul in a best of three series with game one at USF Monday night at 7 p.m. Game two will be held in Chicago on Wednesday April 3 at McGrath-Phillips Arena. Game three (if necessary) will be played Friday April 5, also at McGrath-Phillips Arena. For the first time in program history, USF will play a basketball game in April.