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Johnson scores 15, No. 21 Auburn rallies to beat USF 58-52

AP
Nov 19, 2021

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) K.D. Johnson scored 15 points, Zep Jasper added 13 and No. 21 Auburn rallied to beat South Florida 58-52 on Friday night.

Jabari Smith hit a 3-pointer 10 minutes into the second half during a 15-0 stretch that gave Auburn (3-0) its first lead at 42-40. It was the third made 3-pointer by Auburn in 21 tries to that point.

Jaylin Williams and Devan Cambridge had consecutive slams to start the run with USF leading 40-31. Johnson had two layups, including one after a nifty steal, that helped the Tigers go up 46-40.

''K.D. is important to us,'' Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. ''K.D. has got the ability to do things against the best players on our schedule. He's got that level, and we needed some of that tonight. I want more and more from him as the season goes on. He's a dangerous man out there.''

Caleb Murphy scored 19 points and Javon Greene added 15 for South Florida (2-2), which was coming off a 56-54 comeback win over North Carolina A&T on Monday.

''I thought it was going to be a battle,'' USF coach Brian Gregory said. ''I thought if we went out there and played with some fight, which I thought we did, we'd be able to compete and we proved that we could do that. We're just not quite good enough yet to win that game.''

Smith, a standout freshman coming off his first career double-double in a win over Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 12, had nine points and 10 rebounds.

''Jabari is such a talented player,'' Pearl said. ''He lets the game come to him. He's not afraid of the moment.''

Greene hit a 3 to pull USF within 55-52 with 2:30 remaining, but Sam Hines Jr. missed two free throws in the final minute.

Jasper made it 57-52 by making a pair of free throws with 32 seconds left.

Murphy had 11 points as USF took a 33-26 halftime lead.

The Bulls scored the first nine points and led 25-10 before Auburn put together a 10-0 run.

Auburn had five of its nine first-half turnovers in the opening five minutes and was scoreless until Johnson connected on a 3 with 14:43 left.

BIG PICTURE

Auburn: The Tigers were behind at halftime for a second straight game. Auburn trailed Louisiana-Monroe by two but ended up winning 93-65.

''It wasn't about chewing them out,'' Pearl said about his talk during the break. ''We talked about things that we thought could be open offensively and we did a little bit better job with that in the second half.''

USF: The Bulls are building consistency with a roster that had lots of offseason turnover. USF added 10 new players, with eight transfers and two freshmen. The seven Division-I transfers and eight total transfers are tied for the most this season among D-I teams.

''Each game we play we feel better and more comfortable,'' Greene said.

NUMBERS

Auburn ended up 5 for 26 (19.2%) from 3-point range. Auburn outscored USF 19-4 in fast-break points.

WE'LL BE BACK

The game was played off the USF campus in downtown Tampa at Amalie Arena. Auburn will return there in March for the Southeastern Conference tournament.

UP NEXT

Auburn: Opens play at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas Wednesday against No. 23 UConn.

USF: Hosts Hampton on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
AUB
Tigers
26
USF
Bulls
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Walker Kessler vs. Russel Tchewa (Wendell Green Jr. gains possession)
19:55		Wendell Green Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Murphy steals)
19:43		Jamir Chaplin turnover (out of bounds)
19:13		Caleb Murphy blocks Wendell Green Jr.'s two point layup
19:10		Tigers offensive rebound
18:48		Tigers turnover
18:48		Caleb Murphy misses two point jump shot
18:46		Wendell Green Jr. defensive rebound
18:33		Jabari Smith turnover (lost ball)
17:55		Russel Tchewa misses two point jump shot
17:55		Russel Tchewa misses two point jump shot
17:53		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
17:46		Jabari Smith misses three point jump shot
17:44		Jake Boggs defensive rebound
17:37		Javon Greene misses three point jump shot
17:35		Russel Tchewa offensive rebound
17:30	+2	Russel Tchewa makes two point layup	0-2
17:14		Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
17:12		Bulls defensive rebound
16:51		Javon Greene misses two point jump shot
16:49		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
16:42		Chris Moore turnover (lost ball) (Jamir Chaplin steals)
16:27	+3	Jamir Chaplin makes three point jump shot (Caleb Murphy assists)	0-5
16:07		Zep Jasper turnover (bad pass) (Javon Greene steals)
16:04		K.D. Johnson personal foul (Javon Greene draws the foul)
15:37	+2	Caleb Murphy makes two point jump shot	0-7
15:19		K.D. Johnson turnover (lost ball)
15:12	+2	Sam Hines Jr. makes two point layup (Bayron Matos assists)	0-9
14:51		K.D. Johnson misses two point jump shot
14:49		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
14:41	+3	K.D. Johnson makes three point jump shot (Zep Jasper assists)	3-9
14:31	+2	Caleb Murphy makes two point jump shot	3-11
13:56	+2	Jabari Smith makes two point dunk	5-11
13:37		Zep Jasper personal foul (Caleb Murphy draws the foul)
13:37		TV timeout
13:28	+2	Caleb Murphy makes two point jump shot	5-13
12:55		Chris Moore misses two point layup
12:53		Sam Hines Jr. defensive rebound
12:38		DJ Patrick misses three point jump shot
12:38		Bulls offensive rebound
12:38		Wendell Green Jr. personal foul
12:35	+2	Sam Hines Jr. makes two point layup (Caleb Murphy assists)	5-15
12:08		Jamir Chaplin shooting foul (Walker Kessler draws the foul)
12:08		Walker Kessler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:51		Trey Moss misses two point layup
12:08	+1	Walker Kessler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-15
11:51		Trey Moss misses two point layup
11:49		Walker Kessler defensive rebound
11:46		Sam Hines Jr. personal foul
11:35		Walker Kessler misses two point hook shot
11:33		Sam Hines Jr. defensive rebound
11:12		Russel Tchewa offensive foul
11:12		Russel Tchewa turnover
11:10		TV timeout
11:01		Jaylin Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jamir Chaplin steals)
11:01		Devan Cambridge personal foul
10:47		Sam Hines Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:45		Wendell Green Jr. defensive rebound
10:37		Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
10:35		Bulls defensive rebound
10:24		Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Javon Greene draws the foul)
10:24		Javon Greene misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:24	+1	Javon Greene makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-16
10:24	+1	Javon Greene makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-16
10:02		Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
10:00		Bulls defensive rebound
9:40		Russel Tchewa misses two point layup
9:38		Walker Kessler defensive rebound
9:32	+3	Jabari Smith makes three point jump shot	9-16
9:04		Javon Greene turnover (bad pass) (Zep Jasper steals)
8:55		Javon Greene blocks Zep Jasper's two point layup
8:53		Tigers offensive rebound
8:46		Jabari Smith misses two point hook shot
8:44		Caleb Murphy defensive rebound
8:20	+2	Caleb Murphy makes two point jump shot	9-18
7:53		Jabari Smith misses three point jump shot
7:51		Bulls defensive rebound
7:49		TV timeout
7:45		Russel Tchewa turnover (lost ball) (Chris Moore steals)
7:28		Jamir Chaplin blocks Chris Moore's three point jump shot
7:26		Tigers offensive rebound
6:55		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:55		Caleb Murphy misses two point jump shot
6:53		Russel Tchewa offensive rebound
6:48	+3	Javon Greene makes three point jump shot (Russel Tchewa assists)	9-21
6:32		Russel Tchewa personal foul
6:32		Jamir Chaplin personal foul
6:31		Jabari Smith misses three point jump shot
6:29		Caleb Murphy defensive rebound
6:23		Jalyn McCreary misses two point dunk
6:21		Javon Greene offensive rebound
6:17		Javon Greene misses two point jump shot
6:15		Walker Kessler defensive rebound
6:11		Javon Greene shooting foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
6:11		K.D. Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:11	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-21
6:11	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-21
6:00		Javon Greene misses three point jump shot
5:58		Jalyn McCreary offensive rebound
5:42	+2	Javon Greene makes two point layup	10-23
5:22		Jabari Smith misses two point jump shot
5:20		DJ Patrick defensive rebound
5:11	+2	Caleb Murphy makes two point jump shot	10-25
4:59		Jalyn McCreary shooting foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
4:59	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-25
4:59	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-25
4:59		Jaylin Williams blocks Jalyn McCreary's two point dunk
4:57		Tigers defensive rebound
4:51		Jalyn McCreary personal foul (Zep Jasper draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Zep Jasper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-25
4:51	+1	Zep Jasper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-25
4:50		Javon Greene turnover (lost ball) (K.D. Johnson steals)
4:43	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point layup (Devan Cambridge assists)	16-25
4:32		K.D. Johnson personal foul
4:19		Caleb Murphy misses three point jump shot
4:17		Tigers defensive rebound
4:03		K.D. Johnson misses two point layup
4:01		Jaylin Williams offensive rebound
3:57	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point layup	18-25
3:53		DJ Patrick misses two point jump shot
3:51		Zep Jasper defensive rebound
3:44	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point layup (Devan Cambridge assists)	20-25
3:40		TV timeout
3:40		TV timeout
3:22	+3	DJ Patrick makes three point jump shot (Caleb Murphy assists)	20-28
3:05	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point hook shot	22-28
2:44		DJ Patrick misses two point jump shot
2:42		Sam Hines Jr. offensive rebound
2:37	+2	Sam Hines Jr. makes two point layup	22-30
2:16		Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
2:14		Caleb Murphy defensive rebound
2:06		Zep Jasper shooting foul (Caleb Murphy draws the foul)
2:03		Caleb Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:03	+1	Caleb Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-31
2:03	+1	Caleb Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-31
1:40		Wendell Green Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hines Jr. steals)
1:33		DJ Patrick misses two point layup
1:31		Tigers defensive rebound
1:21		Jaylin Williams misses two point jump shot
1:19		Javon Greene defensive rebound
1:08		Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Bayron Matos draws the foul)
1:08	+1	Bayron Matos makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-32
1:08	+1	Bayron Matos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-33
0:53		Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
0:51		Lior Berman offensive rebound
0:45	+2	Lior Berman makes two point jump shot	24-33
0:38		Caleb Murphy misses two point jump shot
0:36		Tigers defensive rebound
0:18		Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot
0:16		Lior Berman offensive rebound
0:10		Lior Berman misses two point layup
0:08		Jabari Smith offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point hook shot (Devan Cambridge assists)	26-33
0:01	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point hook shot (Devan Cambridge assists)	26-33

2nd Half
AUB
Tigers
32
USF
Bulls
19

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Jake Boggs misses two point layup
19:38		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
19:32		Russel Tchewa shooting foul (Jabari Smith draws the foul)
19:32		Jabari Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:32	+1	Jabari Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-33
19:23		Javon Greene turnover (out of bounds)
19:11		Walker Kessler misses three point jump shot
19:09		Jabari Smith offensive rebound
19:04		Jabari Smith misses three point jump shot
19:02		Bulls defensive rebound
18:39		Zep Jasper personal foul (Javon Greene draws the foul)
18:39		Walker Kessler blocks Bayron Matos's two point hook shot
18:37		Bayron Matos offensive rebound
18:33		Bulls turnover (shot clock violation)
18:30		Wendell Green Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Javon Greene steals)
18:13		Javon Greene misses three point jump shot
18:11		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
18:04		Wendell Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:02		Walker Kessler offensive rebound
17:56		Wendell Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:55		Sam Hines Jr. defensive rebound
17:55		Wendell Green Jr. personal foul
17:32		Walker Kessler blocks Sam Hines Jr.'s two point layup
17:30		Tigers defensive rebound
17:22		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:20		Bayron Matos defensive rebound
16:53		Sam Hines Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Walker Kessler steals)
16:25	+2	Walker Kessler makes two point dunk (Devan Cambridge assists)	29-33
15:55		TV timeout
15:54		Sam Hines Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:52		Jamir Chaplin offensive rebound
15:36	+2	Jamir Chaplin makes two point jump shot	29-35
15:03		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
14:42	+3	Javon Greene makes three point jump shot (Jamir Chaplin assists)	29-38
14:15		Wendell Green Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:13		Walker Kessler offensive rebound
14:04	+2	Walker Kessler makes two point layup	31-38
13:48		Caleb Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Jaylin Williams steals)
13:44		Devan Cambridge offensive foul
13:44		Devan Cambridge turnover
13:33	+2	Caleb Murphy makes two point layup	31-40
13:28		Wendell Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:26		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
13:21		Dylan Cardwell turnover (bad pass) (Jamir Chaplin steals)
13:16		Dylan Cardwell blocks Javon Greene's two point layup
13:14		Wendell Green Jr. defensive rebound
13:10		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:08		Jaylin Williams offensive rebound
13:03		Wendell Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:01		Devan Cambridge offensive rebound
13:01		Jalyn McCreary blocks Devan Cambridge's two point layup
13:01		Tigers offensive rebound
12:56	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point dunk (Wendell Green Jr. assists)	33-40
12:44		Caleb Murphy misses two point jump shot
12:42		Tigers defensive rebound
12:41		Russel Tchewa personal foul
12:23	+2	Devan Cambridge makes two point dunk (Wendell Green Jr. assists)	35-40
12:01		Jamir Chaplin misses three point jump shot
11:59		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
11:31	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point layup	37-40
11:16		Bayron Matos turnover (bad pass) (K.D. Johnson steals)
11:09	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point layup	39-40
10:52		TV timeout
11:04		TV timeout
10:52		TV timeout
10:41		Jamir Chaplin misses two point hook shot
10:39		DJ Patrick offensive rebound
10:37		K.D. Johnson personal foul
10:23		DJ Patrick misses three point jump shot
10:21		Zep Jasper defensive rebound
10:01		DJ Patrick personal foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
9:52	+3	Jabari Smith makes three point jump shot (Zep Jasper assists)	42-40
9:33		Jalyn McCreary misses two point layup
9:31		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
9:29	+2	Devan Cambridge makes two point dunk (Lior Berman assists)	44-40
8:57		Caleb Murphy misses two point jump shot
8:55		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
8:49		Jalyn McCreary personal foul (Walker Kessler draws the foul)
8:41		Jabari Smith misses two point jump shot
8:40		Tigers offensive rebound
8:39		Tigers turnover
8:27		Caleb Murphy misses two point jump shot
8:25		Walker Kessler defensive rebound
8:03		Jabari Smith misses two point jump shot
8:01		Caleb Murphy defensive rebound
7:56		Jake Boggs misses three point jump shot
7:54		Walker Kessler defensive rebound
7:46	+2	Zep Jasper makes two point hook shot	46-40
7:24		Walker Kessler blocks Caleb Murphy's two point layup
7:24		Bulls offensive rebound
7:24		TV timeout
7:19	+3	Javon Greene makes three point jump shot (Jalyn McCreary assists)	46-43
6:46		Walker Kessler misses two point jump shot
6:44		Lior Berman offensive rebound
6:40		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:38		Wendell Green Jr. offensive rebound
6:33		Jamir Chaplin shooting foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
6:33		K.D. Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:33	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-43
6:12		Caleb Murphy turnover (lost ball)
5:50		Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
5:48		Caleb Murphy defensive rebound
5:30		Javon Greene misses two point layup
5:28		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
5:23	+3	K.D. Johnson makes three point jump shot (Wendell Green Jr. assists)	50-43
4:55	+2	Caleb Murphy makes two point layup	50-45
4:36	+2	Devan Cambridge makes two point dunk (Jaylin Williams assists)	52-45
4:21		K.D. Johnson shooting foul (Caleb Murphy draws the foul)
4:21		Caleb Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:21		Caleb Murphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:21		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
4:05		Zep Jasper misses two point jump shot
4:03		Caleb Murphy defensive rebound
3:56	+2	Caleb Murphy makes two point layup	52-47
3:38		Russel Tchewa blocks Wendell Green Jr.'s two point layup
3:36		Jaylin Williams offensive rebound
3:34	+3	Zep Jasper makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists)	55-47
3:15	+2	Caleb Murphy makes two point jump shot	55-49
3:01		Sam Hines Jr. personal foul (Jabari Smith draws the foul)
3:01		TV timeout
2:45		Wendell Green Jr. misses two point layup
2:43		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
2:28	+3	Javon Greene makes three point jump shot (Caleb Murphy assists)	55-52
1:57		Jabari Smith misses three point jump shot
1:55		Javon Greene defensive rebound
1:36		Caleb Murphy misses two point layup
1:34		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
1:06		Zep Jasper misses two point jump shot
1:04		Jamir Chaplin defensive rebound
1:04		Devan Cambridge personal foul
0:47		Javon Greene misses three point jump shot
0:45		Sam Hines Jr. offensive rebound
0:44		Jabari Smith shooting foul (Sam Hines Jr. draws the foul)
0:44		Sam Hines Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:44		Sam Hines Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:44		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
0:32		Sam Hines Jr. personal foul (Zep Jasper draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Zep Jasper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-52
0:32	+1	Zep Jasper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-52
0:27		Bulls 30 second timeout
0:17		Caleb Murphy misses two point jump shot
0:15		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
0:13		Jamir Chaplin personal foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
0:13	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-52
0:13		K.D. Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
0:05		Jabari Smith blocks Jamir Chaplin's three point jump shot
0:05		Bulls offensive rebound
0:03		Jamir Chaplin misses three point jump shot
0:01		Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Devan Cambridge defensive rebound