TAMPA, Fla. -- Nehemias Morillo scored 19 points, Jahmal McMurray had 17 and South Florida won its first home game in league play this season in an 80-71 victory over Memphis on Saturday.
Memphis was up 51-50 with 8:48 left before Chris Perry, Morillo and McMurray sparked South Florida's 9-2 run for a 59-53 lead. An 11-2 run, with six points by Morillo and five from McMurray, extended the Bulls' advantage to 71-59.
Perry finished with 16 points and Angel Nunez added 13 for South Florida (7-21, 4-11 American Athletic Conference).