USF vs. ACC teams at Sun Dome

Posted Mar 15, 2010 by Scott Carter

Updated Mar 15, 2010 at 06:02 PM

This from Tampa Tribune sports encyclopedia and USF alum Joey Johnston, who probably remembers nearly every dribble from each of these games:

For the 10th time since the Sun Dome opened in 1980, the University of South Florida Bulls will face an ACC team at home.

The Bulls host N.C. State in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night at 8.

USF is 6-3 in the previous nine home games against ACC teams, including a 66-49 win over Virginia earlier this season.

—Duke 83, USF 72 (Dec. 2, 1980) – The Sun Dome dedication ceremonies overshadowed the second game at Duke for a then-unknown head coach – guy named Mike Krzyzewski.

—USF 77, Wake Forest 66 (March 14, 1985) – Wake Forest played without suspended star Kenny Green and the Bulls made sure that Muggsy Bogues wasn’t a factor.

—Maryland 87, USF 81 (Jan. 20, 1991) – Bulls blow a 17-point halftime lead and waste a 31-point effort by Radenko Dobras.

—USF 92, Florida State 88 (Dec. 20, 1991) – Bulls feed off emotion of Sun Dome sellout (10,411) to beat an FSU team coming off victory at North Carolina.

—USF 65, Florida State 63 (Dec. 11, 1993) – Chucky Atkins wins it on final-second jumper; FSU dual-sport star Charlie Ward in New York to collect his Heisman Trophy.

—USF 70, Florida State 68 (Jan. 31, 1998) – Bulls prevail on Brian Lamb’s two free throws with 5.1 seconds remaining.

—USF 66, Florida State 55 (Jan. 8, 2000) – Bulls close with a 16-3 run.

—Florida State 78, USF 74 (Jan. 1, 2001) – FSU’s first Sun Dome win since Dec. 16, 1989.

—USF 66, Virginia 49 (Nov. 16, 2009)—In a preview of what was to come, junior G Dominique Jones scored a game-high 22 points to lead USF to its largest margin of victory over an ACC opponent.

In the Sun Dome era, USF is 16-14 at home against teams from BCS conferences (excluding the Big East, of which USF is a member). That’s 2-0 against the Big 12, 2-0 against the Pac-10, 3-4 against the Big Ten and 3-7 against the SEC (including a 3-5 mark against the Florida Gators).