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With the USF Sun Dome undergoing renovation, our intrepid basketball reporter will follow the South Florida basketball team around the USF campus this season, as the team plays its games in different buildings across the campus. Check back after each home game for updates.

Tampa - Hugh Robertson scored a season-high 18 points, as the USF Bulls sped away from the Pittsburgh Panthers 63-51 on a Route E bus of the USF BullRunner Campus Shuttle.

"This is part of our community outreach program," said USF athletic director Doug Woolard. "What better way to get out into the community than to play a game that actually travels throughout the community."

"We did a lot of prep for this game," said USF coach Stan Heath. "I had the guys ride the the E-Route all week to get a feel for the terrain. Our guys braced for all of the turns and speed bumps."

"Also, USF Parking and Transportation services was nice enough to let us have some shooting practice on their shuttle buses on Monday and Tuesday, and that really aided us come gametime."

Robertson surprised everyone with his deft shooting, hitting all seven of his shots.

"I live in the dorms, so I ride this bus all the time," said Robertson. "I was able to get guys going, then brace for the corner and it was like they were on roller skates. It's easy to attack the rim when guys can't stay on their feet."

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Big game tonight against a much improved Pittsburgh team. Game starts in a few.and will air on the BHSN/Big East Network and ESPN3. 620 WDAE is broadcasting the game for you as well.

Go Bulls!

The most dramatic sporting moment I ever witnessed in person was in Memphis. After seeing the Bulls get eliminated from the semifinals of the 2005 C-USA Tournament the night before by the Tigers, I headed back to FedEx Forum to watch Louisville and Memphis took to the floor for the C-USA Championship at 11am on a Saturday morning. For Louisville it was about pride as they were already the regular season champions, and were headed to a fine seed in the NCAA's no matter the result. They ended up in the Final Four, and deservedly so.

But for Memphis it was a must win, as their terrible start to the season left them with only the conference tournament automatic bid available. It was a fantastic game with both teams trading 3's ad nauseum, multiple future NBA players on the court, and a raucous Tiger crowd going bananas. With Memphis down two as the clock expired, UM's Darius Washington Jr. got fouled by Francisco Garcia on a three point attempt. He'd get three free throws to send the Tigers to the NCAA's. Two to tie, three to win.

In the commotion of the end of the game, both teams huddled by their benches. I was sitting on the other side of the court, and could lip-read John Calipari saying to his star freshman point guard "we love you, Darius." You can judge Calipari as a coach however you'd like, but it was the perfect thing to say at that exact moment. "Hey, no matter what happens here, we're still your family." I've been to NBA Finals, World Series games, NCAA Tournaments, but the moments before Washington stepped to the line were unlike anything I've ever seen or felt in sports. In front of his fans, on his home floor, he had a chance to save the season. To win a championship. And it was all completely on him. I had no rooting interest for either team, and my heart was beating out of my chest.

With no one standing on the free throw blocks because a rebound wouldn't matter, Washington made the first. He then missed the second. And then he missed the third to lose the game, the championship, and the season. The collective shriek of unexpected horror from the arena was the same as if someone had just been decapitated at midcourt. Darius collapsed to the court completely inconsolable, and was in tears and a heap right on the spot where he had it all in his hands just a second before.

For USF fans, the addition of Memphis to the Big East as a full, football-playing member of the conference is like those final free throws of "The Darius Washington Game." We earned our way to the conference. We worked and grinded and sweat and bled for the chance to be here. We had it in our hands. It was completely on us, standing on that line, alone, with only our talents to carry us. And we blew it. We absolutely and totally blew it.

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