Bulls down 44-41, eight to play

A technical foul called on USF's bench after an elbowing foul was called on Kentrell Gransberry yielded two free throws that have West Virginia up 44-41 on the Bulls with 7:42 to play. Gransberry's back at the line for two shots, but he hasn't scored in six minutes.

The announced attendance for today's game is a huge number -- 12,056 -- but keep in mind that figure is tickets distributed, not fannies in the seats. The previous USF single-game record for a home crowd was 10,444, set against Florida in December 2001. Last year's downtown game against Wake Forest drew an announced 13,181, but that figure was for a doubleheader that also included a Florida State-Providence game. Again, we'll try to get a turnstile count on the crowd ...