EMU (5-2) stymied the Bulls (4-3) to a meager 24 percent (6-of-25) from the floor and 0 percent (0-for-10) from beyond the arc in the second half.
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Adding to the Eagles' impressive performance were Junior James Thompson IV, who once again registered a double-double, this time with 11 points and 11 assists.
Bond finished the game with 11 points, four rebounds, and three steals., while redshirt junior Elijah Minnie tacked on nine points with seven rebounds, three assists, three blocks, and two steals.
For his play over the four-game tournament, Minnie was named to the Hoosier Tipoff Classic All-Tournament Team. The forward averaged 13 points per game to go along with averages of six rebounds, and one block, steal, and assist per game.
Eastern started slow for the second straight game, as South Florida rode the momentum of a 10-2 run to build a nine point lead in the opening stanza.
The Eagles proved resilient, however, cutting the deficit to just two points by the halftime buzzer. The one-two punch of Minnie and Thompson carried EMU, as the duo accounted for 15 of the Green and White's 27 first-half points.
Overall, EMU shot 40 percent from the floor and 35 percent from downtown, while USF finished with a 29 percent mark overall and a 24 percent average from beyond the three-point line.
The Bulls outrebounded EMU 35-33, but Eastern committed fewer turnovers (nine to USF's 16), shot better from the charity stripe (76 percent to 75 percent), and took advantage of South Florida's miscues, scoring 19 points off turnovers.
Eastern finishes its three-games in eight-day road trip with a bout against the University of North Florida Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m.