UCF Knights at East Carolina Pirates
· THE AMERICAN MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
80 - 81
80 - 81
East Carolina opens AAC tourney with 81-80 OT win over UCF
Guilmette made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 4:33 left in overtime and Caleb White added a jumper at 3:31 to give the Pirates (14-18) all the points they would need at 81-78.
Kasey Wilson pulled UCF (12-18) within one on a pair of free throws. But East Carolina had three offensive rebounds and one steal to hold UCF to just two missed field-goal attempts for the final 3:05.
ECU jumped to a 30-13 lead and led 75-68 with 3:37 left. The Knights forced overtime by closing on an 8-1 run capped by Wilson's putback with 4.7 seconds left. B.J. Taylor led UCF with 22 points.
ECU will face top-seeded Southern Methodist on Friday in the quarterfinals.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:01 | UCF Offensive Rebound. | 80 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Kasey Wilson missed Jumper. | 80 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:09 | UCF Timeout | 80 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:16 | Kasey Wilson Steal. | 80 - 81 |
Statistics
 UCF |
 ECU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-65 | FG | 31-68 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 9-25 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 7-12 | FT | 10-16 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: PeoplesBank Arena
Location: Hartford, CT
Capacity:
Location: Hartford, CT
Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |