East Carolina Pirates at UCF Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 76
65 - 76
UCF wins despite Gardner's 35 points, 20 rebounds for ECU
Gardner posted personal bests in collecting his seventh double-double. He had 17 points and 10 rebounds at halftime but the Pirates (8-8, 1-3) trailed by 12.
UCF maintained its double-figure lead most of the second half but a 3-point play by Gardner got the Pirates within six with 3:22 remaining. However, UCF's Terrell Allen scored six points in a 10-5 game-ending run.
The Knights' win streak is the program's longest since the 2010-11 team started the season 14-0. UCF has beaten ECU seven straight times.
B.J. Taylor added 14 points, Collin Smith 12 and Tacko Fall 10 for UCF, which made just 22 of 41 free throws while ECU was 14 of 24. Allen had four of UCF's 11 steals.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jayden Gardner made Layup. Assisted by Tae Hardy. | 65 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:20 | B.J. Taylor made Free Throw. | 63 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:20 | B.J. Taylor made Free Throw. | 63 - 75 |
Statistics
 ECU |
 UCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-58 | FG | 24-58 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 6-25 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 14-24 | FT | 22-41 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 24 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 31 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 21 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Addition Financial Arena
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 4,692 | Capacity:
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 4,692 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| 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 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| 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 |