Temple Owls at UCF Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
73 - 78
Taylor scores 24 points, hits key free throws in UCF victory
Shizz Alston made two free throws and Nate Pierre-Louis' 3-pointer brought Temple to within 66-63 near the four-minute mark, but the Owls went the next 3:44 without a field goal. Pierre-Louis stopped the drought with a dunk to get Temple back within six points with 16 seconds remaining. Aubrey Dawkins missed two free throws before Quinton Rose's 3 reduce the Owls' deficit to76-73 with six seconds left. Taylor made a pair from the foul line for the final margin.
Tacko Fall had his third double-double of the season, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds for the Knights (11-2). Terrell Allen added 11 points, seven assists and five rebounds for UCF, which won its fifth straight and improved to 8-1 at home.
Pierre-Louis led Temple (10-3) with 21 points, Alston added 18 points and Rose 17.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:04 | B.J. Taylor made Free Throw. | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:04 | B.J. Taylor made Free Throw. | 73 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on De'Vondre Perry. | 73 - 76 |
Statistics
 TEM |
 UCF |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-53 | FG | 29-48 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 60 |
| 13-27 | 3PT | 4-11 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 12-15 | FT | 16-28 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 3,884 | 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 |