Tall Fall leads ninth-seeded UCF to first NCAA win over VCU
Tacko Fall had 10 points, 18 rebounds and five blocks as ninth-seeded UCF won its first NCAA Tournament game, a 73-58 victory over No. 8 seed VCU on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
UCF Knights
73
VCU Rams
58
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 34 | 39 | 73 |
| VCU | 24 | 34 | 58 |
Colonial Life Arena · 16,219 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs Yale Bulldogs | W 87-75 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | W 96-95 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:07 73-58
Marcus Santos-Silva made Layup. Assisted by Issac Vann.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:57 73-56
Frank Bertz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by B.J. Taylor.
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PersonalFoul 1:23 70-56
Foul on Terrell Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:49 70-56
Tacko Fall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:49 69-56
Foul on Mike'L Simms.
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JumpShot 2:49 69-56
Tacko Fall made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:56 67-56
B.J. Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aubrey Dawkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:06 64-56
Vince Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:06 64-55
Foul on Tacko Fall.
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TipShot 4:34 64-55
Aubrey Dawkins made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:55 62-55
De'Riante Jenkins made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:41 62-52
Malik Crowfield made Layup.
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DunkShot 6:02 62-50
Aubrey Dawkins made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:26 60-50
B.J. Taylor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:26 59-50
Foul on Issac Vann.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:41 59-50
Mike'L Simms made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Riante Jenkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:10 59-47
Issac Vann made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:10 59-46
Foul on Dayon Griffin.
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LayUpShot 7:10 59-46
Issac Vann made Layup.
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JumpShot 7:48 59-44
Issac Vann made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:11 59-42
De'Riante Jenkins made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:36 59-39
B.J. Taylor made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:36 58-39
B.J. Taylor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:36 57-39
Foul on Mike'L Simms.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:22 57-39
B.J. Taylor made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:44 54-39
Malik Crowfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vince Williams.
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DunkShot 11:03 54-36
Tacko Fall made Dunk. Assisted by Aubrey Dawkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:26 52-36
Malik Crowfield made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:04 52-33
Collin Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:04 51-33
Foul on Marcus Santos-Silva.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:15 51-33
Malik Crowfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Issac Vann.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:31 51-30
Ceasar DeJesus made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrell Allen.
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PersonalFoul 12:39 48-30
Foul on Issac Vann.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:02 48-30
Frank Bertz made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:14 45-30
Vince Williams made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:27 45-28
Foul on Vince Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:29 45-28
Issac Vann made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:29 45-27
Issac Vann made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:29 45-26
Foul on Terrell Allen.
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JumpShot 14:09 45-26
Terrell Allen made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:19 43-26
Vince Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:19 43-25
Vince Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:19 43-24
Foul on Chad Brown.
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PersonalFoul 14:35 43-24
Foul on Dayon Griffin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:24 43-24
Dayon Griffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aubrey Dawkins.
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PersonalFoul 15:52 40-24
Foul on Sean Mobley.
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PersonalFoul 16:49 40-24
Foul on Marcus Evans.
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LayUpShot 17:22 40-24
Dayon Griffin made Layup. Assisted by Terrell Allen.
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DunkShot 17:47 38-24
Tacko Fall made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 17:53 36-24
Foul on Issac Vann.
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PersonalFoul 18:23 36-24
Foul on B.J. Taylor.
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LayUpShot 18:56 36-24
Aubrey Dawkins made Layup. Assisted by B.J. Taylor.
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JumpShot 0:53 34-24
Terrell Allen made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:43 32-24
B.J. Taylor made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:19 30-24
Frank Bertz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrell Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:14 27-24
Terrell Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by B.J. Taylor.
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JumpShot 4:37 24-24
Corey Douglas made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:30 24-22
Foul on Collin Smith.
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LayUpShot 5:41 24-22
De'Riante Jenkins made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:30 24-20
Foul on Ceasar DeJesus.
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End Game 0:00 73-58
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:07 73-58
Marcus Santos-Silva made Layup. Assisted by Issac Vann.
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Defensive Rebound 0:13 73-56
Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:13 73-56
B.J. Taylor missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:46 73-56
Tacko Fall Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:46 73-56
Issac Vann missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:57 73-56
Frank Bertz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by B.J. Taylor.
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Defensive Rebound 1:23 70-56
Tacko Fall Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 70-56
Marcus Evans missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:23 70-56
Foul on Terrell Allen.
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Offensive Rebound 1:26 70-56
Marcus Evans Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:26 70-56
Tacko Fall Block.
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LayUpShot 1:26 70-56
Mike'L Simms missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:30 70-56
Mike'L Simms Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:30 70-56
De'Riante Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:45 70-56
VCU Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:45 70-56
B.J. Taylor missed Jumper.
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Steal 2:11 70-56
Frank Bertz Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:11 70-56
Marcus Evans Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:16 70-56
Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:16 70-56
Frank Bertz missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:37 70-56
Issac Vann Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:49 70-56
Tacko Fall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:49 69-56
Foul on Mike'L Simms.
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JumpShot 2:49 69-56
Tacko Fall made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:15 67-56
Tacko Fall Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:15 67-56
Marcus Evans missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:26 67-56
Marcus Evans Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:26 67-56
Issac Vann missed Layup.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:41 67-56
Official TV Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 3:41 67-56
VCU Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:41 67-56
De'Riante Jenkins missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:56 67-56
B.J. Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aubrey Dawkins.
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Defensive Rebound 4:06 64-56
Aubrey Dawkins Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:06 64-56
Vince Williams missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:06 64-56
Vince Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:06 64-55
Foul on Tacko Fall.
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Offensive Rebound 4:11 64-55
Vince Williams Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:11 64-55
De'Riante Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
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TipShot 4:34 64-55
Aubrey Dawkins made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Team Stats
UCF
VCU
28-57
FG
19-61
49
Field Goal %
31
9-14
3PT
6-26
64
Three Point %
23
8-11
FT
14-17
73
Free Throw %
82
42
Rebounds
34
10
Offensive Rebounds
13
32
Defensive Rebounds
21
12
Assists
6
6
Steals
8
6
Blocks
3
15
Turnovers
12
2
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
12
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
34
Points in Paint
24
14
Fouls
16
21
Largest Lead
5
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