Williamson, Duke hold off UCF 77-76 to reach Sweet 16
Zion Williamson took on 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall at the end and won, and top-seeded Duke survived when two last-ditch shots by UCF rolled off the rim.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
UCF Knights
76
Duke Blue Devils
77
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 36 | 40 | 76 |
| DUKE | 44 | 33 | 77 |
Colonial Life Arena
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 0:11 76-77
RJ Barrett made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 76-75
Foul on Tacko Fall.
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LayUpShot 0:14 76-75
Zion Williamson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 76-73
B.J. Taylor made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 75-73
B.J. Taylor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 74-73
Foul on Zion Williamson.
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PersonalFoul 1:09 74-73
Foul on Terrell Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:41 74-73
Cam Reddish made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:09 74-70
Tacko Fall made Dunk. Assisted by Aubrey Dawkins.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 72-70
Foul on Zion Williamson.
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JumpShot 3:10 72-70
Aubrey Dawkins made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:35 70-70
Zion Williamson made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:00 70-68
B.J. Taylor made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:09 67-68
Dayon Griffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrell Allen.
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TipShot 5:24 64-68
Zion Williamson made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 5:55 64-66
Aubrey Dawkins made Jumper. Assisted by Terrell Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:34 62-66
Aubrey Dawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by B.J. Taylor.
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JumpShot 7:23 59-66
Zion Williamson made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Goldwire.
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PersonalFoul 7:38 59-64
Foul on Zion Williamson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:22 59-64
Jordan Goldwire made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:35 59-61
B.J. Taylor made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:35 58-61
B.J. Taylor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:35 57-61
Foul on Tre Jones.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:49 57-61
Tre Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Williamson.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:34 57-58
Zion Williamson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:34 57-57
Foul on Tacko Fall.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:15 57-57
Zion Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Jones.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:24 57-54
B.J. Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aubrey Dawkins.
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PersonalFoul 11:02 54-54
Foul on B.J. Taylor.
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DunkShot 11:25 54-54
Aubrey Dawkins made Dunk. Assisted by Dayon Griffin.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:40 52-54
RJ Barrett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:40 52-53
Foul on Collin Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:05 52-53
Chad Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:05 51-53
Chad Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:05 50-53
Foul on Javin DeLaurier.
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PersonalFoul 12:06 50-53
Foul on Jordan Goldwire.
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DunkShot 12:52 50-53
Javin DeLaurier made Dunk.
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DunkShot 13:21 50-51
Tacko Fall made Dunk. Assisted by Terrell Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:48 48-51
B.J. Taylor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:48 47-51
Foul on Cam Reddish.
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JumpShot 14:21 47-51
Aubrey Dawkins made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 14:52 45-51
Foul on Terrell Allen.
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PersonalFoul 15:08 45-51
Foul on Marques Bolden.
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JumpShot 15:08 45-51
Collin Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Terrell Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:55 43-51
Zion Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Jones.
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PersonalFoul 16:09 43-48
Foul on Javin DeLaurier.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:08 43-48
Zion Williamson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:08 43-47
Zion Williamson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:08 43-46
Foul on Tacko Fall.
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PersonalFoul 17:20 43-46
Foul on Javin DeLaurier.
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JumpShot 17:42 43-46
RJ Barrett made Jumper.
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DunkShot 17:53 43-44
Tacko Fall made Dunk. Assisted by Terrell Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:26 41-44
Aubrey Dawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by B.J. Taylor.
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PersonalFoul 18:40 38-44
Foul on Cam Reddish.
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PersonalFoul 19:02 38-44
Foul on B.J. Taylor.
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DunkShot 19:38 38-44
Tacko Fall made Dunk. Assisted by Terrell Allen.
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LayUpShot 0:46 36-44
Tre Jones made Layup. Assisted by Zion Williamson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:13 36-42
B.J. Taylor made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:13 35-42
B.J. Taylor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:13 34-42
Foul on Jordan Goldwire.
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End Game 0:00 76-77
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 76-77
UCF Deadball Team Rebound.
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TipShot 0:01 76-77
Aubrey Dawkins missed Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:03 76-77
Aubrey Dawkins Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:03 76-77
B.J. Taylor missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:08 76-77
UCF Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:11 76-77
RJ Barrett made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:14 76-75
RJ Barrett Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 76-75
Zion Williamson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 76-75
Foul on Tacko Fall.
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LayUpShot 0:14 76-75
Zion Williamson made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:33 76-73
Javin DeLaurier Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:33 76-73
Zion Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 76-73
B.J. Taylor made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 75-73
B.J. Taylor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 74-73
Foul on Zion Williamson.
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Defensive Rebound 1:09 74-73
Tacko Fall Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 74-73
Javin DeLaurier missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:09 74-73
Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 74-73
Javin DeLaurier missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:09 74-73
Foul on Terrell Allen.
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Offensive Rebound 1:09 74-73
Javin DeLaurier Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:09 74-73
RJ Barrett missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:21 74-73
Javin DeLaurier Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:21 74-73
Aubrey Dawkins missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:41 74-73
Cam Reddish made Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 1:55 74-70
Javin DeLaurier Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:55 74-70
Dayon Griffin Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:02 74-70
Dayon Griffin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:02 74-70
Tre Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:09 74-70
Tacko Fall made Dunk. Assisted by Aubrey Dawkins.
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Offensive Rebound 2:17 72-70
Aubrey Dawkins Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:17 72-70
B.J. Taylor missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:46 72-70
Zion Williamson Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 72-70
Foul on Zion Williamson.
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JumpShot 3:10 72-70
Aubrey Dawkins made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:35 70-70
Zion Williamson made Layup.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:50 70-68
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 3:50 70-68
Duke Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:00 70-68
B.J. Taylor made Three Point Jumper.
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Team Stats
UCF
DUKE
26-54
FG
30-67
48
Field Goal %
45
9-18
3PT
10-25
50
Three Point %
40
15-20
FT
7-12
75
Free Throw %
58
34
Rebounds
37
7
Offensive Rebounds
13
27
Defensive Rebounds
24
16
Assists
15
5
Steals
8
5
Blocks
3
11
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
11
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
24
Points in Paint
34
16
Fouls
18
6
Largest Lead
8
0
Lead Changes
0
0
Percent Led
0
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