NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Houston Cougars 63
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UCF Knights 54
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Addition Financial Arena · 1,476 att.

Match Report

Marcus Sasser, Caleb Mills lead No. 6 Houston past UCF 63-54

— Marcus Sasser scored 19 points and Caleb Mills delivered seven of his 12 points in the closing minutes to help sixth-ranked Houston pull away to a 63-54 victory over UCF on Saturday.

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Team Stats

HOU UCF
18-50
FG
16-43
36
Field Goal %
37
7-25
3PT
2-13
28
Three Point %
15
20-26
FT
20-28
77
Free Throw %
71
28
Rebounds
38
8
Offensive Rebounds
11
20
Defensive Rebounds
27
9
Assists
6
9
Steals
4
2
Blocks
2
10
Turnovers
17
2
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
12
Points Off Turnovers
8
4
Fast Break Points
11
20
Points in Paint
24
24
Fouls
21
11
Largest Lead
10

Top Performers

HOU

  • Marcus Sasser G MIN 34 · PTS 19 · FG 6-14
  • Quentin Grimes NA MIN 34 · PTS 9 · FG 2-8
  • DeJon Jarreau G MIN 27 · PTS 10 · FG 2-7
  • Caleb Mills NA MIN 25 · PTS 12 · FG 4-10

UCF

  • Dre Fuller Jr. G MIN 33 · PTS 7 · FG 1-3
  • Brandon Mahan G MIN 36 · PTS 13 · FG 4-8
  • Darin Green Jr. G MIN 38 · PTS 12 · FG 5-12
  • Sean Mobley F MIN 31 · PTS 5 · FG 2-4

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:19 63-54

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:19 63-53

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 0:19 63-52

    Foul on Brison Gresham.

    4066799 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 63-52

    DeJon Jarreau made Free Throw.

    4066796 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 62-52

    DeJon Jarreau made Free Throw.

    4066796 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:23 61-52

    Foul on Brandon Mahan.

    4396917 2nd Half
  7. LayUpShot 0:28 61-52

    Darius Perry made Layup.

    4277878 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:34 61-50

    DeJon Jarreau made Free Throw.

    4066796 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:34 60-50

    DeJon Jarreau made Free Throw.

    4066796 2nd Half
  10. PersonalFoul 0:34 59-50

    Foul on Isaiah Adams.

    4433527 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 0:43 59-50

    Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.

    4432107 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 0:43 58-50

    Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.

    4432107 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 0:43 57-50

    Foul on Brandon Mahan.

    4396917 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 1:05 57-50

    Brandon Mahan made Free Throw.

    4396917 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 1:05 57-49

    Brandon Mahan made Free Throw.

    4396917 2nd Half
  16. PersonalFoul 1:05 57-48

    Foul on Quentin Grimes.

    4397014 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 1:13 57-48

    Caleb Mills made Free Throw.

    4412211 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 1:13 56-48

    Foul on Sean Mobley.

    4278418 2nd Half
  19. LayUpShot 1:13 56-48

    Caleb Mills made Layup.

    4412211 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 1:52 54-48

    Brison Gresham made Free Throw.

    4066799 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 1:52 53-48

    Brison Gresham made Free Throw.

    4066799 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 1:52 52-48

    Foul on C.J. Walker.

    4592403 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 2:15 52-48

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 2:15 52-47

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 2:15 52-46

    Foul on Brison Gresham.

    4066799 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 2:26 52-46

    Quentin Grimes made Free Throw.

    4397014 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 2:26 51-46

    Quentin Grimes made Free Throw.

    4397014 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 2:26 50-46

    Foul on Darius Perry.

    4277878 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 2:46 50-46

    Dre Fuller Jr. made Free Throw.

    4396670 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 2:46 50-45

    Foul on Brison Gresham.

    4066799 2nd Half
  31. LayUpShot 3:34 50-45

    Caleb Mills made Layup.

    4412211 2nd Half
  32. PersonalFoul 4:15 48-45

    Foul on Quentin Grimes.

    4397014 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 5:35 48-45

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 5:35 48-44

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  35. PersonalFoul 5:40 48-43

    Foul on DeJon Jarreau.

    4066796 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 6:53 48-43

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 6:53 48-42

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 6:53 48-41

    Foul on DeJon Jarreau.

    4066796 2nd Half
  39. LayUpShot 7:55 48-41

    DeJon Jarreau made Layup.

    4066796 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 8:38 46-41

    Foul on Darius Perry.

    4277878 2nd Half
  41. LayUpShot 8:54 46-41

    Darius Perry made Layup. Assisted by Dre Fuller Jr..

    4277878 2nd Half
  42. MadeFreeThrow 9:21 46-39

    Caleb Mills made Free Throw.

    4412211 2nd Half
  43. MadeFreeThrow 9:21 45-39

    Caleb Mills made Free Throw.

    4412211 2nd Half
  44. PersonalFoul 9:21 44-39

    Foul on C.J. Walker.

    4592403 2nd Half
  45. MadeFreeThrow 9:50 44-39

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 9:50 44-38

    Foul on J'Wan Roberts.

    4433068 2nd Half
  47. JumpShot 10:23 44-38

    DeJon Jarreau made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Grimes.

    4066796 2nd Half
  48. PersonalFoul 10:41 41-38

    Foul on Sean Mobley.

    4278418 2nd Half
  49. PersonalFoul 11:08 41-38

    Foul on Caleb Mills.

    4412211 2nd Half
  50. MadeFreeThrow 11:23 41-38

    Brison Gresham made Free Throw.

    4066799 2nd Half
  51. MadeFreeThrow 11:23 40-38

    Brison Gresham made Free Throw.

    4066799 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 11:23 39-38

    Foul on Sean Mobley.

    4278418 2nd Half
  53. PersonalFoul 11:32 39-38

    Foul on Brandon Mahan.

    4396917 2nd Half
  54. PersonalFoul 11:47 39-38

    Foul on Quentin Grimes.

    4397014 2nd Half
  55. PersonalFoul 11:59 39-38

    Foul on Justin Gorham.

    4067322 2nd Half
  56. PersonalFoul 12:14 39-38

    Foul on Isaiah Adams.

    4433527 2nd Half
  57. LayUpShot 12:32 39-38

    Brandon Mahan made Layup.

    4396917 2nd Half
  58. LayUpShot 12:59 39-36

    Marcus Sasser made Layup.

    4432107 2nd Half
  59. LayUpShot 13:49 37-36

    Darin Green Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Dre Fuller Jr..

    4593839 2nd Half
  60. DunkShot 14:21 37-34

    Darin Green Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Sean Mobley.

    4593839 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 63-54

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 63-54

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 0:19 63-54

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:19 63-53

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  5. PersonalFoul 0:19 63-52

    Foul on Brison Gresham.

    4066799 2nd Half
  6. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 63-52

    DeJon Jarreau made Free Throw.

    4066796 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 62-52

    DeJon Jarreau made Free Throw.

    4066796 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 0:23 61-52

    Foul on Brandon Mahan.

    4396917 2nd Half
  9. LayUpShot 0:28 61-52

    Darius Perry made Layup.

    4277878 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 0:34 61-50

    DeJon Jarreau made Free Throw.

    4066796 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 0:34 60-50

    DeJon Jarreau made Free Throw.

    4066796 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 0:34 59-50

    Foul on Isaiah Adams.

    4433527 2nd Half
  13. Defensive Rebound 0:34 59-50

    DeJon Jarreau Defensive Rebound.

    4066796 2nd Half
  14. LayUpShot 0:37 59-50

    Darin Green Jr. missed Layup.

    4593839 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 0:43 59-50

    Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.

    4432107 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 0:43 58-50

    Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.

    4432107 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 0:43 57-50

    Foul on Brandon Mahan.

    4396917 2nd Half
  18. ShortTimeOut 1:01 57-50

    UCF Timeout

    2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 1:05 57-50

    Brandon Mahan made Free Throw.

    4396917 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 1:05 57-49

    Brandon Mahan made Free Throw.

    4396917 2nd Half
  21. PersonalFoul 1:05 57-48

    Foul on Quentin Grimes.

    4397014 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 1:13 57-48

    Caleb Mills made Free Throw.

    4412211 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 1:13 56-48

    Foul on Sean Mobley.

    4278418 2nd Half
  24. LayUpShot 1:13 56-48

    Caleb Mills made Layup.

    4412211 2nd Half
  25. Defensive Rebound 1:39 54-48

    Quentin Grimes Defensive Rebound.

    4397014 2nd Half
  26. JumpShot 1:41 54-48

    Darius Perry missed Jumper.

    4277878 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 1:52 54-48

    Brison Gresham made Free Throw.

    4066799 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 1:52 53-48

    Brison Gresham made Free Throw.

    4066799 2nd Half
  29. PersonalFoul 1:52 52-48

    Foul on C.J. Walker.

    4592403 2nd Half
  30. MadeFreeThrow 2:15 52-48

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 2:15 52-47

    Darius Perry made Free Throw.

    4277878 2nd Half
  32. PersonalFoul 2:15 52-46

    Foul on Brison Gresham.

    4066799 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 2:26 52-46

    Quentin Grimes made Free Throw.

    4397014 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 2:26 51-46

    Quentin Grimes made Free Throw.

    4397014 2nd Half
  35. PersonalFoul 2:26 50-46

    Foul on Darius Perry.

    4277878 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 2:46 50-46

    Dre Fuller Jr. made Free Throw.

    4396670 2nd Half
  37. Dead Ball Rebound 2:46 50-45

    UCF Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 2:46 50-45

    Dre Fuller Jr. missed Free Throw.

    4396670 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 2:46 50-45

    Foul on Brison Gresham.

    4066799 2nd Half
  40. Defensive Rebound 2:46 50-45

    UCF Defensive Rebound.

    2nd Half

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