UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's BasketballSkillings, Newman combine for 40 points, Cincinnati pulls away in last 5 minutes to beat UCF 68-57
Newman's dunk tied the game 52-all with 5:15 remaining and sparked an 18-5 run to end it. Skillings and Newman each scored seven points during the stretch. The Bearcats shot 64% (14 of 22) from the floor and outscored UCF 41-18 in the second half.
Cincinnati (14-6, 3-4 Big 12), which entered having completed a six-game stretch against ranked teams, trailed UCF 39-27 at halftime. The Knights shot 52% in the first half but cooled to 21% (6 of 29) after the break.
Skillings was 8 of 14 from the floor and hit two 3-pointers for Cincinnati. Newman made 6 of 10 field goals and 7 of 9 free throws. They each grabbed seven of the Bearcats' 39 rebounds.
Jaylin Sellers and Marchelus Avery scored 19 points apiece to lead UCF (12-7, 3-4). Avery scored 16 points, Sellers added 12 and the pair combined for five 3-pointers in the first half.
UCF hosts No. 15 Baylor on Wednesday.
Cincinnati plays at West Virginia on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 68 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 57 - 68 |
2nd 0:21 | Jaylin Sellers made Free Throw. | 57 - 68 |
2nd 0:21 | Jaylin Sellers made Free Throw. | 56 - 68 |
2nd 0:21 | Foul on Dan Skillings Jr.. | 55 - 68 |
Statistics
UCF | CIN | |
---|---|---|
21-58 | FG | 24-52 |
36.2 | Field Goal % | 46.2 |
8-18 | 3PT | 3-14 |
44.4 | Three Point % | 21.4 |
7-9 | FT | 17-25 |
77.8 | Free Throw % | 68.0 |
29 | Rebounds | 39 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
17 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
10 | Assists | 15 |
8 | Steals | 3 |
4 | Blocks | 3 |
14 | Turnovers | 12 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
11 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
20 | Points in Paint | 36 |
18 | Fouls | 12 |
12 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 12,112 | Capacity:
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 15-3 | - | 32-5 |
Iowa State | 13-5 | 2 | 29-8 |
Baylor | 11-7 | 4 | 24-11 |
Texas Tech | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
BYU | 10-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
Kansas | 10-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
TCU | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
Oklahoma | 8-10 | 7 | 20-12 |
Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
Cincinnati | 7-11 | 8 | 22-15 |
UCF | 7-11 | 8 | 17-16 |
Oklahoma State | 4-14 | 11 | 12-20 |
West Virginia | 4-14 | 11 | 9-23 |