Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights
· NCAA Men's BasketballSkillings Jr., Lukosius help Cincinnati hold on to defeat UCF 76-74
Cincinnati led by 14 points early in the second half before Central Florida rallied and got within 61-59 on a Jaylin Sellers layup with a little less than five minutes left. Twice Darius Johnson scored to get the Knights within one point, then they tied the score on Johnson's three-point play with 1:54 remaining.
After exchanging baskets, Cincinnati's Aziz Bandaogo made the second of two free throws for a one-point lead with a minute remaining. UCF's turnover on the next possession gave Cincinnati possession with 38 seconds left. Lukosius then made a layup for a three-point lead with 11 seconds remaining.
Skillings missed two free throws with five seconds left and a chance to seal it. Up three, the Bearcats fouled UCF's Marchelus Avery. He made the first free throw, missed the second intentionally and despite gathering the rebound couldn't get off a shot as time expired.
Bandaogo had 13 points and eight rebounds for Cincinnati (16-9, 5-7 Big 12). Lukosius added 12 points.
Johnson had 16 points and Sellers and Shemarri Allen each scored 15 for UCF (13-11, 4-8), which led for just 29 seconds.
Cincinnati made 7 of its first 11 shots and built a 19-9 lead in the first seven minutes. UCF rallied and eventually tied the score at 28 when Allen's layup capped a 15-4 run. The Bearcats countered with four-straight baskets and led 37-30 at halftime.
Cincinnati hosts Oklahoma State on Wednesday. UCF travels to West Virginia on Tuesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 74 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 74 |
2nd 0:02 | Marchelus Avery Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 74 |
2nd 0:02 | Marchelus Avery missed Free Throw. | 76 - 74 |
2nd 0:02 | Marchelus Avery made Free Throw. | 76 - 74 |
Statistics
CIN | UCF | |
---|---|---|
28-67 | FG | 28-59 |
41.8 | Field Goal % | 47.5 |
7-26 | 3PT | 4-12 |
26.9 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
13-21 | FT | 14-18 |
61.9 | Free Throw % | 77.8 |
45 | Rebounds | 33 |
18 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
11 | Assists | 14 |
6 | Steals | 8 |
3 | Blocks | 5 |
11 | Turnovers | 9 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
19 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
10 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
15 | Fouls | 17 |
14 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 8,624 | 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 |