UCF hopes to contain high-octane Florida Atlantic offense
UCF looks to continue its winning ways on Tuesday night when it hosts in-state foe Florida Atlantic in a matchup of unbeatens in Orlando.
The Knights (2-0) began the season with consecutive home wins, upsetting then-No. 13 Texas A&M 64-61 on Nov. 4 before rallying to beat an experienced Purdue Fort Wayne team 75-68 on Friday to give coach Johnny Dawkins his 150th career win at UCF.
Florida Atlantic (2-0) has started quickly under first-year coach John Jakus, nearly hitting the century mark in each of its first two games. After a season-opening 97-64 win over Indiana State on Nov. 4, the Owls blasted NAIA foe Coastal Georgia 99-49 on Friday.
With Florida Atlantic coming to town, Dawkins is trying to focus on building team chemistry since 11 newcomers are on the UCF roster this season.
Among the fresh faces is former UTSA guard Jordan Ivy-Curry, who went for 18 points against Purdue Fort Wayne. George Mason transfer Keyshawn Hall had 14 points and 12 boards in the victory, while true freshman Moustapha Thiam chipped in 13 points and six rebounds.
"I'm still learning about these guys. This is our second game -- including exhibition games, this is our fourth game," Dawkins said following the meeting with Purdue Fort Wayne. "When you have that many new players, I'm still learning about what they're like in games."
Jakus can relate, as the Owls lost 10 players from last season's 25-win team. Jackson State transfer Ken Evans Jr. and Louisville transfer Kaleb Glenn scored 18 points apiece against Coastal Georgia.
Florida Atlantic has outrebounded opponents 98-62 through its first two games, but the Owls realize that the Knights pose quite the challenge on the glass.
"UCF is a very big team. They got some big guards, so one through five has to hit (the boards)," Florida Atlantic forward Tre Carroll said.
The Knights lead the all-time series between the teams 22-10. However, Florida Atlantic has taken five of its past seven games against UCF.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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3:24 | Â | Ken Evans Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
3:29 | Â | Knights turnover (lost ball) (Owls steals) | Â | |
3:44 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Knights defensive rebound | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Tre Carroll misses two point layup | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Dior Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Dior Johnson offensive foul | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Dallan Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
4:17 | Â | KyKy Tandy misses two point layup | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Darius Johnson personal foul (Niccolo Moretti draws the foul) | Â | |
4:39 | Â | Owls offensive rebound | Â | |
4:41 | Â | KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:58 | +2 | Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point layup | 30-38 | |
5:01 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive rebound | Â | |
5:03 | Â | JJ Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:10 | Â | Knights defensive rebound | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Ken Evans Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:33 | +2 | Benny Williams makes two point jump shot (JJ Taylor assists) | 30-36 | |
5:45 | Â | Benny Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
5:47 | Â | KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:01 | +2 | Benny Williams makes two point jump shot (JJ Taylor assists) | 30-34 | |
6:09 | Â | Niccolo Moretti turnover (bad pass) (JJ Taylor steals) | Â | |
6:34 | +2 | Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point layup | 30-32 | |
6:43 | Â | Benny Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Ken Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:58 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Baba Miller turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals) | Â | |
7:29 | +1 | Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-30 | |
7:29 | +1 | Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-29 | |
7:29 | Â | Leland Walker shooting foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul) | Â | |
7:41 | Â | Dallan Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
7:41 | Â | Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
7:41 | Â | Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul) | Â | |
7:41 | +2 | Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup (Baba Miller assists) | 30-28 | |
7:51 | Â | Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound | Â | |
7:53 | Â | Leland Walker misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:09 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Owls 30 second timeout | Â | |
8:10 | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists) | 28-28 | |
8:16 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive rebound | Â | |
8:18 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:23 | Â | Dallan Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
8:25 | Â | Kaleb Glenn misses two point layup | Â | |
8:35 | +3 | Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Dallan Coleman assists) | 28-25 | |
8:49 | +3 | Ken Evans Jr. makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists) | 28-22 | |
9:08 | Â | Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Kaleb Glenn steals) | Â | |
9:20 | Â | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | Â | |
9:22 | Â | KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:41 | Â | Nils Machowski personal foul | Â | |
9:44 | Â | KyKy Tandy defensive rebound | Â | |
9:46 | Â | JJ Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:07 | Â | Matas Vokietaitis personal foul | Â | |
10:07 | Â | Knights defensive rebound | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:27 | +2 | Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup | 25-22 | |
10:33 | +2 | Tre Carroll makes two point layup | 25-20 | |
10:38 | Â | Tre Carroll offensive rebound | Â | |
10:40 | Â | Matas Vokietaitis misses two point layup | Â | |
10:57 | +3 | JJ Taylor makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists) | 23-20 | |
11:07 | Â | Benny Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
11:09 | Â | Nils Machowski blocks Leland Walker's two point jump shot | Â | |
11:34 | +3 | Nils Machowski makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists) | 23-17 | |
11:55 | +1 | Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-14 | |
11:55 | +1 | Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-14 | |
11:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:55 | Â | Nils Machowski shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul) | Â | |
12:11 | +3 | Benny Williams makes three point jump shot (Moustapha Thiam assists) | 21-14 | |
12:15 | Â | Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound | Â | |
12:17 | Â | JJ Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:35 | +2 | Niccolo Moretti makes two point dunk (Leland Walker assists) | 21-11 | |
12:40 | Â | JJ Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Leland Walker steals) | Â | |
12:49 | Â | Nils Machowski defensive rebound | Â | |
12:51 | Â | Leland Walker misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:01 | +1 | JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-11 | |
13:01 | Â | Tre Carroll shooting foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul) | Â | |
13:01 | +2 | JJ Taylor makes two point layup (Nils Machowski assists) | 19-10 | |
13:15 | +3 | Niccolo Moretti makes three point jump shot (Tre Carroll assists) | 19-8 | |
13:28 | Â | Leland Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
13:30 | Â | JJ Taylor misses two point layup | Â | |
13:39 | Â | Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound | Â | |
13:41 | Â | Niccolo Moretti misses two point layup | Â | |
13:51 | Â | Moustapha Thiam personal foul | Â | |
13:52 | Â | Owls defensive rebound | Â | |
13:54 | Â | JJ Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:10 | Â | Dior Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
14:12 | Â | Kaleb Glenn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:18 | Â | Tre Carroll defensive rebound | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:36 | +1 | Baba Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-8 | |
14:36 | Â | Baba Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
14:36 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry shooting foul (Baba Miller draws the foul) | Â | |
14:44 | Â | Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound | Â | |
14:46 | Â | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:00 | +2 | Baba Miller makes two point layup | 15-8 | |
15:14 | +2 | JJ Taylor makes two point layup (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists) | 13-8 | |
15:24 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound | Â | |
15:26 | Â | Kaleb Glenn misses two point layup | Â | |
15:50 | Â | KyKy Tandy defensive rebound | Â | |
15:50 | Â | Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
15:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:50 | Â | Baba Miller shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul) | Â | |
15:50 | +2 | Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists) | 13-6 | |
15:57 | Â | Rokas Jocius defensive rebound | Â | |
15:59 | Â | KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
16:16 | Â | Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup | Â | |
16:20 | Â | Jump ball. (Knights gains possession) | Â | |
16:36 | Â | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | Â | |
16:38 | Â | Baba Miller misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:51 | Â | Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound | Â | |
16:53 | Â | Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:17 | +3 | KyKy Tandy makes three point jump shot (Ken Evans Jr. assists) | 13-4 | |
17:38 | +3 | Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists) | 10-4 | |
17:47 | Â | Leland Walker personal foul | Â | |
17:57 | Â | Knights 30 second timeout | Â | |
17:59 | +3 | Baba Miller makes three point jump shot (Leland Walker assists) | 10-1 | |
18:08 | Â | Leland Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
18:10 | Â | Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:24 | +2 | Matas Vokietaitis makes two point dunk (Baba Miller assists) | 7-1 | |
18:34 | +1 | Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-1 | |
18:34 | Â | Dallan Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
18:34 | Â | Matas Vokietaitis shooting foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul) | Â | |
18:42 | Â | Darius Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
18:44 | Â | Ken Evans Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Leland Walker steals) | Â | |
19:12 | +2 | Matas Vokietaitis makes two point dunk (Ken Evans Jr. assists) | 5-0 | |
19:23 | Â | Baba Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
19:25 | Â | Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:44 | +3 | KyKy Tandy makes three point jump shot (Leland Walker assists) | 3-0 | |
20:00 | Â | (Owls gains possession) | Â |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
 | Ken Evans Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | 3:24 |
 | Knights turnover (lost ball) (Owls steals) | 3:29 |
 | Knights defensive rebound | 3:45 |
 | Tre Carroll misses two point layup | 3:47 |
 | Dior Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | 4:08 |
 | Dior Johnson offensive foul | 4:08 |
 | Dallan Coleman defensive rebound | 4:15 |
 | KyKy Tandy misses two point layup | 4:17 |
 | Darius Johnson personal foul (Niccolo Moretti draws the foul) | 4:30 |
 | Owls offensive rebound | 4:39 |
 | KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot | 4:41 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 30 | 38 |
Field Goals | 11-30 (36.7%) | 14-26 (53.8%) |
3-Pointers | 5-15 (33.3%) | 6-15 (40.0%) |
Free Throws | 3-5 (60.0%) | 4-6 (66.7%) |
Total Rebounds | 13 | 20 |
Offensive | 2 | 3 |
Defensive | 9 | 14 |
Team | 2 | 3 |
Assists | 9 | 11 |
Steals | 4 | 2 |
Blocks | 0 | 1 |
Turnovers | 3 | 5 |
Fouls | 6 | 7 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
Key Players | |||||
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. Miller F | 7.5 PPG | 9.0 RPG | 2.0 APG | 44.4 FG% |
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. Ivy-Curry G | 17.0 PPG | 2.5 RPG | 3.0 APG | 37.5 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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B. Miller F | 6 PTS | 1 REB | 3 AST | ||
J. Ivy-Curry G | 12 PTS | 3 REB | 2 AST |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
B. Miller | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
K. Tandy | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Vokietaitis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Evans Jr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
L. Walker | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
B. Miller | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
K. Tandy | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Vokietaitis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Evans Jr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
L. Walker | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
N. Moretti | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
K. Glenn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Carroll | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Powell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Vanterpool | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Kocanas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Langenfeld | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Dayco-Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. Amkou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 30 | 11 | 9 | 11/30 | 5/15 | 3/5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
J. Ivy-Curry | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4/5 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
K. Hall | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Johnson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
D. Coleman | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
M. Thiam | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
J. Ivy-Curry | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4/5 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
K. Hall | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Johnson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
D. Coleman | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
M. Thiam | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
J. Taylor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
N. Machowski | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
R. Jocius | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Hendricks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
E. Hulsewe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P. Warakulnukroh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Simpson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 38 | 17 | 11 | 14/26 | 6/15 | 4/6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 |