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UCF welcomes Colorado as both try to brush off big losses

FLM
Jan 07, 2025

Wednesday marks an opportunity for Colorado and UCF to get off the mat after recent struggles.

The bright side is that it's early in the Big 12 Conference season, but both teams could benefit from some positive energy when they play in Orlando, Fla.

Then-No. 7 Kansas humbled UCF (10-3, 1-1 Big 12) in a big way on Sunday.

The visiting Jayhawks scored 99 points and their 51-point win represented the second-largest margin of victory in Kansas history. It was one of UCF's most lopsided defeats, surpassing a 92-42 setback at North Carolina on Dec. 2, 1989.

Keyshawn Hall (12 points) was the lone double-digit scorer as the Knights finished below 50 points for the first time since a 57-42 setback at Houston on Jan. 20, 2024.

UCF, which ranked last in the Big 12 in points allowed per game (76.6) entering play Tuesday, now prepares for its first-ever conference game against Colorado. It's just the third overall matchup dating back to the 2006-07 season.

"The main thing is I believe in my guys," UCF coach Johnny Dawkins said. "My guys are good enough to be competitive in our conference, for sure, and we have to continue just to work at it with that belief and stay connected as a team."

Former Pac-12 member Colorado (9-4, 0-2) is hunting its first Big 12 win this season following double-digit losses to No. 3 Iowa State and Arizona State.

Graduate transfer Trevor Baskin leads Colorado through two conference games with 31 points and 14 rebounds. But Iowa State (17 of 22) and Arizona State (12 of 19) combined for 18 more free-throw attempts than the Buffaloes (18 of 23 over the two games).

"What I told our players is we better embrace the physicality of this league and figure it out," Buffaloes coach Tad Boyle said. "Because we can't send another team to the foul line 22 times, and we only get there eight times. We (have to) figure a way to either play without fouling or get to the free-throw line more."

--Field Level Media

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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
37
UCF
Knights
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Elijah Malone vs. Moustapha Thiam (Assane Diop gains possession)
19:47	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	2-0
19:19		Dallan Coleman turnover (bad pass) (RJ Smith steals)
19:14		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass)
19:05		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:03		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
18:51		Darius Johnson blocks RJ Smith's three point jump shot
18:49		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
18:44		Dallan Coleman misses two point layup
18:42		Assane Diop defensive rebound
18:33		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
18:33	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-0
18:33		Julian Hammond III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:33		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
18:11		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
18:09		RJ Smith defensive rebound
18:07		Assane Diop misses two point layup
18:05		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
17:50		Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Julian Hammond III steals)
17:39	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	5-0
17:20		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
17:18		Assane Diop defensive rebound
17:02		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
17:00		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
16:54		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:52		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
16:37		Jordan Ivy-Curry shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
16:37		Assane Diop misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:37	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-0
16:22		Rokas Jocius misses two point hook shot
16:20		Knights offensive rebound
16:09		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
16:07		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
16:05		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
16:03		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
15:57		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
15:55		Rokas Jocius offensive rebound
15:54		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:52		Knights offensive rebound
15:51		Assane Diop personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:44	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point jump shot	6-2
15:32		RJ Smith turnover (traveling)
15:13	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point jump shot	6-4
14:56		Darius Johnson personal foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
14:53		Rokas Jocius shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
14:33		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
14:22	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	6-7
14:08	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot	9-7
13:53		Rokas Jocius turnover (bad pass) (RJ Smith steals)
13:51	+2	RJ Smith makes two point dunk	11-7
13:35		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
13:35	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-8
13:35	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-9
13:20		Felix Kossaras turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
13:16		Felix Kossaras shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
13:16		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:16	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-10
12:56		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
12:54		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
12:36	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point hook shot (Benny Williams assists)	11-12
12:36		Moustapha Thiam blocks Julian Hammond III's two point layup
12:11		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
12:02	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Dior Johnson assists)	11-15
11:45		JJ Taylor shooting foul (Felix Kossaras draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45		Felix Kossaras misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:45	+1	Felix Kossaras makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
11:28		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
11:26		Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive rebound
11:18		JJ Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Trevor Baskin steals)
11:14	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup	14-15
11:08		Felix Kossaras personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
10:57		JJ Taylor misses three point jump shot
10:55		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
10:40	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)	17-15
10:24		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
10:17		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:17	+1	Benny Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-16
9:57	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	19-16
9:32		Mikey Williams misses two point jump shot
9:30		Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
9:29	+3	Benny Williams makes three point jump shot (Dallan Coleman assists)	19-19
9:10		Benny Williams personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
8:52		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-19
8:52	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-19
8:31	+2	Mikey Williams makes two point jump shot	21-21
8:20		Elijah Malone offensive foul (Mikey Williams draws the foul)
8:20		Elijah Malone turnover (offensive foul)
8:04		Mikey Williams misses two point jump shot
8:02		Assane Diop defensive rebound
7:51	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)	24-21
7:36	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Dior Johnson assists)	24-24
7:15		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
7:15		TV timeout
7:15	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-24
7:15	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-24
6:59		Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
6:57		Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
6:33		Elijah Malone misses two point hook shot
6:31		Assane Diop offensive rebound
6:31		Dior Johnson shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
6:31	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-24
6:31	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-24
6:11		Dallan Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
5:50		Elijah Malone misses two point hook shot
5:48		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
5:43	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point layup	28-26
5:21		Elijah Malone turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals)
5:06		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
5:04		RJ Smith defensive rebound
4:49	+2	RJ Smith makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	30-26
4:28	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	30-28
4:13		Dior Johnson shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
4:13	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-28
4:13	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-28
3:56		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (bad pass)
3:56		TV timeout
3:30	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	34-28
3:15		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
3:13		RJ Smith defensive rebound
3:06		Benny Williams personal foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
3:06	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-28
3:06		Bangot Dak misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:06		RJ Smith offensive rebound
2:52		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
2:50		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
2:33		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
2:33		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:33		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
2:16		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Moustapha Thiam draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Moustapha Thiam makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-29
2:16	+1	Moustapha Thiam makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-30
1:52		Moustapha Thiam blocks Andrej Jakimovski's two point layup
1:50		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
1:35		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
1:33		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
1:29		Julian Hammond III turnover (traveling)
1:15		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
1:13		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
1:03		Elijah Malone offensive foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
1:03		Elijah Malone turnover (offensive foul)
1:03		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:03		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
0:48		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
0:48		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
0:48		Sebastian Rancik personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-31
0:40	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-32
0:36		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:16		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-32
0:15	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-32
0:04	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	37-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
37
UCF
Knights
41

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+2	Assane Diop makes two point hook shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	39-34
19:29		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
19:27		RJ Smith defensive rebound
19:10	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Assane Diop assists)	42-34
18:56	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	42-37
18:27	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	44-37
18:08		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
18:06		RJ Smith defensive rebound
17:55		Julian Hammond III offensive foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
17:55		Julian Hammond III turnover (offensive foul)
17:39		Moustapha Thiam turnover (bad pass) (Assane Diop steals)
17:34	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	46-37
17:17	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	46-40
16:54	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point dunk (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	48-40
16:43	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point hook shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	48-42
16:27		Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
16:21	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)	50-42
16:06		RJ Smith shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
16:06	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-43
16:06	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-44
15:42		RJ Smith misses two point layup
15:42		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
15:42		Benny Williams blocks RJ Smith's two point layup
15:40		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
15:29		Bangot Dak blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point layup
15:27		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
15:19	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Trevor Baskin assists)	53-44
15:10		Knights 30 second timeout
15:10		TV timeout
14:53		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
14:51		RJ Smith defensive rebound
14:43		Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
14:38		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
14:38		TV timeout
14:38	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-45
14:38	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-46
14:34		Julian Hammond III turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals)
14:26		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
14:24		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
14:16	+3	Bangot Dak makes three point jump shot	56-46
13:57		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (RJ Smith steals)
13:54		RJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals)
13:54		Bangot Dak personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
13:28		Darius Johnson turnover (traveling)
13:09		Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
13:00		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
12:58		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
12:58		Elijah Malone misses two point layup
12:58		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
12:55		Elijah Malone turnover (bad pass)
12:55	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	56-48
12:13		Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass)
11:53		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:51		RJ Smith defensive rebound
11:42		TV timeout
11:34		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
11:27	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	56-50
11:20		RJ Smith turnover (traveling)
11:03	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Benny Williams assists)	56-53
10:40		RJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Benny Williams steals)
10:34		JJ Taylor turnover (traveling)
10:18		Benny Williams blocks Elijah Malone's two point layup
10:16		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
10:09		Benny Williams misses two point layup
10:07		Assane Diop defensive rebound
10:00	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	58-53
10:00		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
10:00		Elijah Malone misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:00		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
9:43	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot	58-56
9:23		JJ Taylor personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
9:13		RJ Smith offensive foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
9:13		RJ Smith turnover (offensive foul)
8:58		Assane Diop personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
8:55		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
8:53		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
8:43		Darius Johnson personal foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
8:43		Assane Diop flagrant 1 (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
8:43		Assane Diop turnover
8:43	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	58-57
8:43	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	58-58
8:32	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	58-60
8:08	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup	60-60
7:51		Assane Diop shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
7:51		TV timeout
7:51		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:51	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-61
7:36	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	62-61
7:19		Moustapha Thiam turnover (lost ball) (Bangot Dak steals)
7:16		Dallan Coleman personal foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
7:07		Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
7:07	+3	Dallan Coleman makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	62-64
6:50	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot	65-64
6:31		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
6:31	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-65
6:31	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-66
6:09	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	67-66
5:50	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	67-69
5:34		RJ Smith turnover (traveling)
5:15	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	67-71
5:06		Moustapha Thiam blocks RJ Smith's two point layup
5:04		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
5:00		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
4:58		Buffaloes defensive rebound
4:47		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
4:32		Keyshawn Hall personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
4:32	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-71
4:11		Dallan Coleman misses two point jump shot
4:09		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
4:04		Dallan Coleman personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
4:04	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-71
4:04	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-71
3:50		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
3:48		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
3:43		Bangot Dak blocks Dallan Coleman's three point jump shot
3:41		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
3:34		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
3:32		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
3:25		Knights 30 second timeout
3:25		TV timeout
3:16		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
3:14		Buffaloes defensive rebound
3:01	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	73-71
3:01		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
3:01	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	74-71
2:41		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
2:39		Assane Diop defensive rebound
2:19		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
2:17		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
2:09		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-72
2:09		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:09		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
1:50		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Moustapha Thiam steals)
1:29		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
1:27		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
1:09		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-73
1:09	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-74
1:05		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:42		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
0:40		Bangot Dak offensive rebound
0:40		Bangot Dak misses two point layup
0:38		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
0:35		Trevor Baskin personal foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
0:34		Dallan Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:34	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-75
0:22		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:07		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
0:05		Knights defensive rebound
0:04		Knights turnover (5-second violation)
0:03		Keyshawn Hall blocks Elijah Malone's two point layup
0:01		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Darius Johnson defensive rebound