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UCF opens season with court-storming 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M

AP
Nov 05, 2024

Orlando, Fla. (AP) Darius Johnson scored 24 points and assisted on a go-ahead slam dunk with less than a minute remaining to lead UCF to a 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M on Monday night.

Johnson had five assists, including the pass to Benny Williams that helped put the Knights ahead 62-61 with 45.5 seconds left. The Aggies didn't score in the final 2:13.

UCF fans stormed the court after Texas A&M missed back-to-back 3-pointers to end the game.

Jordan Ivy-Curry added 16 points for UCF. Keyshawn Hall scored 10.

Pharrel Payne led the Aggies with 15 points and had six rebounds. Wade Taylor IV had 13 points and seven assists but made only 4 of his 15 shots.

Texas A&M: Locked up the interior for most of the game, but foul trouble prevented the Aggies from pulling away. They committed 17 fouls in the second half, allowing the Knights to shoot 22 for 31 from the free-throw line in the game.

UCF: Struggled to shoot most of the night but stayed in the game thanks to some timely 3-point shooting and, most importantly, defense. The Knights blocked 10 shots, including seven in the second half.

Williams' slam put the Knights ahead for good on a night they struggled shooting on the interior. They finished with just 14 points in the paint.

The Knights relied heavily on their 3-point shooting, making 8 for 26 in the game. Johnson made five 3-pointers. Texas A&M shot 7 for 23 from beyond the arc.

Texas A&M begins a four-game homestand on Friday against Texas A&M University-Commerce.

UCF continues its four-game season-opening homestand against Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday.

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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
29
UCF
Knights
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Pharrel Payne vs. Moustapha Thiam (Hayden Hefner gains possession)
19:40		Pharrel Payne turnover (bad pass) (Moustapha Thiam steals)
19:18		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (bad pass) (Hayden Hefner steals)
19:11		Moustapha Thiam blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
19:11		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
19:11	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	2-0
18:50		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
18:48		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
18:28		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
18:26		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
18:15	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Wade Taylor IV assists)	4-0
18:07		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
18:05		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
17:57		Pharrel Payne blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point layup
17:55		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
17:55		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
17:53		Knights defensive rebound
17:41		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
17:39		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
17:20		Pharrel Payne turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
17:12		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:10		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
17:03		Pharrel Payne turnover (bad pass) (Dallan Coleman steals)
16:53		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:51		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Hayden Hefner assists)	6-0
16:32		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
16:30		Jace Carter defensive rebound
16:24		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
16:22		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
16:07		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
16:05		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
15:53		Keyshawn Hall personal foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:49		Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
15:42	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)	6-2
15:26		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
15:26	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-2
15:26	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-2
15:14		Dior Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:12		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
15:01	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	11-2
14:51		Andersson Garcia personal foul
14:31		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
14:29		Rokas Jocius offensive rebound
14:17		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
14:09		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
14:07		Knights defensive rebound
13:54		Rokas Jocius turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals)
13:38		Henry Coleman III misses two point hook shot
13:36		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
13:27		Dior Johnson misses two point jump shot
13:25		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
13:14		Darius Johnson personal foul
12:58		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
12:56		Knights defensive rebound
12:34	+3	JJ Taylor makes three point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists)	11-5
12:20	+3	Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	14-5
12:06		Jace Carter shooting foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul)
12:06		JJ Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:06	+1	JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-6
11:45		TV timeout
11:38	+2	Rob Dockery makes two point layup	16-6
11:27		Rob Dockery personal foul
11:18		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
11:16		CJ Wilcher defensive rebound
10:56		Moustapha Thiam blocks Jace Carter's two point layup
10:54		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
10:44		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul)
10:44	+1	JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 3	16-7
10:44	+1	JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 3	16-8
10:44	+1	JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 3 of 3	16-9
10:23	+3	CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	19-9
10:01		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
9:59		Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive rebound
9:54	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dallan Coleman assists)	19-12
9:24	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Rob Dockery assists)	21-12
8:50		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
8:48		Knights offensive rebound
8:41	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	21-15
8:13	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	23-15
8:04	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	23-18
7:51		Dallan Coleman personal foul
7:51		TV timeout
7:33		Solomon Washington misses two point layup
7:31		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
7:23		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:21		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
7:00	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point dunk	25-18
6:40	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	25-20
6:18		Benny Williams personal foul
6:06		Solomon Washington turnover (lost ball) (Dallan Coleman steals)
5:58		Solomon Washington blocks JJ Taylor's two point layup
5:58		Knights offensive rebound
5:57		Knights turnover (5-second violation)
5:35		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
5:33		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
5:27		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
5:25		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
5:16		Jordan Ivy-Curry personal foul
4:55		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
4:49		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
4:49	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-21
4:49	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-22
4:28		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
4:26		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
4:18		Moustapha Thiam blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup
4:16		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
4:16	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	27-22
3:54	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	27-25
3:33		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
3:31		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
3:20	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	27-28
3:08		Aggies 30 second timeout
3:08		TV timeout
2:51		Manny Obaseki turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals)
2:44		Dallan Coleman misses two point hook shot
2:42		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
2:28		Andersson Garcia turnover (lost ball) (JJ Taylor steals)
2:16		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:14		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
2:02		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
2:00		Aggies offensive rebound
1:57	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	29-28
1:37		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
1:35		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
1:18		Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
1:16		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
1:09		Andersson Garcia blocks Dallan Coleman's two point layup
1:07		Knights offensive rebound
0:50		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
0:48		Manny Obaseki personal foul
0:33		Jace Carter personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-29
0:33		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:33		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
0:10		Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball)
0:10		Knights 30 second timeout
0:02		Moustapha Thiam misses two point layup
0:00		Nils Machowski offensive rebound
0:00		Nils Machowski misses two point layup
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAM
Aggies
32
UCF
Knights
35

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	29-32
19:21		Solomon Washington misses two point turnaround jump shot
19:19		Jace Carter offensive rebound
19:16		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
19:16		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:16	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-32
19:07		Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Pharrel Payne steals)
18:48	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	33-32
18:27		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (bad pass)
18:06		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
18:04		Jace Carter offensive rebound
17:59	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Jace Carter assists)	36-32
17:36	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	36-35
17:14		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
17:12		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
17:10		Keyshawn Hall personal foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
17:06	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point driving layup	38-35
17:06		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
17:06		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:06		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
16:49		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
16:49	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-36
16:49	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-37
16:33	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	40-37
16:18		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (lost ball)
16:01		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
16:01	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-37
16:01	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-37
15:51		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:49		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
15:47		Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
15:47		TV timeout
15:26		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
15:24		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
15:23		Pharrel Payne personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
14:56	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point driving layup	42-39
14:52		Jordan Ivy-Curry personal foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
14:40		Keyshawn Hall personal foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
14:40		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:40		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
14:24		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass)
14:24		Hayden Hefner turnover (bad pass)
14:06		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
13:51		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
13:47		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Dior Johnson draws the foul)
13:40		Benny Williams turnover (lost ball)
13:22		Benny Williams blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup
13:20		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
13:16	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	44-39
13:05		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:03		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
12:54	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	46-39
12:47		Knights 30 second timeout
12:47		TV timeout
12:30		JJ Taylor misses two point jump shot
12:28		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
12:18		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
12:16		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
12:11		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
12:09		Rob Dockery offensive rebound
12:07		Rob Dockery misses two point layup
12:05		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
12:03		Rokas Jocius blocks Henry Coleman III's two point layup
12:01		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
11:57	+3	CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	49-39
11:30		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Nils Machowski draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
11:15	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point turnaround jump shot	49-41
10:55		Moustapha Thiam blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
10:53		Knights defensive rebound
10:30		Moustapha Thiam misses two point hook shot
10:28		CJ Wilcher defensive rebound
10:02		Moustapha Thiam blocks Jace Carter's two point layup
10:00		Knights defensive rebound
10:00		Official timeout
9:43	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point driving layup	49-43
9:09		Rob Dockery misses two point pullup jump shot
9:07		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
9:02		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
9:02		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:02		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:02		Jace Carter defensive rebound
8:42		Jordan Ivy-Curry shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
8:42	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-43
8:42		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:42		Knights defensive rebound
8:24		Pharrel Payne personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
8:11		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
8:09		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
7:53	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	52-43
7:45		Hayden Hefner personal foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul)
7:44		TV timeout
7:44		JJ Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:44		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
7:30		Hayden Hefner turnover (lost ball) (JJ Taylor steals)
7:30		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point layup
7:28		Jace Carter defensive rebound
6:58		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
6:56		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
6:55	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	54-43
6:51		Hayden Hefner personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
6:51	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-44
6:51	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-45
6:38		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals)
6:32		Benny Williams misses two point layup
6:30		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	56-45
6:11		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
6:11	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-46
6:11	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-47
5:43		Rob Dockery misses two point jump shot
5:41		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
5:31		Rob Dockery personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
5:31	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-48
5:31	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-49
5:20		Moustapha Thiam blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
5:18		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
5:06		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
5:06		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:06	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-50
4:53	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	59-50
4:50		Aggies 30 second timeout
4:29	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point pullup jump shot (Dallan Coleman assists)	59-52
4:00		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:00	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-52
3:42		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
3:42	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-53
3:42	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-54
3:27		Solomon Washington misses two point layup
3:25		Benny Williams defensive rebound
3:11	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	60-56
3:11		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
3:11		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:11		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
2:56		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
2:54		Benny Williams defensive rebound
2:38		Keyshawn Hall offensive foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
2:38		Keyshawn Hall turnover (offensive foul)
2:13		Benny Williams personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
2:13		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:13	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-56
2:05		Jace Carter personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-57
2:05	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-58
1:52		JJ Taylor blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
1:50		Benny Williams defensive rebound
1:38		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
1:36		JJ Taylor offensive rebound
1:33	+2	JJ Taylor makes two point tip dunk	61-60
1:18		Aggies 30 second timeout
1:05		Jace Carter misses two point layup
1:03		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
0:45	+2	Benny Williams makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)	61-62
0:45		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
0:45		Benny Williams turnover (lane violation)
0:45		Knights 30 second timeout
0:35		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
0:33		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
0:33		Andersson Garcia personal foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul)
0:33	+1	JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-63
0:33		JJ Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:33		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
0:23		Solomon Washington misses two point layup
0:21		Jace Carter offensive rebound
0:20		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:17		JJ Taylor blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point driving layup
0:15		Knights defensive rebound
0:15		Official timeout
0:15		Solomon Washington personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
0:15		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:15	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-64
0:07		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
0:05		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
0:04		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
0:02		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
0:02		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
0:00		Knights defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Knights defensive rebound