Horton scores 20 and UCF's 17 3s sink Tulsa, 96-52
AP
Feb 11, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Ithiel Horton scored 20 points and UCF Knights set a program record with 17 3-pointers and the Knights shattered Tulsa Golden Hurricane 96-52 on Saturday night.
Horton was 7 of 14 shooting (6 for 11 from distance) for the Knights (15-9, 6-6 American Athletic Conference). Taylor Hendricks scored 18 points, shooting 8 for 12, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc. Darius Johnson recorded 13 points and shot 5 for 10, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc.
The Golden Hurricane (5-19, 1-12) were led by Bryant Selebangue, who recorded 11 points and 10 rebounds. Sam Griffin added 10 points for Tulsa. Charles Chukwu also put up nine points. The loss was the Golden Hurricane's sixth straight.
UCF took the lead with 9:41 left in the first half and did not relinquish it.
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Up next for UCF is a Thursday matchup with Memphis on the road, while Tulsa hosts South Florida on Wednesday.
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1st Half
TLSA
Golden Hurricane
31
UCF
Knights
51
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Knights gains possession)
19:41
+3
Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Ithiel Horton assists)
0-3
19:21
+3
Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot
3-3
18:52
C.J. Kelly misses two point jump shot
18:50
Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
18:45
Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
18:43
BB Knight defensive rebound
18:35
Taylor Hendricks shooting foul
18:35
Tim Dalger misses regular free throw 1 of 3
18:35
+1
Tim Dalger makes regular free throw 2 of 3
4-3
18:35
+1
Tim Dalger makes regular free throw 3 of 3
5-3
18:11
+2
Lahat Thioune makes two point layup (C.J. Kelly assists)
5-5
17:48
Taylor Hendricks blocks Bryant Selebangue's two point layup
17:46
Lahat Thioune defensive rebound
17:32
Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
17:30
Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
17:25
Tim Dalger misses three point jump shot
17:23
Tim Dalger offensive rebound
17:18
Tim Dalger misses two point layup
17:16
Lahat Thioune defensive rebound
17:10
+3
Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Taylor Hendricks assists)
5-8
16:59
+3
Brandon Betson makes three point jump shot (Bryant Selebangue assists)
8-8
16:45
Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
16:43
Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
16:22
+2
Bryant Selebangue makes two point layup (Sam Griffin assists)
10-8
16:22
Darius Johnson shooting foul
16:22
Bryant Selebangue misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:22
Lahat Thioune defensive rebound
16:14
Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:12
Tim Dalger defensive rebound
16:06
BB Knight offensive foul
16:06
BB Knight turnover (offensive foul)
15:53
Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
15:51
Sam Griffin defensive rebound
15:40
+3
Tim Dalger makes three point jump shot (Bryant Selebangue assists)
13-8
15:27
Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
15:25
BB Knight defensive rebound
15:08
Tim Dalger turnover (traveling)
15:08
TV timeout
14:44
Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:42
Sam Griffin defensive rebound
14:35
+3
Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot
16-8
14:18
+3
Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
16-11
13:47
C.J. Kelly blocks BB Knight's three point jump shot
13:45
BB Knight offensive rebound
13:42
Golden Hurricane turnover (shot clock violation)
13:27
Darius Johnson misses two point layup
13:25
Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
13:15
Tim Dalger misses three point jump shot
13:13
Tim Dalger offensive rebound
12:58
Brandon Betson misses two point jump shot
12:56
Tim Dalger offensive rebound
12:52
+2
Tim Dalger makes two point layup
18-11
12:27
+3
Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (P.J. Edwards assists)
18-14
12:11
+2
Sam Griffin makes two point jump shot (Brandon Betson assists)
20-14
11:49
+2
Ithiel Horton makes two point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
20-16
11:26
Tim Dalger turnover (Lahat Thioune steals)
11:19
+3
P.J. Edwards makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
20-19
11:17
Golden Hurricane 30 second timeout
11:17
TV timeout
10:50
Tim Dalger misses three point jump shot
10:48
P.J. Edwards defensive rebound
10:29
+3
Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (C.J. Kelly assists)
20-22
10:06
+2
Sam Griffin makes two point jump shot (Tim Dalger assists)
22-22
9:41
+3
Thierno Sylla makes three point jump shot (Ithiel Horton assists)
22-25
9:22
Jesaiah McWright misses two point jump shot
9:20
Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
9:13
Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
9:11
Thierno Sylla offensive rebound
9:07
P.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
9:05
Thierno Sylla offensive rebound
9:02
+3
Thierno Sylla makes three point jump shot
22-28
8:58
Golden Hurricane 30 second timeout
8:38
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson misses three point jump shot
8:36
Knights defensive rebound
8:35
Charles Chukwu personal foul
8:22
Thierno Sylla misses two point jump shot
8:20
Tyem Freeman offensive rebound
8:16
+2
Tyem Freeman makes two point layup
22-30
8:01
+2
Jesaiah McWright makes two point jump shot
24-30
7:40
+2
P.J. Edwards makes two point layup
24-32
7:06
+2
Charles Chukwu makes two point layup (Brandon Betson assists)
26-32
6:51
+3
C.J. Kelly makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
26-35
6:35
Jump ball. (Golden Hurricane gains possession)
6:35
TV timeout
6:17
+2
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson makes two point jump shot
28-35
5:57
C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
5:55
Tyem Freeman offensive rebound
5:39
+3
Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (C.J. Kelly assists)
28-38
5:16
Tim Dalger misses three point jump shot
5:14
Knights defensive rebound
4:59
+2
C.J. Kelly makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)
28-40
4:27
Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
4:25
Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound
4:22
+2
Bryant Selebangue makes two point layup
30-40
3:55
+3
Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
30-43
3:31
Lahat Thioune shooting foul
3:31
TV timeout
3:31
Bryant Selebangue misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:31
+1
Bryant Selebangue makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-43
3:16
Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
3:15
Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
3:12
Lahat Thioune personal foul
3:01
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson misses three point jump shot
2:59
Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
2:43
C.J. Kelly turnover (bad pass)
2:26
Tim Dalger offensive foul
2:26
Tim Dalger turnover (offensive foul)
2:12
+2
Taylor Hendricks makes two point layup (Brandon Suggs assists)
31-45
1:49
Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
1:47
Tim Dalger offensive rebound
1:43
Tim Dalger misses two point layup
1:41
Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
1:37
+2
Taylor Hendricks makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)
31-47
1:24
Brandon Betson turnover (Ithiel Horton steals)
1:19
Brandon Betson shooting foul
1:19
+1
Brandon Suggs makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-48
1:19
+1
Brandon Suggs makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-49
0:58
Tim Dalger turnover (traveling)
0:58
Knights 30 second timeout
0:48
+2
Taylor Hendricks makes two point jump shot (Brandon Suggs assists)
31-51
0:23
Brandon Betson misses three point jump shot
0:21
C.J. Kelly defensive rebound
0:01
Brandon Suggs misses two point layup
0:00
Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
TLSA
Golden Hurricane
21
UCF
Knights
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:38
Lahat Thioune misses two point jump shot
19:36
Brandon Betson defensive rebound
19:13
BB Knight misses three point jump shot
19:11
Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound
19:10
Lahat Thioune personal foul
19:01
Brandon Betson turnover (back court violation)
18:53
C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
18:51
Ithiel Horton offensive rebound
18:42
+3
Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot
31-54
18:33
Darius Johnson personal foul
18:16
Taylor Hendricks blocks Tim Dalger's two point layup
18:14
Golden Hurricane offensive rebound
18:14
Tim Dalger misses three point jump shot
18:12
Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound
18:06
Brandon Betson misses three point jump shot
18:04
Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
17:56
+2
Taylor Hendricks makes two point jump shot
31-56
17:33
Sam Griffin turnover (bad pass)
17:20
Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
17:18
Golden Hurricane defensive rebound
16:57
Sam Griffin misses two point jump shot
16:55
C.J. Kelly defensive rebound
16:35
+3
Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
31-59
16:17
+2
Bryant Selebangue makes two point layup
33-59
16:00
Ithiel Horton misses two point layup
15:58
Tim Dalger defensive rebound
15:47
Jesaiah McWright misses two point jump shot
15:45
Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
15:28
+2
Darius Johnson makes two point jump shot (C.J. Kelly assists)
33-61
15:01
TV timeout
14:50
Golden Hurricane turnover (shot clock violation)
14:33
+2
Thierno Sylla makes two point layup (P.J. Edwards assists)
33-63
14:17
+2
Jesaiah McWright makes two point jump shot
35-63
14:06
Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:04
Brandon Betson defensive rebound
13:59
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson misses three point jump shot
13:57
Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
13:36
Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
13:34
Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
13:25
Jesaiah McWright misses three point jump shot
13:23
Knights defensive rebound
13:21
Sterling Gaston-Chapman personal foul
13:11
+2
Thierno Sylla makes two point jump shot (P.J. Edwards assists)
35-65
12:54
Sterling Gaston-Chapman turnover
12:29
+3
Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (C.J. Kelly assists)
35-68
12:15
Sam Griffin misses two point jump shot
12:13
Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
11:56
P.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
11:54
Tyem Freeman offensive rebound
11:50
Sterling Gaston-Chapman personal foul
11:50
TV timeout
11:29
+2
C.J. Kelly makes two point layup
35-70
11:06
+3
Brandon Betson makes three point jump shot (Bryant Selebangue assists)
38-70
10:40
Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
10:38
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson defensive rebound
10:10
Bryant Selebangue turnover (C.J. Kelly steals)
10:05
Darius Johnson misses two point layup
10:03
Golden Hurricane defensive rebound
9:46
+2
Bryant Selebangue makes two point hook shot (Keyshawn Embery-Simpson assists)
40-70
9:16
+2
Taylor Hendricks makes two point layup (Tyem Freeman assists)
40-72
8:55
Sterling Gaston-Chapman misses two point jump shot
8:53
Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound
8:51
+2
Bryant Selebangue makes two point layup
42-72
8:36
Sterling Gaston-Chapman shooting foul
8:36
+1
Tyem Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-73
8:36
+1
Tyem Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
42-74
8:23
C.J. Kelly blocks Charles Chukwu's two point layup
8:21
Charles Chukwu offensive rebound
8:14
+2
Charles Chukwu makes two point layup
44-74
8:14
Tyem Freeman shooting foul
8:14
+1
Charles Chukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 1
45-74
7:57
Charles Chukwu shooting foul
7:57
TV timeout
7:57
Tyem Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:57
+1
Tyem Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-75
7:36
Jesaiah McWright misses two point layup
7:34
Charles Chukwu offensive rebound
7:32
C.J. Kelly shooting foul
7:32
+1
Charles Chukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-75
7:32
+1
Charles Chukwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-75
7:20
+2
C.J. Kelly makes two point layup (Tyem Freeman assists)
47-77
7:09
Jesaiah McWright misses three point jump shot
7:07
Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
7:00
C.J. Kelly misses two point layup
6:58
Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
6:57
+2
Lahat Thioune makes two point layup
47-79
6:25
C.J. Kelly blocks Jesaiah McWright's two point layup
6:23
Golden Hurricane offensive rebound
6:23
Golden Hurricane turnover (shot clock violation)
5:57
+2
Darius Johnson makes two point layup (Ithiel Horton assists)
47-81
5:46
Darius Johnson personal foul
5:34
+2
Charles Chukwu makes two point dunk (Keyshawn Embery-Simpson assists)
49-81
5:09
Tyem Freeman misses two point jump shot
5:07
Charles Chukwu defensive rebound
5:00
Lahat Thioune personal foul
4:56
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson misses two point jump shot
4:54
P.J. Edwards defensive rebound
4:38
+3
Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
49-84
4:04
BB Knight turnover (lost ball)
3:51
C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
3:49
Charles Chukwu defensive rebound
3:40
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson misses three point jump shot
3:38
Darius Johnson defensive rebound
3:33
+2
Taylor Hendricks makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)
