Kelly scores 21, UCF beats SMU 76-70 in AAC Tournament

AP
Mar 09, 2023

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) CJ Kelly had 21 points and UCF beat SMU 76-70 on Thursday in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

Kelly was 6 of 11 shooting, including 3 for 3 from distance, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Knights (18-13). Taylor Hendricks scored 15 points and added eight rebounds and three blocks. Ithiel Horton recorded 15 points and was 6 of 17 shooting (1 for 6 from distance).

Zhuric Phelps led the Mustangs (10-22) in scoring, finishing with 21 points, seven assists and three steals. Zach Nutall added 12 points and two steals for SMU. Samuell Williamson also put up 10 points and 11 rebounds.

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1st Half
SMU
Mustangs
36
UCF
Knights
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Efe Odigie vs. Michael Durr (Darius Johnson gains possession)
19:38		Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
19:36		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
19:25		Samuell Williamson turnover (out of bounds)
19:15		Ithiel Horton misses two point layup
19:13		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
19:00		Jalen Smith turnover (lost ball) (Taylor Hendricks steals)
18:44		Michael Durr misses two point jump shot
18:42		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
18:28	+2	Efe Odigie makes two point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists)	2-0
18:02	+2	Michael Durr makes two point jump shot (Ithiel Horton assists)	2-2
17:44	+3	Zach Nutall makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists)	5-2
17:22		C.J. Kelly misses two point layup
17:20		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
17:13	+2	Efe Odigie makes two point layup (Zhuric Phelps assists)	7-2
16:58		Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
16:56		Ithiel Horton offensive rebound
16:55		Ithiel Horton misses two point layup
16:53		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
16:38	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	9-2
16:38		Knights 30 second timeout
16:24	+3	Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Ithiel Horton assists)	9-5
16:11		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
16:09		Michael Durr defensive rebound
15:55	+2	Michael Durr makes two point layup (C.J. Kelly assists)	9-7
15:44		Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
15:42		Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
15:33		Ithiel Horton misses two point layup
15:31		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
15:15		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
15:13		Samuell Williamson offensive rebound
15:05		Efe Odigie misses three point jump shot
15:03		Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
14:44		Taylor Hendricks misses two point jump shot
14:42		Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
14:30	+3	Zach Nutall makes three point jump shot (Ricardo Wright assists)	12-7
14:07	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	12-9
13:44	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point dunk (Zach Nutall assists)	14-9
13:24		TV timeout
13:14		Keon Ambrose-Hylton blocks Darius Johnson's two point layup
13:12		Jalen Smith defensive rebound
13:12		Jump ball. (Mustangs gains possession)
12:51		Ricardo Wright turnover (bad pass)
12:32		C.J. Kelly misses two point jump shot
12:30		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
12:11		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
12:09		Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
11:59	+2	Michael Durr makes two point dunk (Brandon Suggs assists)	14-11
11:33	+2	Jalen Smith makes two point layup (Zhuric Phelps assists)	16-11
11:19		Brandon Suggs turnover (lost ball) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
11:14	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point dunk	18-11
11:01		Brandon Suggs misses two point jump shot
10:59		Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
10:48	+3	Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists)	21-11
10:31		Taylor Hendricks misses two point jump shot
10:29		Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
10:14		TV timeout
9:58		Efe Odigie misses two point jump shot
9:56		Samuell Williamson offensive rebound
9:52	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point jump shot	23-11
9:31		Taylor Hendricks misses two point jump shot
9:29		Jalen Smith defensive rebound
9:11		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
9:09		Ricardo Wright offensive rebound
9:04		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
9:04	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-11
9:04		Zhuric Phelps misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:04		Lahat Thioune defensive rebound
8:51	+2	Taylor Hendricks makes two point hook shot (C.J. Kelly assists)	24-13
8:37		Zhuric Phelps turnover (bad pass) (Ithiel Horton steals)
8:33		Jayhlon Young misses two point layup
8:31		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
8:22		Efe Odigie misses two point hook shot
8:20		Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
8:04		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
8:02		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
7:42		Samuell Williamson misses two point layup
7:40		Efe Odigie offensive rebound
7:37		Efe Odigie misses two point layup
7:35		Lahat Thioune defensive rebound
7:21	+2	Taylor Hendricks makes two point jump shot (Jayhlon Young assists)	24-15
7:05		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
7:03		Jayhlon Young defensive rebound
6:55	+2	Lahat Thioune makes two point layup (Jayhlon Young assists)	24-17
6:25		Efe Odigie misses two point hook shot
6:23		Efe Odigie offensive rebound
6:18		Lahat Thioune shooting foul (Efe Odigie draws the foul)
6:18		TV timeout
6:18	+1	Efe Odigie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-17
6:18	+1	Efe Odigie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-17
5:59		Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
5:57		Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
5:57		Jump ball. (Knights gains possession)
5:42		Tyem Freeman misses two point jump shot
5:40		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
5:31		Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
5:29		Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
5:22		Jayhlon Young misses three point jump shot
5:20		Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
4:55	+2	Mo Njie makes two point layup (Ricardo Wright assists)	28-17
4:38		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
4:36		Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
4:29	+2	Lahat Thioune makes two point layup	28-19
4:15		Zach Nutall misses two point jump shot
4:13		Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
4:06	+3	Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Tyem Freeman assists)	28-22
3:44		Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
3:42		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
3:31		Mo Njie shooting foul (Lahat Thioune draws the foul)
3:31		TV timeout
3:31		Lahat Thioune misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:31		Lahat Thioune misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:31		Zach Nutall defensive rebound
3:09	+3	Zach Nutall makes three point jump shot (Samuell Williamson assists)	31-22
2:44	+3	Jayhlon Young makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	31-25
2:20		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
2:18		Mo Njie offensive rebound
2:14		Tyem Freeman shooting foul (Mo Njie draws the foul)
2:14	+1	Mo Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-25
2:14	+1	Mo Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-25
1:57	+3	C.J. Kelly makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	33-28
1:37		C.J. Kelly shooting foul (Zach Nutall draws the foul)
1:37	+1	Zach Nutall makes regular free throw 1 of 3	34-28
1:37	+1	Zach Nutall makes regular free throw 2 of 3	35-28
1:37	+1	Zach Nutall makes regular free throw 3 of 3	36-28
1:34		C.J. Kelly misses two point layup
1:32		C.J. Kelly offensive rebound
1:30		Emory Lanier blocks Darius Johnson's three point jump shot
1:28		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
1:18		Taylor Hendricks blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup
1:16		Michael Durr defensive rebound
1:10		Samuell Williamson personal foul (Michael Durr draws the foul)
0:55		Taylor Hendricks misses two point jump shot
0:53		Zach Nutall defensive rebound
0:25		Jalen Smith misses two point jump shot
0:23		Mustangs turnover (shot clock violation)
0:05		Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
0:03		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kelly scores 21, UCF beats SMU 76-70 in AAC Tournament

1st Half SMUMustangs36UCFKnights28

1st Half
SMU
Mustangs
36
UCF
Knights
28