Johnson scores career-high 33 points, UCF holds off TCU 79-77
AP
Mar 09, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Darius Johnson scored a career-high 33 points and UCF Knights held off TCU Horned Frogs for a 79-77 victory on Saturday night.
Johnson scored four points and Jaylin Sellers converted a three-point play to give UCF a 66-65 lead with 4:15 to play. Johnson then shot 6 of 6 from the line to stretch the Knights’ lead to 78-74 with 15 seconds left. Emanuel Miller's pull-up jumper for TCU was off at the buzzer.
UCF (16-14, 7-11), which entered having lost two straight at home against ranked opponents, collected it third Big 12 road win.
Johnson made five 3-pointers, was 9-of-13 shooting overall and made all 10 of his free-throw attempts to go with a career-best nine rebounds. Sellers added 14 points and Ibrahima Diallo had 12 for the Knights, who shot 54% (13 of 24) and 15 of 17 from the line in the second half.
Jameer Nelson Jr. scored 15 points and JaKobe Coles added 14 to lead TCU (20-11, 9-9). Miller finished with 13 points and Chuck O’Bannon chipped in with 11.
It was tied 36-all at the break. Johnson scored 13 first-half points for UCF and O’Bannon had nine for TCU. The Horned Frogs led 64-59 with 5:41 to play.
UCF will play a first-round game on Tuesday in the Big 12 Conference Championship at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
TCU plays in the second round on Wednesday.
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1st Half
UCF
Knights
36
TCU
Horned Frogs
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Horned Frogs gains possession)
19:47
+3
Jameer Nelson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists)
0-3
19:14
C.J. Walker turnover (traveling)
18:50
Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
18:48
Darius Johnson defensive rebound
18:43
+3
Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot
3-3
18:21
+3
Jameer Nelson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists)
3-6
17:57
C.J. Walker misses two point layup
17:55
Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
17:49
Avery Anderson III turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals)
17:38
+2
Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup (C.J. Walker assists)
5-6
17:38
Jameer Nelson Jr. shooting foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul)
17:38
Ibrahima Diallo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:38
Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
17:22
Emanuel Miller misses three point jump shot
17:20
Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
17:20
Ibrahima Diallo personal foul
17:15
Micah Peavy misses two point layup
17:13
Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
17:13
C.J. Walker shooting foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul)
17:13
+1
Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-7
17:13
+1
Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-8
16:58
+3
Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)
8-8
16:44
Jameer Nelson Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:42
Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
16:31
+2
Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)
10-8
16:13
Darius Johnson shooting foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul)
16:13
Avery Anderson III misses regular free throw 1 of 3
16:13
Avery Anderson III misses regular free throw 2 of 3
16:13
+1
Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 3 of 3
10-9
15:46
+3
Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Omar Payne assists)
13-9
15:12
JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot
15:10
Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
14:54
+2
Omar Payne makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)
15-9
14:36
+2
Xavier Cork makes two point dunk (Trevian Tennyson assists)
15-11
14:05
Omar Payne misses two point jump shot
14:03
Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
13:57
Omar Payne blocks Avery Anderson III's two point layup
13:55
Darius Johnson defensive rebound
13:48
Antwann Jones turnover (bad pass) (JaKobe Coles steals)
13:40
Omar Payne blocks Emanuel Miller's two point layup
13:39
Xavier Cork offensive rebound
13:39
+2
Xavier Cork makes two point layup
15-13
13:39
TV timeout
13:22
Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
13:20
Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
13:01
Marchelus Avery shooting foul (Trevian Tennyson draws the foul)
13:01
+1
Trevian Tennyson makes regular free throw 1 of 3
15-14
13:01
Trevian Tennyson misses regular free throw 2 of 3
13:01
+1
Trevian Tennyson makes regular free throw 3 of 3
15-15
12:36
JaKobe Coles shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
12:36
+1
Omar Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-15
12:36
+1
Omar Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-15
12:19
+3
JaKobe Coles makes three point jump shot (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists)
17-18
12:03
Antwann Jones misses three point jump shot
12:01
JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
11:54
Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (back court violation)
11:54
TV timeout
11:34
+2
Shemarri Allen makes two point jump shot (C.J. Walker assists)
19-18
11:19
Trevian Tennyson turnover (lost ball) (Shemarri Allen steals)
11:14
Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
11:12
Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
11:11
Ibrahima Diallo misses two point layup
11:09
Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
11:07
Trevian Tennyson misses two point layup
11:05
Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
10:45
Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot
10:43
Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
10:30
+2
Ibrahima Diallo makes two point dunk (Shemarri Allen assists)
21-18
10:10
C.J. Walker personal foul
9:57
Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
9:55
Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
9:53
Emanuel Miller personal foul
9:39
Ibrahima Diallo misses two point layup
9:37
Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
9:37
+2
Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup
23-18
9:37
Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
9:15
Antwann Jones personal foul
9:13
Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. draws the foul)
9:13
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:13
+1
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-19
9:01
+2
Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot
25-19
8:35
+3
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists)
25-22
8:08
Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:06
Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
7:47
+2
Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists)
25-24
7:35
Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
7:33
Darius Johnson offensive rebound
7:27
Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
7:25
Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
7:04
Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
7:02
Darius Johnson defensive rebound
6:54
+3
Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot
28-24
6:31
Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
6:29
Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
6:22
Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
6:20
Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
6:18
Avery Anderson III turnover (lost ball)
6:18
TV timeout
6:03
C.J. Walker misses two point layup
6:01
Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
5:55
Emanuel Miller misses two point layup
5:53
Horned Frogs offensive rebound
5:39
Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
5:37
Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
5:25
Shemarri Allen turnover (bad pass) (Micah Peavy steals)
5:18
+2
Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists)
