UCF opens season with court-storming 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M
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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Pharrel Payne vs. Moustapha Thiam (Hayden Hefner gains possession) | Â | |
19:40 | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (bad pass) (Moustapha Thiam steals) | Â | |
19:18 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (bad pass) (Hayden Hefner steals) | Â | |
19:11 | Â | Moustapha Thiam blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup | Â | |
19:11 | Â | Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound | Â | |
19:11 | +2 | Solomon Washington makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 2-0 | |
18:50 | Â | Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
18:28 | Â | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:26 | Â | Solomon Washington offensive rebound | Â | |
18:15 | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 4-0 | |
18:07 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:05 | Â | Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound | Â | |
17:57 | Â | Pharrel Payne blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point layup | Â | |
17:55 | Â | Hayden Hefner defensive rebound | Â | |
17:55 | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:53 | Â | Knights defensive rebound | Â | |
17:41 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:39 | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â | |
17:20 | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals) | Â | |
17:12 | Â | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:10 | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â | |
17:03 | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (bad pass) (Dallan Coleman steals) | Â | |
16:53 | Â | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:51 | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
16:40 | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Hayden Hefner assists) | 6-0 | |
16:32 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:30 | Â | Jace Carter defensive rebound | Â | |
16:24 | Â | Jace Carter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:22 | Â | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:05 | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
15:53 | Â | Keyshawn Hall personal foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul) | Â | |
15:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:49 | Â | Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals) | Â | |
15:42 | +2 | Keyshawn Hall makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists) | 6-2 | |
15:26 | Â | Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Dior Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
15:01 | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists) | 11-2 | |
14:51 | Â | Andersson Garcia personal foul | Â | |
14:31 | Â | Darius Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
14:29 | Â | Rokas Jocius offensive rebound | Â | |
14:17 | Â | Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals) | Â | |
14:09 | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:07 | Â | Knights defensive rebound | Â | |
13:54 | Â | Rokas Jocius turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals) | Â | |
13:38 | Â | Henry Coleman III misses two point hook shot | Â | |
13:36 | Â | Darius Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Dior Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:25 | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
13:14 | Â | Darius Johnson personal foul | Â | |
12:58 | Â | Henry Coleman III misses two point layup | Â | |
12:56 | Â | Knights defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Jace Carter shooting foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul) | Â | |
12:06 | Â | JJ Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
12:06 | +1 | JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-6 | |
11:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:38 | +2 | Rob Dockery makes two point layup | 16-6 | |
11:27 | Â | Rob Dockery personal foul | Â | |
11:18 | Â | Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:16 | Â | CJ Wilcher defensive rebound | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Moustapha Thiam blocks Jace Carter's two point layup | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound | Â | |
10:44 | Â | Pharrel Payne shooting foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:48 | Â | Knights offensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Dallan Coleman personal foul | Â | |
7:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:33 | Â | Solomon Washington misses two point layup | Â | |
7:31 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Benny Williams personal foul | Â | |
6:06 | Â | Solomon Washington turnover (lost ball) (Dallan Coleman steals) | Â | |
5:58 | Â | Solomon Washington blocks JJ Taylor's two point layup | Â | |
5:58 | Â | Knights offensive rebound | Â | |
5:57 | Â | Knights turnover (5-second violation) | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:33 | Â | Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound | Â | |
5:27 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:25 | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â | |
5:16 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry personal foul | Â | |
4:55 | Â | Aggies turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:26 | Â | Solomon Washington offensive rebound | Â | |
4:18 | Â | Moustapha Thiam blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Pharrel Payne offensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:31 | Â | Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound | Â | |
3:20 | +3 | Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists) | 27-28 | |
3:08 | Â | Aggies 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:08 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:51 | Â | Manny Obaseki turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals) | Â | |
2:44 | Â | Dallan Coleman misses two point hook shot | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
2:28 | Â | Andersson Garcia turnover (lost ball) (JJ Taylor steals) | Â | |
2:16 | Â | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:14 | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â | |
2:02 | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:00 | Â | Aggies offensive rebound | Â | |
1:57 | +2 | Manny Obaseki makes two point layup | 29-28 | |
1:37 | Â | Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:35 | Â | Manny Obaseki defensive rebound | Â | |
1:18 | Â | Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:16 | Â | Dallan Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
1:09 | Â | Andersson Garcia blocks Dallan Coleman's two point layup | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Knights offensive rebound | Â | |
0:50 | Â | Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Manny Obaseki personal foul | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Jace Carter personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul) | Â | |
0:33 | +1 | Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-29 | |
0:33 | Â | Jordan Ivy-Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
0:10 | Â | Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
0:10 | Â | Knights 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Moustapha Thiam misses two point layup | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Nils Machowski offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Nils Machowski misses two point layup | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |