Colorado Buffaloes at UCF Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
UCF overcomes late gaffe then uses Hall's defensive stop at the end to beat Colorado 75-74
Darius Johnson scored 17 points for UCF (11-3, 2-1 Big 12) which bounced back from its 99-48 defeat at the hands of No. 7 Kansas on the Knights' home court on Sunday.
Julian Hammond III scored a career-high 26 points, Andrej Jakimovski scored 16 and reserve Bangot Dak 10 for Colorado (9-5, 0-3).
Out of a timeout following a UCF turnover with four seconds left, Colorado inbounded the ball underneath its own basket to center Elijah Malone, who pivoted, spun and had his jump-hook shot attempt swatted by Hall to the end the game.
Colorado got the last look after UCF failed to in-bounds the ball, giving the Buffaloes the ball, but UCF's smothering defense forced Colorado's Julian Hammond III into a desperation 3-point heave as the shot clock expired. His air ball bounced harmlessly out of bounds with four seconds left.
Dallan Coleman made 1 of 2 foul shots with 35 seconds left to give UCF the 75-74 advantage.
Colorado hasn't started 0-3 in conference play since the 2016-17 season when it was playing in the Pac 12.
Colorado travels to play Arizona on Saturday. UCF hosts No. 21 West Virginia on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Darius Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Keyshawn Hall Block. | 74 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Elijah Malone missed Layup. | 74 - 75 |
Statistics
 COLO |
 UCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-46 | FG | 22-56 |
| 52.2 | Field Goal % | 39.3 |
| 7-13 | 3PT | 10-28 |
| 53.8 | Three Point % | 35.7 |
| 19-24 | FT | 21-28 |
| 79.2 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 8,204 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 35-5 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 20-17 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |