
UCF Knights at Arizona Wildcats
· NCAA Men's BasketballCaleb Love hits 4 3s, scores 16, Arizona beats UCF 88-80 for 5th straight win

Love made 4 of 7 from 3-point range, grabbed eight rebounds and had six assists. Henri Veesaar added 14 points, Tobe Awaka scored 11 and KJ Lewis 10 for Arizona (10-5, 4-0 Big 12).
Love hit a pair of free throws to open the scoring about a minute into the game, followed with a 3-pointer to make it 5-0 and Arizona never trailed. The Wildcats scored nine consecutive points to take a 14-point lead when Awaka threw down a dunk with 9:38 remaining before halftime.
Darius Johnson hit a 3-pointer for UCF that tied it at 45-all 13 seconds into the second half but Trey Towsend made the first of two free throws 23 seconds later to give Arizona the lead for good. Jaden Ivy-Curry’s 3 cut the deficit to 53-50 but the Wildcats scored 13 of the next 17 points and led by at least eight points for the final 13 minutes.
Keyshawn Hall led UCF (11-4, 2-2 Big 12) with 22 points and Johnson scored 18.
Rokas Jocius converted a three-point play to spark an 18-6 spurt that made it 42-all but Trey Townsend was fouled as he made a layup and hit the and-1 free throw to give Arizona a three-point lead at the intermission.
Arizona made 15 of 30 from the field in the first half but the Knights, who shot 37% (14 of 38), used a 12-3 advantage on the offensive glass to outscore the Wildcats 11-3 in second-chance points.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 88 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 80 - 88 |
2nd 0:01 | Keyshawn Hall made Two Point Tip Shot. | 80 - 88 |
2nd 0:01 | Keyshawn Hall Offensive Rebound. | 78 - 88 |
2nd 0:05 | Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 88 |
Statistics
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30-78 | FG | 28-60 |
38.5 | Field Goal % | 46.7 |
8-35 | 3PT | 9-23 |
22.9 | Three Point % | 39.1 |
12-17 | FT | 23-29 |
70.6 | Free Throw % | 79.3 |
42 | Rebounds | 41 |
20 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
22 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
15 | Assists | 16 |
5 | Steals | 5 |
3 | Blocks | 1 |
9 | Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
9 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
18 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
13 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
36 | Points in Paint | 32 |
20 | Fouls | 16 |
0 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information

Location: Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 13,039 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 19-1 | - | 34-4 |
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 | 19-15 |
UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 18-16 |
Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |