Tulsa
UCF
Men's Basketball Travels to Orlando Tuesday
3/1/2021 11:53:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| GAME #21: TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (10-10, 7-8) vs UCF KNIGHTS (8-11, 6-10) | |
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| Date/Time: | Tuesday • March 2, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. (CT) |
| Site: |
Addition Financial Arena (10,000) • Orlanda, Fla. |
| Coaches: | Tulsa – Frank Haith (Elon '88), 7th year UCF – Johnny Dawkins (Duke '86), 5th year |
| TV: | ESPNU | Ted Emrich (pxp) & Mark Adams (analyst) |
| Radio: | Big Country 99.5 FM (Bruce Howard & JR Rollo) |
| Live Stats: | Live Stats |
| Series: | 25th Meeting (Tulsa leads the series 14-10) |
| Twitter: | @TUMBasketball | @TulsaHurricane |
| Instagram: | TulsaMBasketball |
| Game Notes: | Tulsa (PDF) | UCF |
| Game Program: | Game Day Program |
The Game
• Tulsa takes on the UCF Knights in a conference road matchup at the Addition Financial Arena on Tuesday evening, airing on ESPNU.
• The game is the 21st contest for Tulsa (10-10) this season ... the Knights are 8-11 on the season, winning their last contest 84-81 in a road conference game against Tulane on Feb. 20.
Scouting the Knights
• UCF was picked to finish 8th in the preseason AAC Coaches Poll ... the Knights returned two of their top scorers from last season, when the team went 16-14 and 7-11 in conference play.
• UCF added transfer guard Darius Perry from Louisville who started for the Cardinals in 26 games, making 40.8-percent of his three-points in ACC play and had 11 games with 3 or more assists.
• The Knights returned second leading scorer Darin Green Jr. and senior guard Brandon Mahan who each finished last season among the top-20 in points per game in the American Athletic Conference.
• The Knights opened their season with two bigs wins against Auburn, 65-55, and on the road at No. 15 Florida State 86-74 ... they have won four of their last six games.
• UCF is led in scoring by Perry who is averaging 14.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game ... Mahan is averaging 13.0 points and 5.1 rebounds a game for the Knights.
• UCF is led by Head Coach Johnny Dawkins, who has been at the helm of the Knights for the last 5 seasons ... he holds a 91-59 record.
The Series
• This is the 25th meeting against UCF ... the Hurricane holds a 14-10 series lead over the Knights.
• Tulsa is 11-1 at home against the Knights and 3-9 on the road.
• The Knights have won the last 2 of the last 3 meetings ... the Knights won the first meeting this season.
• The first game between the two teams came in the 1981-82 season as Tulsa defeated UCF at home with a
final of 69-58.
A Tulsa Win Would
• Give the Hurricane its 11th win of the season, moving Tulsa to 11-10 on the year and 8-8 in conference play.
• Move Tulsa's all-time record against UCF to 15-10.
• Give Tulsa its first victory against the Knights this season ... UCF defeated Tulsa, 65-58, on Feb. 6, 2021.
• Give TU its first win at Orlando against the Knights since a 75-67 victory on Feb. 21, 2016.
Last Game Against the Knights
• Tulsa's comeback bid fell short as the UCF Knights captured a 65-58 victory on Feb. 6, 2021 at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
• Tulsa used a 17-3 run to get the game to within one point after trailing by as many as 16 second-half points..
• Seniors Elijah Joiner and Darien Jackson led Tulsa with 14 and 12 points, respectively, while Keyshawn Embery-Simpson added 10 points.
• Tulsa ended the game shooting just 36 percent from the field and 3-point range, while the Knights knocked down 45 percent from the field and 53 percent from behind the arc.
• The win for the Knights was their first victory in 12 games in the city of Tulsa and the first time in nine games at the Reynolds Center.
• In its 17-3 run, five players for the Hurricane scored during that stretch to get within one point ... the second of two consecutive Jackson layups during a 35-second stretch made the score 57-56. ... after a UCF timeout, the Knights scored the next 8 points to make it 65-56 with less than 0:20 remaining on the clock.
The Importance of Strong Starts
• After 20 games the Golden Hurricane holds a record of 10-10 and 7-8 in American Athletic Conference play ... the first half has been vital for TU in victories and loses.
• Tulsa has used fast starts to win games ... in 8 of their 10 wins the Hurricane has led at halftime ... the Hurricane is 8-0 when leading at the break.
• When trailing at the half, Tulsa is 2-10 with both come-from-behind victories coming against Memphis ... Tulsa came back from down 8 at Memphis to win 56-49 and from down 6 to defeat the Tigers in the Reynolds Center 58-57.
• In the seven seasons under head coach Frank Haith, the Hurricane hold an 90-10 record when leading at the break.
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