UCF Knights men’s basketball team scored another huge win on the road, outgunning the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 77-71, on Wednesday.
For the first time this season, the Knights are the victors in two consecutive road games in Big 12 play as they rally behind the terrific plays from their top gunners: Darius Johnson and Jaylin Sellers.
Johnson led the offensive charge for the Knights with 17 markets, while Sellers came alive in the second half to tally 10 of his 12 points.
UCF also got valuable contributions from big man Ibrahima Diallo, whose two dunks early and late in the second half proved to be the turning point of the match. Diallo finished with 9 points on 4-for-6 shooting.
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The Knights shot 42 percent from the floor and 37.5 percent from beyond the arc. They also outrebounded the Cowboys 40-27.
Cowboys Senior guard John Michael-Wright knocked down 5 treys on his way to a 22-point effort. Freshman Eric Daily Jr and Javon Small tallied 15 and 13 points respectively for Oklahoma State, who dropped to 12-16 overall and 4-11 in Big 12.
On the other hand, UCF bolstered their record to 15-12 overall and 6-9 in the Big 12 standings. Their last two homestands will be against elite opponents as they take on No.8 Iowa State on March 2 and No.1 Houston on March 6.
The Knights will wrap up their regular-season schedule against TCU on March 9. The Big 12 Postseason Tournament will follow suit on March 12 where an automatic NCAA tournament ticket is up for grabs.
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