No. 12 seed UCF opens second half on 18-1 run, beats 13-seed Oklahoma State 77-62 in Big 12 opener
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Ibrahima Diallo had 17 points and 11 rebounds, C.J. Walker added 12 points and No. 12 seed UCF used an 18-1 run to start the second half and roll to a 77-62 victory over No. 13 seed Oklahoma State to open the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday.
Darius Johnson also had 11 points for the Knights (17-14), who led 35-31 at halftime before cruising into Wednesday's second-round game against 20th-ranked BYU, another Big 12 newcomer and the No. 4 seed in the tournament.
Javon Small hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points for the Cowboys (12-20), who finished the season on a six-game losing streak. Eric Dailey Jr. added 12 points and Brandon Garrison had 10.
UCF and Oklahoma State both got off to dreadful shooting starts, combining to go 5 for 25 from the field, and things never got a whole lot better even as the Knights built a 35-31 halftime lead in their first ever game in the Big 12 Tournament.
Their game plan was clear: use their size advantage to their benefit.
The 7-foot Diallo had 11 points and seven rebounds by halftime, and the 6-8 Walker and 6-10 Omar Payne were active around the rim whenever the fifth-year senior from Senegal was able to catch a breather on the bench.
UCF stuck with that plan in the second half, when Diallo and Walker joined Jaylin Sellers in scoring the first 13 points to stretch the lead to 48-31 with 15:15 to go. And when the Cowboys finally got a free throw from Dailey, the Knights scored five more to extend their run to 18-1 before Dailey finally got Oklahoma State's first field goal of the half with 11:50 remaining.
By that point, the Knights had pushed their lead past 20 and were coasting into the Big 12 tourney's second round.
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Oklahoma State must decide whether to keep Mike Boynton, who has three 20-win seasons but only one NCAA Tournament berth in seven seasons leading the Cowboys. They've also had just one winning record in conference play.
UCF has a quick turnaround, facing BYU in the first of four second-round games Wednesday morning.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Knights gains possession) | |||
19:47 | Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals) | |||
19:23 | Ibrahima Diallo turnover (double dribble) | |||
18:58 | +2 | Brandon Garrison makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
18:43 | Ibrahima Diallo misses two point layup | |||
18:41 | Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound | |||
18:37 | +2 | Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:23 | Ibrahima Diallo blocks Jamyron Keller's two point layup | |||
18:21 | Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound | |||
18:17 | Quion Williams blocks Jaylin Sellers's two point layup | |||
18:15 | Javon Small defensive rebound | |||
18:07 | Brandon Garrison misses two point jump shot | |||
18:05 | Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound | |||
17:56 | Brandon Garrison blocks Ibrahima Diallo's two point layup | |||
17:54 | Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound | |||
17:53 | Brandon Garrison shooting foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul) | |||
17:53 | Ibrahima Diallo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
17:53 | +1 | Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 | |
17:49 | Brandon Garrison misses two point layup | |||
17:47 | Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound | |||
17:26 | Brandon Garrison blocks Shemarri Allen's two point layup | |||
17:24 | Brandon Garrison defensive rebound | |||
17:18 | C.J. Walker blocks Javon Small's two point layup | |||
17:16 | Cowboys offensive rebound | |||
16:58 | Brandon Garrison turnover (out of bounds) | |||
16:38 | Darius Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
16:36 | Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound | |||
16:26 | C.J. Walker blocks Quion Williams's two point layup | |||
16:24 | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | |||
16:09 | C.J. Walker misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
16:07 | Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound | |||
15:57 | Jamyron Keller misses two point layup | |||
15:55 | Quion Williams offensive rebound | |||
15:50 | John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot | |||
15:48 | Omar Payne defensive rebound | |||
15:41 | John-Michael Wright blocks Darius Johnson's two point layup | |||
15:39 | Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound | |||
15:34 | +2 | Quion Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamyron Keller assists) | 4-3 | |
15:19 | Omar Payne misses two point hook shot | |||
15:17 | Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound | |||
15:11 | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | |||
15:09 | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | |||
14:50 | +3 | C.J. Walker makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists) | 4-6 | |
14:48 | Quion Williams shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul) | |||
14:48 | TV timeout | |||
14:48 | C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
14:48 | Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound | |||
14:24 | Jarius Hicklen misses three point jump shot | |||
14:22 | Brandon Garrison offensive rebound | |||
14:14 | Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
14:12 | Omar Payne defensive rebound | |||
14:01 | Omar Payne misses three point jump shot | |||
13:59 | Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound | |||
13:52 | +2 | Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists) | 6-6 | |
13:24 | Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot | |||
13:22 | C.J. Walker offensive rebound | |||
13:21 | Eric Dailey Jr. shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul) | |||
13:21 | +1 | C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-7 | |
13:21 | +1 | C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-8 | |
13:02 | Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Antwann Jones steals) | |||
12:36 | +2 | Ibrahima Diallo makes two point hook shot | 6-10 | |
12:09 | +3 | Jarius Hicklen makes three point jump shot (Jamyron Keller assists) | 9-10 | |
11:45 | +2 | Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup | 9-12 | |
11:38 | Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Ibrahima Diallo steals) | |||
11:28 | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists) | 9-15 | |
11:25 | Knights 30 second timeout | |||
11:25 | TV timeout | |||
10:56 | John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot | |||
10:54 | Cowboys offensive rebound | |||
10:36 | Cowboys turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
10:36 | Jarius Hicklen blocks Antwann Jones's two point layup | |||
10:34 | Cowboys defensive rebound | |||
10:15 | Javon Small misses two point jump shot | |||
10:13 | Cowboys offensive rebound | |||
10:09 | +2 | Quion Williams makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 11-15 | |
9:49 | Ibrahima Diallo misses two point hook shot | |||
9:47 | Javon Small defensive rebound | |||
9:39 | Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul) | |||
9:39 | +1 | Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-15 | |
9:39 | +1 | Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-15 | |
9:15 | Jaylin Sellers turnover (bad pass) (John-Michael Wright steals) | |||
9:09 | Darius Johnson blocks John-Michael Wright's two point layup | |||
9:07 | Jamyron Keller offensive rebound | |||
8:57 | John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot | |||
8:55 | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | |||
8:48 | John-Michael Wright blocks Omar Payne's two point layup | |||
8:46 | Knights offensive rebound | |||
8:42 | C.J. Walker misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
8:40 | Shemarri Allen offensive rebound | |||
8:33 | Jaylin Sellers turnover (bad pass) | |||
8:20 | Jamyron Keller misses three point jump shot | |||
8:18 | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | |||
8:13 | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | |||
8:11 | John-Michael Wright defensive rebound | |||
8:04 | Quion Williams turnover (lost ball) (Shemarri Allen steals) | |||
7:58 | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists) | 13-18 | |
7:42 | +2 | John-Michael Wright makes two point driving layup | 15-18 | |
7:34 | Eric Dailey Jr. shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul) | |||
7:34 | TV timeout | |||
7:34 | Omar Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:34 | +1 | Omar Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-19 | |
7:04 | +2 | Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Javon Small assists) | 17-19 | |
6:46 | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | |||
6:44 | Javon Small defensive rebound | |||
6:33 | Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:31 | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | |||
6:23 | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
6:21 | Quion Williams defensive rebound | |||
6:21 | Shemarri Allen personal foul | |||
5:57 | Jamyron Keller misses three point jump shot | |||
5:55 | Quion Williams offensive rebound | |||
5:51 | +2 | Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Quion Williams assists) | 19-19 | |
5:27 | Brandon Garrison blocks Ibrahima Diallo's two point layup | |||
5:25 | Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound | |||
5:17 | +2 | C.J. Walker makes two point layup | 19-21 | |
5:07 | C.J. Walker shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul) | |||
5:07 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-21 | |
5:07 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-21 | |
4:48 | Ibrahima Diallo misses two point layup | |||
4:46 | Quion Williams defensive rebound | |||
4:41 | +3 | Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Quion Williams assists) | 24-21 | |
4:31 | +2 | Jaylin Sellers makes two point pullup jump shot | 24-23 | |
4:17 | Connor Dow misses three point jump shot | |||
4:15 | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | |||
4:07 | +3 | Thierno Sylla makes three point jump shot | 24-26 | |
3:48 | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | |||
3:46 | Darius Johnson defensive rebound | |||
3:41 | Quion Williams blocks Darius Johnson's two point layup | |||
3:39 | Knights offensive rebound | |||
3:39 | TV timeout | |||
3:38 | Ibrahima Diallo turnover (bad pass) (Quion Williams steals) | |||
3:34 | Thierno Sylla blocks Quion Williams's two point layup | |||
3:32 | Knights defensive rebound | |||
3:19 | +2 | Ibrahima Diallo makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jaylin Sellers assists) | 24-28 | |
3:01 | +3 | Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Quion Williams assists) | 27-28 | |
2:31 | Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot | |||
2:28 | Connor Dow defensive rebound | |||
2:16 | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | |||
2:14 | Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound | |||
1:55 | Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot | |||
1:53 | Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound | |||
1:50 | +2 | Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup | 27-30 | |
1:41 | Jarius Hicklen misses three point jump shot | |||
1:39 | Marchelus Avery defensive rebound | |||
1:31 | Shemarri Allen turnover (bad pass) (Jamyron Keller steals) | |||
1:25 | +2 | Jamyron Keller makes two point layup | 29-30 | |
1:16 | Brandon Garrison blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup | |||
1:14 | Jamyron Keller defensive rebound | |||
1:07 | Jamyron Keller turnover (bad pass) | |||
1:05 | Cowboys 30 second timeout | |||
0:42 | Quion Williams shooting foul (Thierno Sylla draws the foul) | |||
0:42 | +1 | Thierno Sylla makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-31 | |
0:42 | +1 | Thierno Sylla makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-32 | |
0:39 | C.J. Walker shooting foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul) | |||
0:37 | +1 | Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-32 | |
0:37 | +1 | Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-32 | |
0:10 | +3 | Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Antwann Jones assists) | 31-35 | |
0:02 | Javon Small misses two point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Darius Johnson defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |