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Jordan Sears scores 25 points, Jalen Reed has double-double and LSU outlasts UCF 109-102 in 3OT
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. (AP) Jordan Sears scored 25 points, Jalen Reed had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and LSU defeated UCF 109-102 in triple overtime on Sunday to take third place at the Greenbrier Tip-Off.
LSU trailed by 18 points early in the second half, then failed to hold a lead at the end of regulation and each of the first two overtime periods.
The Tigers went up by five with a minute to go in the third overtime. UCF cut it to three, then Vyctorius Miller made a driving layup, Jordan Sears followed with a dunk and the Tigers were able to hold on when leading by seven.
Cam Carter scored 20 points, Miller had 16 and Dji Bailey 14 for LSU (5-1).
Darius Johnson had 25 points, eight assists and six rebounds for UCF (4-2). Keyshawn Hall had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 20.
South Florida led by 15 points at halftime and maintained a double-digit lead for all but a few possessions in the first 11 1/2 minutes of the second half. UCF led 62-48 with 8 1/2 minutes remaining but Sears hit three 3-pointers and LSU drew to within 64-59 with 6 minutes to go. The Tigers scored the last six points of regulation to force overtime.
In the first half, LSU led 15-13 about eight minutes into the game but the Tigers missed 15 of 16 shots while being outscored 25-3 over the next 10 minutes. South Florida led 40-25 at halftime after shooting 46% to 25% for LSU.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Daimion Collins vs. Moustapha Thiam (Knights gains possession) | ||
| 19:35 | | Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:33 | | Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound | ||
| 19:22 | | Corey Chest blocks Dallan Coleman's two point layup | ||
| 19:20 | | Knights offensive rebound | ||
| 19:18 | | Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (lost ball) (Corey Chest steals) | ||
| 19:14 |  | +2 | Corey Chest makes two point dunk | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | | Dallan Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Cam Carter steals) | ||
| 18:54 | | Dallan Coleman shooting foul (Corey Chest draws the foul) | ||
| 18:54 | | +1 | Corey Chest makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | | +1 | Corey Chest makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | | Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:28 | | Jalen Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 18:20 | | Cam Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:18 | | Corey Chest offensive rebound | ||
| 18:18 | | Keyshawn Hall personal foul | ||
| 18:17 | | +3 | Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists) | 7-0 |
| 17:58 | | +2 | Keyshawn Hall makes two point jump shot | 7-2 |
| 17:37 | | Cam Carter misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:35 | | Knights defensive rebound | ||
| 17:35 | | Corey Chest personal foul | ||
| 17:34 | | Moustapha Thiam misses two point layup | ||
| 17:32 | | Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound | ||
| 17:32 | | Moustapha Thiam misses two point hook shot | ||
| 17:30 | | Tigers defensive rebound | ||
| 17:20 | | Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul) | ||
| 17:20 | | +1 | Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-2 |
| 17:20 | | +1 | Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-2 |
| 17:04 | | +3 | Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists) | 9-5 |
| 16:42 | | +2 | Dji Bailey makes two point layup (Jalen Reed assists) | 11-5 |
| 16:23 | | Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:21 | | Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound | ||
| 16:18 | | Jordan Sears personal foul | ||
| 16:11 | | +2 | Moustapha Thiam makes two point layup (Keyshawn Hall assists) | 11-7 |
| 15:48 | | Dji Bailey turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals) | ||
| 15:47 | | Curtis Givens III shooting foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul) | ||
| 15:47 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:47 | | +1 | JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-8 |
| 15:47 | | +1 | JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-9 |
| 15:29 | | Curtis Givens III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:25 | | Nils Machowski defensive rebound | ||
| 15:06 | | Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 14:56 | | JJ Taylor shooting foul (Vyctorius Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 14:56 | | +1 | Vyctorius Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-9 |
| 14:56 | | +1 | Vyctorius Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-9 |
| 14:45 | | Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 14:42 | | Darius Johnson personal foul | ||
| 14:37 | | Vyctorius Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:35 | | Darius Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 14:16 | | +2 | Moustapha Thiam makes two point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists) | 13-11 |
| 14:02 | | Moustapha Thiam blocks Cam Carter's two point layup | ||
| 14:00 | | Tigers offensive rebound | ||
| 13:46 | | Cam Carter turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals) | ||
| 13:37 | | Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:35 | | Jordan Sears defensive rebound | ||
| 13:35 | | JJ Taylor personal foul | ||
| 13:27 | | Dji Bailey misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:25 | | Dallan Coleman defensive rebound | ||
| 13:15 | | Benny Williams turnover (traveling) | ||
| 13:05 | | Vyctorius Miller misses two point layup | ||
| 13:03 | | Jalen Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 12:44 | | Jalen Reed misses two point hook shot | ||
| 12:42 | | Rokas Jocius defensive rebound | ||
| 12:34 | | +2 | Dior Johnson makes two point layup | 13-13 |
| 12:12 | | +2 | Dji Bailey makes two point layup | 15-13 |
| 12:02 | | Dji Bailey shooting foul (Dior Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 12:02 | | +1 | Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-14 |
| 12:02 | | +1 | Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-15 |
| 11:46 | | Jordan Sears turnover (lost ball) (Dallan Coleman steals) | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | Rokas Jocius makes two point dunk (Dallan Coleman assists) | 15-17 |
| 11:08 | | Benny Williams blocks Vyctorius Miller's two point layup | ||
| 11:06 | | Tigers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:04 | | Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Knights defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Corey Chest personal foul | ||
| 10:44 | | Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Vyctorius Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Benny Williams blocks Jalen Reed's two point layup | ||
| 10:31 | | Tigers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Robert Miller III offensive foul | ||
| 10:28 | | Robert Miller III turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Rokas Jocius makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists) | 15-19 |
| 10:01 | | Vyctorius Miller turnover (bad pass) (Dallan Coleman steals) | ||
| 10:01 | | Jordan Sears personal foul (Nils Machowski draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | Nils Machowski misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:01 | | Cam Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Curtis Givens III turnover (bad pass) (Benny Williams steals) | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Benny Williams makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists) | 15-21 |
| 9:19 | | Vyctorius Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Benny Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Rokas Jocius misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Robert Miller III defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Curtis Givens III turnover (lost ball) (Dallan Coleman steals) | ||
| 8:42 | | Nils Machowski misses two point layup | ||
| 8:42 | | Dallan Coleman offensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +2 | Dallan Coleman makes two point layup | 15-23 |
| 8:42 | | Tigers 30 second timeout | ||
| 8:36 | | Dji Bailey turnover (lost ball) (Nils Machowski steals) | ||
| 8:11 | | Jalen Reed blocks Rokas Jocius's two point layup | ||
| 8:09 | | Tigers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Rokas Jocius defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot | 15-26 |
| 7:14 | | +3 | Dji Bailey makes three point jump shot (Cam Carter assists) | 18-26 |
| 6:57 | | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot | 18-29 |
| 6:44 | | Jalen Reed misses two point layup | ||
| 6:42 | | Rokas Jocius defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Benny Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Cam Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | Mike Williams III misses two point layup | ||
| 6:25 | | Nils Machowski defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Nils Machowski misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Nils Machowski offensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Benny Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Cam Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Jalen Reed misses two point layup | ||
| 5:46 | | Benny Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | +2 | Rokas Jocius makes two point hook shot (Benny Williams assists) | 18-31 |
| 5:20 | | Cam Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot | 18-34 |
| 4:46 | | Tyler Hendricks blocks Mike Williams III's two point jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Darius Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Rokas Jocius misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Robert Miller III defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Rokas Jocius blocks Cam Carter's two point layup | ||
| 4:10 | | Tigers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | TV timeout | ||
| 4:00 | | Derek Fountain misses two point layup | ||
| 3:58 | | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | +2 | Moustapha Thiam makes two point layup (Tyler Hendricks assists) | 18-36 |
| 3:13 | | Vyctorius Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Tyler Hendricks offensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Dji Bailey steals) | ||
| 2:25 | | Dji Bailey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | +2 | Keyshawn Hall makes two point hook shot | 18-38 |
| 1:54 | | Vyctorius Miller misses two point layup | ||
| 1:52 | | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | Derek Fountain personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul) | ||
| 1:49 | | TV timeout | ||
| 1:49 | | Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:49 | | Jalen Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | +2 | Jalen Reed makes two point layup | 20-38 |
| 1:20 | | Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Jordan Sears defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | +2 | Vyctorius Miller makes two point layup (Jordan Sears assists) | 22-38 |
| 1:13 | | Jordan Ivy-Curry shooting foul (Vyctorius Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 1:13 | | Vyctorius Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:13 | | Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup | ||
| 0:45 | | Jalen Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Jordan Sears offensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +3 | Vyctorius Miller makes three point jump shot (Dji Bailey assists) | 25-38 |
| 0:25 | | Knights 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Benny Williams makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists) | 25-40 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |