National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Central Florida 69, Tulane 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 19, 2015
Where: Devlin Fieldhouse, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Brian O'Connell, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance: 2021

UCF 69, Tulane 55: Kasey Wilson hit five 3-pointers on the way to a career-high 21 points as the visiting Knights beat the Green Wave for the eighth straight time.

B.J. Taylor added 16 points and Adonys Henriquez had 15 points for UCF (12-13, 5-9 American Athletic) as the freshmen combined for 7-of-12 from 3-point range. Brandon Goodwin had 13 assists - one off the school record - as the Knights shot 53.3 percent from the floor and hit 12-of-20 from the arc.

Jonathan Stark led Tulane (14-11, 5-8) with 15 points and seven assists and Jay Hook added 12 points. Tre Drye added 10 points and 13 rebounds as the Green Wave won the battle on the boards 40-30.

UCF erased an early 16-9 deficit with a 9-0 run - including Taylor's 3-pointer and back-to-back buckets from Henriquez - before hitting 5-of-7 3-pointers the rest of the half. Dylan Osetkowski's dunk got Tulane within 21-20 with less than five minutes left before consecutive 3s from Henriquez and Wilson pushed the lead to 27-20 and Taylor and Wilson hit 3s in the final minute for a 34-24 halftime lead.

Wilson opened the second half with a 3-pointer as the Knights built a 15-point lead but the Green Wave slowly chipped away, getting two 3-pointers from Stark during a 12-5 run to cut the lead to 57-48 with 6 1/2 minutes left. Henriquez and Taylor hit back-to-back 3-pointers to extend the lead to 66-50 and the Knights cruised from there.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wilson has hit 18-of-30 from the floor for 52 points in three games since returning from a concussion. ... The Knights played without 6-10 C Justin McBride. ... Tulane leading scorer Louis Dabney was held to three points on 1-of-12 shooting.
Top Game Performances
 
Central Florida   Tulane
Kasey Wilson 21 Scoring Jonathan Stark 15
Brandon Goodwin 13 Assists Jonathan Stark 7
Kasey Wilson 9 Rebounds Trevante Drye 13
Kasey Wilson 6 Free Throws Made Trevante Drye 2
B.J. Taylor 2 Steals Trevante Drye 2
Staphon Blair 2 Blocks Dylan Osetkowski 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Central Florida 69 53.3 12-20 9-16 18 28 3 5 10
Tulane 55 33.9 6-19 7-13 12 38 3 4 11