National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Central Florida 88, Tulsa 75
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 14, 2024
Where: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Florida
Officials: # Blake Harris, # Olandis Poole, # Josue Nieves
Attendance: N/A

Dallan Coleman posted a season-high 20 points and nine rebounds as UCF pulled away to beat Tulsa 88-75 on Saturday afternoon at the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Fla.

Moustapha Thiam scored a career-best 14 points as the Knights (8-2) extended their winning streak to four. UCF, which outscored Tulsa 44-24 in the paint, won for the first time away from home following neutral-court losses in November to Wisconsin and LSU.

Keyshawn Hall assisted on Thiam's alley-oop dunk with just under five minutes remaining to give UCF a 72-68 lead. Hall (14 points, six rebounds) then completed a key three-point play at the 2:09 mark and a nine-point Knights lead.

Thiam delivered another strong all-around performance, finishing with eight rebounds, five blocks and three assists. UCF's dominance inside included 25 second-chance points. Jordan Ivy-Curry netted 13 of his 16 points in the first half and Darius Johnson added nine points.

Tulsa's Keaston Willis scored a game-high 22 points, including six 3-pointers, with five rebounds, while Dwon Odom added 20 points and seven assists. Matt Reed came off the bench to score a season-high 10 as Tulsa (4-7) dropped its fourth consecutive game.

UCF built a 45-39 halftime lead as the Knights (17 of 34) and Golden Hurricane (14 of 27) both shot 50 percent or better from the field, in addition to making a combined 13 3-pointers.

In a half that featured seven ties and four lead changes, Tulsa used a 12-0 run to take a 38-32 advantage. However, UCF ended the opening 20 minutes with a 13-1 burst as Ivy-Curry hit a pair of threes and Dior Johnson added a fastbreak layup and two free throws.

UCF improved to 7-1 when leading at halftime, while the Golden Hurricane fell to 0-7 when trailing at intermission.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Tulsa   Central Florida
Keaston Willis 22 Scoring Dallan Coleman 20
Dwon Odom 7 Assists Jordan Ivy-Curry 4
Braeden Carrington 6 Rebounds Dallan Coleman 9
Dwon Odom 6 Free Throws Made Dallan Coleman 6
Tyshawn Archie 2 Steals Dallan Coleman 2
Braeden Carrington 1 Blocks Moustapha Thiam 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tulsa 75 42.1 9-21 18-26 17 29 2 4 11
Central Florida 88 46.3 8-22 18-24 19 33 7 5 5