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
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 | 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 |