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UCF overcomes late gaffe then uses Hall's defensive stop at the end to beat Colorado 75-74

AP
Jan 08, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 22 points and Keyshawn Hall scored 18 and his lone blocked shot helped preserve UCF's 75-74 frantic-finish win over Colorado on Wednesday night.

Darius Johnson scored 17 points for UCF (11-3, 2-1 Big 12) which bounced back from its 99-48 defeat at the hands of No. 7 Kansas on the Knights' home court on Sunday.

Julian Hammond III scored a career-high 26 points, Andrej Jakimovski scored 16 and reserve Bangot Dak 10 for Colorado (9-5, 0-3).

Out of a timeout following a UCF turnover with four seconds left, Colorado inbounded the ball underneath its own basket to center Elijah Malone, who pivoted, spun and had his jump-hook shot attempt swatted by Hall to the end the game.

Colorado got the last look after UCF failed to in-bounds the ball, giving the Buffaloes the ball, but UCF's smothering defense forced Colorado's Julian Hammond III into a desperation 3-point heave as the shot clock expired. His air ball bounced harmlessly out of bounds with four seconds left.

Dallan Coleman made 1 of 2 foul shots with 35 seconds left to give UCF the 75-74 advantage.

Colorado hasn't started 0-3 in conference play since the 2016-17 season when it was playing in the Pac 12.

Colorado travels to play Arizona on Saturday. UCF hosts No. 21 West Virginia on Sunday.

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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
37
UCF
Knights
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Elijah Malone vs. Moustapha Thiam (Assane Diop gains possession)
19:47	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	2-0
19:19		Dallan Coleman turnover (bad pass) (RJ Smith steals)
19:14		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass)
19:05		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:03		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
18:51		Darius Johnson blocks RJ Smith's three point jump shot
18:49		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
18:44		Dallan Coleman misses two point layup
18:42		Assane Diop defensive rebound
18:33		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
18:33	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-0
18:33		Julian Hammond III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:33		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
18:11		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
18:09		RJ Smith defensive rebound
18:07		Assane Diop misses two point layup
18:05		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
17:50		Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Julian Hammond III steals)
17:39	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	5-0
17:20		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
17:18		Assane Diop defensive rebound
17:02		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
17:00		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
16:54		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:52		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
16:37		Jordan Ivy-Curry shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
16:37		Assane Diop misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:37	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-0
16:22		Rokas Jocius misses two point hook shot
16:20		Knights offensive rebound
16:09		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
16:07		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
16:05		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
16:03		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
15:57		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
15:55		Rokas Jocius offensive rebound
15:54		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:52		Knights offensive rebound
15:51		Assane Diop personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:44	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point jump shot	6-2
15:32		RJ Smith turnover (traveling)
15:13	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point jump shot	6-4
14:56		Darius Johnson personal foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
14:53		Rokas Jocius shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
14:33		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
14:22	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	6-7
14:08	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot	9-7
13:53		Rokas Jocius turnover (bad pass) (RJ Smith steals)
13:51	+2	RJ Smith makes two point dunk	11-7
13:35		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
13:35	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-8
13:35	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-9
13:20		Felix Kossaras turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
13:16		Felix Kossaras shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
13:16		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:16	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-10
12:56		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
12:54		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
12:36	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point hook shot (Benny Williams assists)	11-12
12:36		Moustapha Thiam blocks Julian Hammond III's two point layup
12:11		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
12:02	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Dior Johnson assists)	11-15
11:45		JJ Taylor shooting foul (Felix Kossaras draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45		Felix Kossaras misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:45	+1	Felix Kossaras makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
11:28		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
11:26		Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive rebound
11:18		JJ Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Trevor Baskin steals)
11:14	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup	14-15
11:08		Felix Kossaras personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
10:57		JJ Taylor misses three point jump shot
10:55		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
10:40	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)	17-15
10:24		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
10:17		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:17	+1	Benny Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-16
9:57	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	19-16
9:32		Mikey Williams misses two point jump shot
9:30		Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
9:29	+3	Benny Williams makes three point jump shot (Dallan Coleman assists)	19-19
9:10		Benny Williams personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
8:52		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-19
8:52	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-19
8:31	+2	Mikey Williams makes two point jump shot	21-21
8:20		Elijah Malone offensive foul (Mikey Williams draws the foul)
8:20		Elijah Malone turnover (offensive foul)
8:04		Mikey Williams misses two point jump shot
8:02		Assane Diop defensive rebound
7:51	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)	24-21
7:36	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Dior Johnson assists)	24-24
7:15		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
7:15		TV timeout
7:15	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-24
7:15	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-24
6:59		Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
6:57		Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
6:33		Elijah Malone misses two point hook shot
6:31		Assane Diop offensive rebound
6:31		Dior Johnson shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
6:31	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-24
6:31	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-24
6:11		Dallan Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
5:50		Elijah Malone misses two point hook shot
5:48		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
5:43	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point layup	28-26
5:21		Elijah Malone turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals)
5:06		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
5:04		RJ Smith defensive rebound
4:49	+2	RJ Smith makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	30-26
4:28	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	30-28
4:13		Dior Johnson shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
4:13	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-28
4:13	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-28
3:56		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (bad pass)
3:56		TV timeout
3:30	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	34-28
3:15		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
3:13		RJ Smith defensive rebound
3:06		Benny Williams personal foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
3:06	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-28
3:06		Bangot Dak misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:06		RJ Smith offensive rebound
2:52		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
2:50		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
2:33		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
2:33		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:33		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
2:16		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Moustapha Thiam draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Moustapha Thiam makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-29
2:16	+1	Moustapha Thiam makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-30
1:52		Moustapha Thiam blocks Andrej Jakimovski's two point layup
1:50		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
1:35		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
1:33		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
1:29		Julian Hammond III turnover (traveling)
1:15		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
1:13		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
1:03		Elijah Malone offensive foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
1:03		Elijah Malone turnover (offensive foul)
1:03		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:03		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
0:48		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
0:48		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
0:48		Sebastian Rancik personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-31
0:40	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-32
0:36		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:16		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-32
0:15	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-32
0:04	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	37-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
37
UCF
Knights
41

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+2	Assane Diop makes two point hook shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	39-34
19:29		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
19:27		RJ Smith defensive rebound
19:10	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Assane Diop assists)	42-34
18:56	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	42-37
18:27	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	44-37
18:08		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
18:06		RJ Smith defensive rebound
17:55		Julian Hammond III offensive foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
17:55		Julian Hammond III turnover (offensive foul)
17:39		Moustapha Thiam turnover (bad pass) (Assane Diop steals)
17:34	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	46-37
17:17	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	46-40
16:54	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point dunk (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	48-40
16:43	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point hook shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	48-42
16:27		Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
16:21	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)	50-42
16:06		RJ Smith shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
16:06	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-43
16:06	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-44
15:42		RJ Smith misses two point layup
15:42		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
15:42		Benny Williams blocks RJ Smith's two point layup
15:40		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
15:29		Bangot Dak blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point layup
15:27		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
15:19	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Trevor Baskin assists)	53-44
15:10		Knights 30 second timeout
15:10		TV timeout
14:53		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
14:51		RJ Smith defensive rebound
14:43		Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
14:38		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
14:38		TV timeout
14:38	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-45
14:38	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-46
14:34		Julian Hammond III turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals)
14:26		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
14:24		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
14:16	+3	Bangot Dak makes three point jump shot	56-46
13:57		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (RJ Smith steals)
13:54		RJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals)
13:54		Bangot Dak personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
13:28		Darius Johnson turnover (traveling)
13:09		Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
13:00		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
12:58		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
12:58		Elijah Malone misses two point layup
12:58		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
12:55		Elijah Malone turnover (bad pass)
12:55	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	56-48
12:13		Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass)
11:53		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:51		RJ Smith defensive rebound
11:42		TV timeout
11:34		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
11:27	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	56-50
11:20		RJ Smith turnover (traveling)
11:03	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Benny Williams assists)	56-53
10:40		RJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Benny Williams steals)
10:34		JJ Taylor turnover (traveling)
10:18		Benny Williams blocks Elijah Malone's two point layup
10:16		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
10:09		Benny Williams misses two point layup
10:07		Assane Diop defensive rebound
10:00	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	58-53
10:00		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
10:00		Elijah Malone misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:00		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
9:43	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot	58-56
9:23		JJ Taylor personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
9:13		RJ Smith offensive foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
9:13		RJ Smith turnover (offensive foul)
8:58		Assane Diop personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
8:55		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
8:53		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
8:43		Darius Johnson personal foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
8:43		Assane Diop flagrant 1 (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
8:43		Assane Diop turnover
8:43	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	58-57
8:43	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	58-58
8:32	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	58-60
8:08	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup	60-60
7:51		Assane Diop shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
7:51		TV timeout
7:51		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:51	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-61
7:36	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	62-61
7:19		Moustapha Thiam turnover (lost ball) (Bangot Dak steals)
7:16		Dallan Coleman personal foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
7:07		Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
7:07	+3	Dallan Coleman makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	62-64
6:50	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot	65-64
6:31		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
6:31	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-65
6:31	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-66
6:09	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	67-66
5:50	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	67-69
5:34		RJ Smith turnover (traveling)
5:15	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	67-71
5:06		Moustapha Thiam blocks RJ Smith's two point layup
5:04		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
5:00		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
4:58		Buffaloes defensive rebound
4:47		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
4:32		Keyshawn Hall personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
4:32	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-71
4:11		Dallan Coleman misses two point jump shot
4:09		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
4:04		Dallan Coleman personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
4:04	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-71
4:04	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-71
3:50		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
3:48		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
3:43		Bangot Dak blocks Dallan Coleman's three point jump shot
3:41		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
3:34		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
3:32		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
3:25		Knights 30 second timeout
3:25		TV timeout
3:16		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
3:14		Buffaloes defensive rebound
3:01	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	73-71
3:01		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
3:01	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	74-71
2:41		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
2:39		Assane Diop defensive rebound
2:19		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
2:17		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
2:09		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-72
2:09		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:09		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
1:50		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Moustapha Thiam steals)
1:29		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
1:27		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
1:09		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-73
1:09	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-74
1:05		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:42		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
0:40		Bangot Dak offensive rebound
0:40		Bangot Dak misses two point layup
0:38		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
0:35		Trevor Baskin personal foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
0:34		Dallan Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:34	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-75
0:22		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:07		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
0:05		Knights defensive rebound
0:04		Knights turnover (5-second violation)
0:03		Keyshawn Hall blocks Elijah Malone's two point layup
0:01		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Darius Johnson defensive rebound