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UCF, LSU face off with improved focus in mind

FLM
Nov 23, 2024

UCF will attempt to shake off a dreadful offensive performance when it collides with LSU on Sunday afternoon in the third-place game of the Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

The Knights (4-1) couldn't get anything going against No. 19 Wisconsin on Friday, going 21-for-62 from the field (33.9 percent) and just 2-for-17 from 3-point range (11.8 percent) en route to an 86-70 loss.

Jordan Ivy-Curry finished with 13 points while Keyshawn Hall and Dior Johnson added 11 apiece for UCF, which never led and fell behind by as many as 23. Knights coach Johnny Dawkins is hoping that his team's struggles don't carry over into the meeting with the Tigers (4-1).

"We have to do better offensively," Dawkins said. "We have to space the floor better. We have to balance our offense between our perimeter and our bigs. Those are things that we didn't do consistently (on Friday)."

LSU also needs to clean things up after committing 15 turnovers in a 74-63 setback against Pitt on Friday. Tigers forward Jalen Reed doesn't believe giving the ball away will be a lingering issue.

"I feel like a lot of our turnovers were more on us than them," Reed said. "I feel like a lot of the turnovers were careless, but we're a better team than that and I feel like we'll take care of the ball better moving forward."

Reed and Vyctorius Miller each posted 14 points in the loss to the Panthers, with Reed also hauling in seven rebounds. Cam Carter chipped in 11 points.

Carter is putting up a team-leading 16.4 points per game. Jordan Sears (12.0 points per game), Reed (11.0) and Miller (10.2) also have scoring averages in double figures.

Ivy-Curry (16.8 points per game), Hall (16.2) and Darius Johnson (13.0) have been leading the way for UCF.

Sunday marks the first-ever meeting between the Knights and Tigers.

--Field Level Media

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2OT
LSU
Tigers
0
UCF
Knights
3

Time		Play	Score
3:36		Cam Carter defensive rebound
3:38		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
4:01		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
4:01		Dji Bailey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:01		Dji Bailey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:01		Dallan Coleman shooting foul (Dji Bailey draws the foul)
4:01		Dji Bailey offensive rebound
4:03		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
4:20	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	82-85
4:25		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
4:27		Cam Carter misses two point jump shot
5:00		Jalen Reed vs. Benny Williams (Tigers gains possession)

OT
LSU
Tigers
12
UCF
Knights
12

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
0:00		Tigers offensive rebound
0:02		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
0:06	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-82
0:06	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-81
0:06		Corey Chest shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
0:16		Knights 30 second timeout
0:20	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-80
0:20		Cam Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20		Darius Johnson personal foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
0:23	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	81-80
0:27		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:27	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point dunk (Dji Bailey assists)	81-77
0:52	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-77
0:52	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-76
0:52		Corey Chest shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
0:59		Jalen Reed turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
1:13		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:20		Corey Chest offensive rebound
1:22		Dji Bailey misses three point jump shot
1:50		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
1:52		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:05		Knights 60 second timeout
2:12	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot (Jalen Reed assists)	79-75
2:28		Corey Chest defensive rebound
2:30		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
2:54		Cam Carter turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
3:00		Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass) (Cam Carter steals)
3:21	+3	Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	76-75
3:29		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
3:31		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
3:38		Corey Chest personal foul
3:44	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-75
3:44		Jalen Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:44		Moustapha Thiam personal foul
3:44		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
3:46		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
3:59	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot	72-75
4:16	+2	Dji Bailey makes two point layup	72-72
4:16		Dji Bailey offensive rebound
4:16		Corey Chest misses two point layup
4:20		Corey Chest offensive rebound
4:22		Jalen Reed misses two point hook shot
4:40	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point jump shot	70-72
4:43		Knights offensive rebound
4:45		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
5:00		Corey Chest vs. Moustapha Thiam (Knights gains possession)

2nd Half
LSU
Tigers
45
UCF
Knights
30

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
0:00		Knights offensive rebound
0:01		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
0:22		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:22	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-70
0:22	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-70
0:22		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
0:25		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Corey Chest steals)
0:43		Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive rebound
0:45		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:12	+2	Cam Carter makes two point jump shot	68-70
1:33		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (lost ball) (Corey Chest steals)
1:36		Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive rebound
1:38		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point layup
1:45		Knights 30 second timeout
1:59	+2	Corey Chest makes two point dunk	66-70
2:03		Corey Chest offensive rebound
2:05		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
2:28	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	64-70
2:58	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	64-68
3:14		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (bad pass) (Dji Bailey steals)
3:31		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
3:33		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
3:37		Dji Bailey offensive rebound
3:39		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
4:00		TV timeout
4:00		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
4:33	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	62-68
4:51	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-68
4:51	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-67
4:51		Dji Bailey shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
4:57	+1	Dji Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-66
4:57		Dji Bailey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:57		Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Dji Bailey draws the foul)
4:57		Dji Bailey offensive rebound
4:59		Moustapha Thiam blocks Dji Bailey's two point layup
5:13	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point layup	59-66
5:13		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
5:14		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
5:25		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
5:27		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
5:43		Corey Chest defensive rebound
5:43		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:43		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:43		Cam Carter shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
5:59	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot	59-64
6:11		Tigers offensive rebound
6:13		Cam Carter misses two point layup
6:19		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
6:21		Dior Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:36	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot (Dji Bailey assists)	56-64
6:49	+2	Dallan Coleman makes two point layup	53-64
6:56		Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
6:58		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
7:22	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot (Dji Bailey assists)	53-62
7:31		TV timeout
7:31		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (bad pass)
7:55	+2	Corey Chest makes two point layup	50-62
8:06		Tigers defensive rebound
8:08		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
8:15		Derek Fountain turnover (lost ball) (Dallan Coleman steals)
8:26	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	48-62
8:37		Jalen Reed turnover (lost ball) (Moustapha Thiam steals)
9:00	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	48-60
9:16		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
9:18		Vyctorius Miller misses three point jump shot
9:29	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-58
9:29	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-57
9:29		Cam Carter shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
9:49	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	48-56
9:55		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
9:57		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:03		Cam Carter turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
10:15	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point jump shot	46-56
10:29		TV timeout
10:29		Knights 30 second timeout
10:33	+2	Curtis Givens III makes two point layup	46-54
10:37		Curtis Givens III defensive rebound
10:39		Benny Williams misses two point layup
10:44		Benny Williams offensive rebound
10:46		Nils Machowski misses two point jump shot
11:01	+3	Curtis Givens III makes three point jump shot (Jalen Reed assists)	44-54
11:18	+2	Benny Williams makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)	41-54
11:41	+1	Vyctorius Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-52
11:41		Nils Machowski shooting foul (Vyctorius Miller draws the foul)
11:41	+2	Vyctorius Miller makes two point layup	40-52
11:49		JJ Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Vyctorius Miller steals)
11:57	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-52
11:57	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-52
11:57		TV timeout
11:57		Rokas Jocius shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
12:16		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
12:18		JJ Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:25		Jordan Sears personal foul
12:36	+2	Vyctorius Miller makes two point jump shot	36-52
12:56	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	34-52
13:10	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-49
13:10	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-49
13:10		Keyshawn Hall personal foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
13:24		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
13:26		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
13:30		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
13:32		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
13:43		Cam Carter turnover (out of bounds)
13:54		Jordan Ivy-Curry personal foul
14:01		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
14:03		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
14:19		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
14:21		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
14:32		JJ Taylor personal foul
14:34		Dallan Coleman personal foul
14:40		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
14:43		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
14:49		Benny Williams defensive rebound
14:51		Dji Bailey misses two point layup
14:51		Dji Bailey offensive rebound
14:53		Derek Fountain misses two point layup
15:04		TV timeout
15:04		Tigers offensive rebound
15:05		Dji Bailey misses two point jump shot
15:44	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Rokas Jocius assists)	32-49
16:01	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	32-46
16:06		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
16:08		Jordan Sears misses two point layup
16:16	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point layup	30-46
16:20		Rokas Jocius offensive rebound
16:22		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
16:37	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot (Dji Bailey assists)	30-44
16:55		Rokas Jocius turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Sears steals)
17:05		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
17:07		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
17:12		Cam Carter offensive rebound
17:14		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
17:34	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	27-44
17:45		Jalen Reed turnover (lost ball) (Dallan Coleman steals)
18:11	+2	Dallan Coleman makes two point layup (Rokas Jocius assists)	27-42
18:30	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-40
18:30	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-40
18:30		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
18:36		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
18:38		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
18:49		Knights offensive rebound
18:51		Jordan Sears blocks Darius Johnson's two point layup
18:56		Jordan Sears turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
19:13		Moustapha Thiam personal foul
19:13		Moustapha Thiam turnover (Jalen Reed steals)
19:26		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
19:28		Dji Bailey misses two point layup
19:44		Moustapha Thiam personal foul
19:48		Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass) (Cam Carter steals)

1st Half
LSU
Tigers
25
UCF
Knights
40

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
0:02	+2	Benny Williams makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	25-40
0:25		Knights 30 second timeout
0:25	+3	Vyctorius Miller makes three point jump shot (Dji Bailey assists)	25-38
0:35		Jordan Sears offensive rebound
0:37		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
0:45		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
0:47		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
0:54		Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive rebound
0:56		Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
1:13		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
1:13		Vyctorius Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:13		Jordan Ivy-Curry shooting foul (Vyctorius Miller draws the foul)
1:13	+2	Vyctorius Miller makes two point layup (Jordan Sears assists)	22-38
1:18		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
1:20		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
1:35	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	20-38
1:49		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
1:49		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:49		TV timeout
1:49		Derek Fountain personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
1:52		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
1:54		Vyctorius Miller misses two point layup
2:12	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point hook shot	18-38
2:23		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
2:25		Dji Bailey misses three point jump shot
2:39		Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Dji Bailey steals)
2:49		Tyler Hendricks offensive rebound
2:51		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
3:11		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
3:13		Vyctorius Miller misses three point jump shot
3:46	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point layup (Tyler Hendricks assists)	18-36
3:58		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
4:00		Derek Fountain misses two point layup
4:08		TV timeout
4:10		Tigers offensive rebound
4:10		Rokas Jocius blocks Cam Carter's two point layup
4:29		Robert Miller III defensive rebound
4:31		Rokas Jocius misses three point jump shot
4:44		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
4:46		Tyler Hendricks blocks Mike Williams III's two point jump shot
5:03	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	18-34
5:18		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
5:20		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
5:26	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point hook shot (Benny Williams assists)	18-31
5:46		Benny Williams defensive rebound
5:48		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
5:55		Cam Carter defensive rebound
5:57		Benny Williams misses two point jump shot
6:04		Nils Machowski offensive rebound
6:06		Nils Machowski misses two point jump shot
6:25		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
6:27		Mike Williams III misses two point layup
6:32		Cam Carter defensive rebound
6:34		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
6:42		Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
6:44		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
6:57	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	18-29
7:14	+3	Dji Bailey makes three point jump shot (Cam Carter assists)	18-26
7:28	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	15-26
7:46		Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
7:48		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
8:09		Tigers defensive rebound
8:11		Jalen Reed blocks Rokas Jocius's two point layup
8:36		Dji Bailey turnover (lost ball) (Nils Machowski steals)
8:42		Tigers 30 second timeout
8:42	+2	Dallan Coleman makes two point layup	15-23
8:42		Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
8:42		Nils Machowski misses two point layup
8:49		Curtis Givens III turnover (lost ball) (Dallan Coleman steals)
9:02		Robert Miller III defensive rebound
9:04		Rokas Jocius misses three point jump shot
9:17		Benny Williams defensive rebound
9:19		Vyctorius Miller misses three point jump shot
9:41	+2	Benny Williams makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)	15-21
9:55		Curtis Givens III turnover (bad pass) (Benny Williams steals)
10:01		Cam Carter defensive rebound
10:01		Nils Machowski misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:01		Jordan Sears personal foul (Nils Machowski draws the foul)
10:01		Vyctorius Miller turnover (bad pass) (Dallan Coleman steals)
10:12	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	15-19
10:28		Robert Miller III turnover (offensive foul)
10:28		Robert Miller III offensive foul
10:31		Tigers offensive rebound
10:33		Benny Williams blocks Jalen Reed's two point layup
10:42		Vyctorius Miller defensive rebound
10:44		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
11:01		Corey Chest personal foul
11:02		Knights defensive rebound
11:04		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
11:06		TV timeout
11:06		Tigers offensive rebound
11:08		Benny Williams blocks Vyctorius Miller's two point layup
11:37	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point dunk (Dallan Coleman assists)	15-17
11:46		Jordan Sears turnover (lost ball) (Dallan Coleman steals)
12:02	+1	Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-15
12:02	+1	Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-14
12:02		Dji Bailey shooting foul (Dior Johnson draws the foul)
12:12	+2	Dji Bailey makes two point layup	15-13
12:34	+2	Dior Johnson makes two point layup	13-13
12:42		Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
12:44		Jalen Reed misses two point hook shot
13:03		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
13:05		Vyctorius Miller misses two point layup
13:15		Benny Williams turnover (traveling)
13:25		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
13:27		Dji Bailey misses two point jump shot
13:35		JJ Taylor personal foul
13:35		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
13:37		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
13:46		Cam Carter turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals)
14:00		Tigers offensive rebound
14:02		Moustapha Thiam blocks Cam Carter's two point layup
14:16	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists)	13-11
14:35		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
14:37		Vyctorius Miller misses three point jump shot
14:42		Darius Johnson personal foul
14:45		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball)
14:56	+1	Vyctorius Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-9
14:56	+1	Vyctorius Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-9
14:56		JJ Taylor shooting foul (Vyctorius Miller draws the foul)
15:06		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass)
15:25		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
15:29		Curtis Givens III misses three point jump shot
15:47	+1	JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-9
15:47	+1	JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-8
15:47		TV timeout
15:47		Curtis Givens III shooting foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul)
15:48		Dji Bailey turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
16:11	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point layup (Keyshawn Hall assists)	11-7
16:18		Jordan Sears personal foul
16:21		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
16:23		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
16:42	+2	Dji Bailey makes two point layup (Jalen Reed assists)	11-5
17:04	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	9-5
17:20	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-2
17:20	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-2
17:20		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
17:30		Tigers defensive rebound
17:32		Moustapha Thiam misses two point hook shot
17:32		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
17:34		Moustapha Thiam misses two point layup
17:35		Corey Chest personal foul
17:35		Knights defensive rebound
17:37		Cam Carter misses two point jump shot
17:58	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point jump shot	7-2
18:17	+3	Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	7-0
18:18		Keyshawn Hall personal foul
18:18		Corey Chest offensive rebound
18:20		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
18:28		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
18:30		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
18:54	+1	Corey Chest makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-0
18:54	+1	Corey Chest makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-0
18:54		Dallan Coleman shooting foul (Corey Chest draws the foul)
18:58		Dallan Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Cam Carter steals)
19:14	+2	Corey Chest makes two point dunk	2-0
19:18		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (lost ball) (Corey Chest steals)
19:20		Knights offensive rebound
19:22		Corey Chest blocks Dallan Coleman's two point layup
19:33		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
19:35		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
20:00		Daimion Collins vs. Moustapha Thiam (Knights gains possession)

Cam Carter defensive rebound