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Darius Johnson, Keyshawn Hall combine for 46 points and UCF tops Texas Tech 87-83 in a Big 12 opener

AP
Dec 31, 2024

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Darius Johnson had 24 points, Keyshawn Hall scored 22 and UCF upped its win streak to six after holding on for an 87-83 victory over Texas Tech on Tuesday in a Big 12 Conference opener.

Johnson made 3 of 4 free throws in the final 19 seconds after the Knights (10-2) saw an 18-point second-half lead shrink to one.

UCF used a 24-12 run in the first 10 minutes of the second half to turn an eight-point halftime lead into a 71-53 advantage. Chance McMillian answered with a three-point play and scored five in an 11-0 run over the next 2 1/2 minutes as Texas Tech (9-3) closed within 71-64.

JT Toppin scored on back-to-back possession to get the Red Raiders within 84-83 with 37 seconds left. McMillian - the second-best 3-point shooter in the country at 53.4% - missed with 11 seconds left and a chance to tie.

Johnson made 7 of 10 shots with two 3-pointers and 8 of 10 foul shots for the Knights. Hall sank 9 of 13 - 4 of 4 from distance - and grabbed eight rebounds. Moustapha Thiam scored 10.

Toppin had 26 points and 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double for Texas Tech - all in the past six games. Federiko Federiko and McMillian scored 12 points apiece. Elijah Hawkins and Darrion Williams both scored 11.

Texas Tech travels to play Utah on Saturday. UCF returns home to play No. 7 Kansas on Sunday.

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1st Half
UCF
Knights
47
TTU
Red Raiders
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Moustapha Thiam vs. JT Toppin (Keyshawn Hall gains possession)
19:47		Keyshawn Hall turnover (traveling)
19:19	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:59		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
18:57		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
18:52	+2	JT Toppin makes two point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)	0-4
18:33		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
18:31		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
18:27		Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
18:24		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
18:22		Red Raiders offensive rebound
18:16		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
18:14		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
18:06		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
18:04		JT Toppin defensive rebound
17:55		JT Toppin turnover (lost ball)
17:45		JT Toppin shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
17:45	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-4
17:45	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
17:21		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
17:19		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
17:13	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point jump shot	4-4
16:53	+2	Christian Anderson makes two point jump shot	4-6
16:34	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	6-6
16:07		Kevin Overton misses two point jump shot
16:05		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
15:59		Dallan Coleman misses two point jump shot
15:57		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
15:55		Federiko Federiko turnover (lost ball) (Dallan Coleman steals)
15:51		TV timeout
15:31	+2	Dallan Coleman makes two point jump shot	8-6
15:16		Kevin Overton turnover (traveling)
14:53	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	10-6
14:39		Moustapha Thiam blocks Darrion Williams's two point layup
14:37		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
14:37		Jump ball. (Red Raiders gains possession)
14:36		Chance McMillian turnover (traveling)
14:17	+3	Dallan Coleman makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	13-6
14:05	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)	13-8
14:05		Dallan Coleman shooting foul
14:05	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-9
13:47		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:45		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
13:29	+3	Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)	13-12
13:17		Moustapha Thiam turnover (traveling)
13:10		JT Toppin misses three point jump shot
13:08		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
13:02		Kevin Overton personal foul
12:55		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
12:53		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
12:48	+2	JT Toppin makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	13-14
12:31	+3	Moustapha Thiam makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	16-14
12:07		Kevin Overton misses two point jump shot
12:05		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
11:51	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	18-14
11:51		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
11:51		TV timeout
11:45		Darrion Williams misses two point layup
11:44		JT Toppin offensive rebound
11:37		Moustapha Thiam personal foul
11:33		Kerwin Walton misses two point jump shot
11:31		Elijah Hawkins offensive rebound
11:29	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point layup	18-16
11:29		Jordan Ivy-Curry shooting foul
11:29	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-17
11:23		JT Toppin blocks Darius Johnson's two point layup
11:21		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
11:20		Moustapha Thiam personal foul
11:09		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
11:07		Knights defensive rebound
10:52	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot	21-17
10:34	+2	JT Toppin makes two point hook shot	21-19
10:22	+2	Benny Williams makes two point jump shot	23-19
10:12		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
10:10		Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
9:56		Darrion Williams shooting foul
9:56	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-19
9:56	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-19
9:41	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point dunk (Christian Anderson assists)	25-21
9:26		Benny Williams turnover (lost ball) (Chance McMillian steals)
9:22		Chance McMillian misses two point jump shot
9:20		Elijah Hawkins offensive rebound
9:17		Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot
9:15		Red Raiders offensive rebound
9:07		Jaylin Sellers shooting foul
9:07	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-22
9:07	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-23
8:55	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point dunk (Keyshawn Hall assists)	27-23
8:33	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point layup	27-25
8:15	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot	30-25
7:48	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)	30-27
7:40		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Chance McMillian steals)
7:35		Jordan Ivy-Curry shooting foul
7:35		TV timeout
7:35	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-28
7:35	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-29
7:27		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
7:25		Mikey Williams offensive rebound
7:22		Elijah Hawkins personal foul
7:14		Rokas Jocius misses three point jump shot
7:12		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
7:11		Christian Anderson turnover (out of bounds)
6:57	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	32-29
6:40		Federiko Federiko turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Sellers steals)
6:35	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point dunk	34-29
6:13		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
6:11		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
6:02		Christian Anderson shooting foul
6:02	+1	Mikey Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-29
6:02	+1	Mikey Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-29
5:51	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)	36-31
5:34		Rokas Jocius misses three point jump shot
5:32		JJ Taylor offensive rebound
5:17		Darrion Williams personal foul
5:07		Christian Anderson shooting foul
5:07	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-31
5:07	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-31
4:48		Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
4:46		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
4:36		Dallan Coleman turnover (traveling)
4:23		JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
4:21		Benny Williams defensive rebound
4:15		JJ Taylor misses three point jump shot
4:13		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
4:06	+2	Kevin Overton makes two point jump shot	38-33
4:06		JJ Taylor shooting foul
4:06	+1	Kevin Overton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-34
3:55	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot	41-34
3:32		JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
3:30		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
3:25	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point layup	41-36
3:13	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	44-36
2:41	+3	Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot	44-39
2:18	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	46-39
1:47	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point layup	46-41
1:43		Knights 30 second timeout
1:43		TV timeout
1:29		Elijah Hawkins shooting foul
1:29	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-41
1:29		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:29		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
1:06		Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Benny Williams steals)
1:00		Dallan Coleman turnover (traveling)
0:48		JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
0:46		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
0:39		JT Toppin blocks Jaylin Sellers's two point jump shot
0:37		Red Raiders defensive rebound
0:06		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
0:04		Benny Williams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCF
Knights
40
TTU
Red Raiders
42

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
19:40		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
19:30		Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass)
19:10	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup	47-43
18:59		JT Toppin blocks Jordan Ivy-Curry's two point jump shot
18:57		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
18:51	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point layup	49-43
18:37		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
18:35		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
18:18	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Moustapha Thiam assists)	52-43
18:02	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	52-45
18:02		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul
18:02		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:02		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
17:48	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point jump shot	54-45
17:31		Darrion Williams turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
17:26		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
17:24		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
17:17		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
17:15		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
17:06	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	56-45
17:06		JT Toppin shooting foul
17:06		Moustapha Thiam misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:06		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
17:00		Keyshawn Hall blocks JT Toppin's two point layup
16:59		Red Raiders offensive rebound
16:52		Christian Anderson misses two point jump shot
16:51		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
16:44		Kevin Overton personal foul
16:44		Knights 30 second timeout
16:44		TV timeout
16:36	+3	Moustapha Thiam makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	59-45
16:12		Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot
16:10		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
15:55	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	61-45
15:37	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point dunk (Christian Anderson assists)	61-47
15:26		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
15:23		Darius Johnson flagrant 1
15:23		TV timeout
15:23	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	61-48
15:23	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	61-49
15:15		JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
15:13		Chance McMillian offensive rebound
14:51		Chance McMillian misses two point jump shot
14:49		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
14:35	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point jump shot	63-49
14:21		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
14:19		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
14:02		Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
14:00		JT Toppin defensive rebound
13:53		JT Toppin misses three point jump shot
13:51		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
13:41	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	66-49
13:41		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
13:14		Kevin Overton misses two point jump shot
13:12		Red Raiders offensive rebound
13:09		Dallan Coleman personal foul
12:55	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	66-51
12:41		Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
12:39		Red Raiders defensive rebound
12:20		JT Toppin turnover (traveling)
12:10		Christian Anderson personal foul
12:07		Mikey Williams turnover (bad pass)
11:55		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
11:53		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
11:41		Rokas Jocius misses two point jump shot
11:39		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
11:22		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
11:20		Mikey Williams defensive rebound
11:11	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	68-51
10:55	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point jump shot	68-53
10:37		Kevin Overton personal foul
10:37		TV timeout
10:33		Keyshawn Hall turnover (traveling)
10:26		Darrion Williams turnover (bad pass)
10:06		Christian Anderson shooting foul
10:06	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 3	69-53
10:06	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 3	70-53
10:06	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 3 of 3	71-53
9:50	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point layup	71-55
9:50		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul
9:50	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 1 of 1	71-56
9:30		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
9:28		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
9:12	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point dunk (Darrion Williams assists)	71-58
8:44		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Darrion Williams steals)
8:39	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists)	71-60
8:33		Knights 30 second timeout
8:13		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
8:11		JT Toppin defensive rebound
8:02	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point layup	71-62
7:42		Jaylin Sellers turnover (bad pass) (Darrion Williams steals)
7:37		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
7:35		Red Raiders offensive rebound
7:35		TV timeout
7:31	+2	JT Toppin makes two point hook shot	71-64
7:09		Elijah Hawkins shooting foul
7:09	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-64
7:09	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-64
6:54	+2	JT Toppin makes two point jump shot	73-66
6:54		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul
6:54		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:54		Darrion Williams offensive rebound
6:50		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
6:42		Dallan Coleman personal foul
6:37		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
6:35		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
6:09		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
6:07		Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
6:01		Elijah Hawkins personal foul
6:01	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-66
6:01	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-66
5:45	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot	75-68
5:31		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
5:29		JT Toppin defensive rebound
5:25		Benny Williams personal foul
5:25		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:25		Benny Williams defensive rebound
5:11	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	77-68
4:44		Benny Williams personal foul
4:44	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-69
4:44	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-70
4:24	+2	Benny Williams makes two point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	79-70
4:06	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup (JT Toppin assists)	79-72
4:06		Darius Johnson shooting foul
4:06	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	79-73
3:48		JT Toppin blocks Benny Williams's three point jump shot
3:46		Knights offensive rebound
3:46		TV timeout
3:41	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dallan Coleman assists)	82-73
3:25	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot	82-75
3:11		Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
3:09		Red Raiders defensive rebound
2:56		Chance McMillian misses two point jump shot
2:54		Red Raiders offensive rebound
2:50	+3	Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)	82-78
2:31	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point jump shot	84-78
2:20		Moustapha Thiam personal foul
2:20		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:20	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-79
1:55		Benny Williams misses two point jump shot
1:53		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
1:52		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
1:50		JT Toppin defensive rebound
1:29		Chance McMillian misses two point jump shot
1:27		JT Toppin offensive rebound
1:26		JT Toppin misses two point layup
1:24		JT Toppin offensive rebound
1:15	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	84-81
0:56		Darrion Williams blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point jump shot
0:54		Knights offensive rebound
0:52		Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive foul
0:52		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (offensive foul)
0:41		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
0:39		JT Toppin offensive rebound
0:37	+2	JT Toppin makes two point jump shot	84-83
0:20		Christian Anderson personal foul
0:20	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-83
0:20	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-83
0:11		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
0:09		Knights defensive rebound
0:08		Elijah Hawkins personal foul
0:08	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-83
0:08		Red Raiders 60 second timeout
0:08		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:08		JT Toppin defensive rebound
0:03		Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
0:01		Darrion Williams offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Darrion Williams offensive rebound