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UCF takes down Wichita State 72-67

AP
Feb 08, 2023

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Taylor Hendricks scored 23 points as UCF beat Wichita State 72-67 on Wednesday night.

Hendricks had five rebounds for the Knights (14-9, 5-6 American Athletic Conference). Ithiel Horton added 14 points while going 5 of 12 (4 for 6 from distance), and he also had five assists. Darius Johnson shot 4 for 12, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points. The Knights broke a five-game slide.

Craig Porter Jr. led the Shockers (12-12, 5-7) in scoring, finishing with 19 points, six rebounds and seven assists. Jaron Pierre Jr. added 14 points, eight rebounds and two steals for Wichita State. James Rojas also had 12 points.

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1st Half
UCF
Knights
30
WICH
Shockers
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Taylor Hendricks vs. Kenny Pohto (Knights gains possession)
19:43		Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
19:41		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
19:27		Kenny Pohto turnover (bad pass)
19:11	+3	Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Ithiel Horton assists)	3-0
18:38	+2	James Rojas makes two point layup	3-2
18:30	+2	Ithiel Horton makes two point jump shot	5-2
18:12		Jaykwon Walton turnover (bad pass) (Ithiel Horton steals)
18:06		Ithiel Horton turnover (bad pass)
17:52		Craig Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:50		Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
17:30		C.J. Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Jaron Pierre Jr. steals)
17:22	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point dunk	5-4
17:07	+3	C.J. Kelly makes three point jump shot (Ithiel Horton assists)	8-4
16:56	+3	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	8-7
16:31	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (C.J. Kelly assists)	11-7
16:06		James Rojas turnover (bad pass) (C.J. Kelly steals)
15:59		C.J. Kelly turnover (bad pass)
15:59		TV timeout
15:32		Jaykwon Walton misses three point jump shot
15:30		Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive rebound
15:26	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup	11-9
15:01		C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
14:59		Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
14:55		Lahat Thioune turnover (lost ball) (Kenny Pohto steals)
14:51		C.J. Kelly blocks James Rojas's two point layup
14:49		Shockers offensive rebound
14:45	+3	Craig Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kenny Pohto assists)	11-12
14:13		Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
14:11		Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
14:08		Ithiel Horton turnover (lost ball)
13:48		James Rojas turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
13:27		C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
13:25		Ithiel Horton offensive rebound
13:21		Kenny Pohto blocks Ithiel Horton's two point jump shot
13:19		Taylor Hendricks offensive rebound
13:14		Taylor Hendricks misses two point jump shot
13:12		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
13:08		Craig Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
12:43		James Rojas personal foul
12:39		Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
12:37		P.J. Edwards offensive rebound
12:32		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:30		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
12:25	+2	James Rojas makes two point layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	11-14
12:12		C.J. Kelly turnover (lost ball) (James Rojas steals)
12:00		James Rojas turnover (bad pass) (Taylor Hendricks steals)
11:53		P.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
11:51		Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
11:44	+2	Jaykwon Walton makes two point dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	11-16
11:42		Knights 30 second timeout
11:42		TV timeout
11:26		Isaac Abidde shooting foul (Taylor Hendricks draws the foul)
11:26	+1	Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-16
11:26	+1	Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-16
11:13		P.J. Edwards personal foul
11:04		Craig Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:02		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
10:46	+2	Taylor Hendricks makes two point jump shot	15-16
10:26		Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler misses two point layup
10:24		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
10:09		P.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
10:07		Isaac Abidde defensive rebound
10:01	+2	Jaykwon Walton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	15-18
9:42		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
9:40		Isaac Abidde defensive rebound
9:35	+2	Craig Porter Jr. makes two point layup	15-20
9:15		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
9:13		Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
8:59		Taylor Hendricks shooting foul (Craig Porter Jr. draws the foul)
8:59	+1	Craig Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-21
8:59	+1	Craig Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-22
8:44		Jayhlon Young misses three point jump shot
8:42		Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
8:28		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
8:26		Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
8:15		Isaac Abidde shooting foul (C.J. Kelly draws the foul)
8:15	+1	C.J. Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 3	16-22
8:15	+1	C.J. Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 3	17-22
8:15	+1	C.J. Kelly makes regular free throw 3 of 3	18-22
8:09		Jaykwon Walton misses three point jump shot
8:07		Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive rebound
8:04	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	18-24
7:52	+2	Tyem Freeman makes two point jump shot	20-24
7:25		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:23		Shockers offensive rebound
7:21		TV timeout
7:18		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
7:04		Lahat Thioune turnover (lost ball) (Jaron Pierre Jr. steals)
6:57		James Rojas offensive foul
6:57		James Rojas turnover (offensive foul)
6:36		Taylor Hendricks misses two point jump shot
6:34		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
6:24	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point hook shot	20-26
6:07		Ithiel Horton turnover (lost ball) (Jaykwon Walton steals)
6:01	+2	Jaykwon Walton makes two point dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	20-28
5:42	+2	Lahat Thioune makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	22-28
5:31		James Rojas misses three point jump shot
5:29		Knights defensive rebound
5:14		Craig Porter Jr. blocks Taylor Hendricks's two point jump shot
5:12		Tyem Freeman offensive rebound
5:05	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tyem Freeman assists)	25-28
4:57		Thierno Sylla personal foul
4:50		Kenny Pohto misses three point jump shot
4:48		Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
4:40		Kenny Pohto personal foul
4:25		C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
4:23		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
4:01		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Jaykwon Walton draws the foul)
4:01		Jaykwon Walton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:01	+1	Jaykwon Walton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-29
3:38		Tyem Freeman misses two point jump shot
3:36		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
3:23	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	25-31
3:23		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
3:23		TV timeout
3:23		Kenny Pohto misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:23		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
3:02	+2	Taylor Hendricks makes two point jump shot	27-31
3:01		Jaykwon Walton shooting foul (Taylor Hendricks draws the foul)
3:01	+1	Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-31
2:39	+2	Isaac Abidde makes two point jump shot (Kenny Pohto assists)	28-33
2:07		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
2:05		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
1:59	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	30-33
1:44	+3	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point jump shot	30-36
1:29		C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
1:27		Shockers defensive rebound
1:11		Taylor Hendricks blocks Craig Porter Jr.'s two point jump shot
1:09		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
1:01		Ithiel Horton turnover (lost ball)
0:44		C.J. Kelly blocks Kenny Pohto's two point layup
0:42		Kenny Pohto offensive rebound
0:36		Kenny Pohto misses two point layup
0:34		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
0:01		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
0:01		Shockers 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCF
Knights
42
WICH
Shockers
31

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	James Rojas makes two point layup (Jaykwon Walton assists)	30-38
19:27		Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
19:25		James Rojas defensive rebound
19:18		Jaykwon Walton turnover (bad pass)
19:02	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	33-38
18:44		Darius Johnson shooting foul (James Rojas draws the foul)
18:44	+1	James Rojas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-39
18:44	+1	James Rojas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-40
18:16		Taylor Hendricks misses two point jump shot
18:14		Jaykwon Walton defensive rebound
18:10	+2	James Rojas makes two point layup (Jaykwon Walton assists)	33-42
17:53		Taylor Hendricks turnover (bad pass) (Kenny Pohto steals)
17:40		Kenny Pohto turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
17:33		C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
17:31		Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
17:12		Taylor Hendricks personal foul
17:09		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:07		Lahat Thioune defensive rebound
16:58	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (C.J. Kelly assists)	36-42
16:48	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	36-44
16:14		C.J. Kelly misses two point layup
16:12		Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
16:08	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Lahat Thioune assists)	39-44
15:55		Jaykwon Walton misses three point jump shot
15:53		Knights defensive rebound
15:48		TV timeout
15:41		C.J. Kelly misses two point layup
15:39		James Rojas defensive rebound
15:34		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:32		C.J. Kelly defensive rebound
15:27		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:25		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
15:17		James Rojas misses two point layup
15:15		Lahat Thioune defensive rebound
15:02		C.J. Kelly turnover (traveling)
14:55	+2	Craig Porter Jr. makes two point layup (Jaykwon Walton assists)	39-46
14:34		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
14:32		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
14:26		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Taylor Hendricks steals)
14:24		Craig Porter Jr. personal foul
14:12	+2	Lahat Thioune makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	41-46
13:44		Lahat Thioune shooting foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
13:44	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-47
13:44	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-48
13:22		Craig Porter Jr. personal foul
13:11		Xavier Bell personal foul
13:04		C.J. Kelly misses two point layup
13:02		Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler defensive rebound
12:49		Lahat Thioune shooting foul (James Rojas draws the foul)
12:49	+1	James Rojas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-49
12:49	+1	James Rojas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-50
12:25		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
12:23		Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
12:07	+2	Craig Porter Jr. makes two point layup	41-52
12:00		Knights 30 second timeout
12:00		TV timeout
11:50		Craig Porter Jr. shooting foul (Taylor Hendricks draws the foul)
11:50		TV timeout
11:50		Taylor Hendricks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:50	+1	Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-52
11:42		James Rojas turnover (lost ball) (Ithiel Horton steals)
11:35	+3	Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Tyem Freeman assists)	45-52
11:11		Craig Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:09		Shockers offensive rebound
11:00		Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler turnover (lost ball)
10:46		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
10:44		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
10:41		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:39		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
10:36		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
10:30		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
10:28		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
10:22		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
10:20		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
10:16		Craig Porter Jr. misses two point layup
10:14		Knights defensive rebound
9:53	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot (Thierno Sylla assists)	48-52
9:29		Ithiel Horton shooting foul (Isaac Abidde draws the foul)
9:29	+1	Isaac Abidde makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-53
9:29		Isaac Abidde misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:29		Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
9:08	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point layup	50-53
8:38		Xavier Bell turnover (bad pass)
8:24		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
8:22		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
8:17		Ithiel Horton misses two point layup
8:15		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
8:11		Shammah Scott turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
8:01	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point layup (Tyem Freeman assists)	52-53
7:55		TV timeout
7:36		Taylor Hendricks shooting foul (Craig Porter Jr. draws the foul)
7:36		Craig Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:36	+1	Craig Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-54
7:23	+3	Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	55-54
7:09		Craig Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
7:03	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup (Ithiel Horton assists)	57-54
6:44		Craig Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:42		Jaykwon Walton offensive rebound
6:39	+2	Jaykwon Walton makes two point layup	57-56
6:19	+2	Taylor Hendricks makes two point layup	59-56
6:00		James Rojas misses two point layup
5:58		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
5:35		Kenny Pohto blocks Ithiel Horton's two point layup
5:33		James Rojas defensive rebound
5:26		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Craig Porter Jr. draws the foul)
5:26	+1	Craig Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-57
5:26	+1	Craig Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-58
5:00		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
4:58		Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
4:54	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	59-60
4:27		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
4:25		Tyem Freeman offensive rebound
4:23		Jaykwon Walton personal foul
4:16		James Rojas shooting foul (Taylor Hendricks draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-60
4:16	+1	Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-60
4:03		Thierno Sylla personal foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
4:03		Kenny Pohto misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:03		Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
3:39	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (C.J. Kelly assists)	64-60
3:30		Shockers 30 second timeout
3:07		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:05		Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
2:46	+2	Taylor Hendricks makes two point jump shot (Ithiel Horton assists)	66-60
2:22		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Jaykwon Walton draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Jaykwon Walton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-61
2:22	+1	Jaykwon Walton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-62
2:00		James Rojas blocks Taylor Hendricks's two point jump shot
1:58		Knights offensive rebound
1:58		Knights 30 second timeout
1:53	+3	C.J. Kelly makes three point jump shot (Ithiel Horton assists)	69-62
1:42	+2	Craig Porter Jr. makes two point layup	69-64
1:42		Shockers 30 second timeout
1:12		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
0:59		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:57		Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
0:36		Jaron Pierre Jr. personal foul (C.J. Kelly draws the foul)
0:36		C.J. Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:36		Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
0:31		Craig Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:29		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
0:27		Jaron Pierre Jr. personal foul (Tyem Freeman draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Tyem Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-64
0:27		Tyem Freeman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:27		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
0:10	+3	Craig Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaykwon Walton assists)	70-67
0:10		Shockers 60 second timeout
0:08		Jaron Pierre Jr. personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-67
0:08	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-67
0:03		Jaykwon Walton turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Kelly steals)
0:00		End of period

Jaykwon Walton turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Kelly steals)