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Johnson scores career-high 33 points, UCF holds off TCU 79-77

AP
Mar 09, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Darius Johnson scored a career-high 33 points and UCF held off TCU for a 79-77 victory on Saturday night.

Johnson scored four points and Jaylin Sellers converted a three-point play to give UCF a 66-65 lead with 4:15 to play. Johnson then shot 6 of 6 from the line to stretch the Knights’ lead to 78-74 with 15 seconds left. Emanuel Miller's pull-up jumper for TCU was off at the buzzer.

UCF (16-14, 7-11), which entered having lost two straight at home against ranked opponents, collected it third Big 12 road win.

Johnson made five 3-pointers, was 9-of-13 shooting overall and made all 10 of his free-throw attempts to go with a career-best nine rebounds. Sellers added 14 points and Ibrahima Diallo had 12 for the Knights, who shot 54% (13 of 24) and 15 of 17 from the line in the second half.

Jameer Nelson Jr. scored 15 points and JaKobe Coles added 14 to lead TCU (20-11, 9-9). Miller finished with 13 points and Chuck O’Bannon chipped in with 11.

It was tied 36-all at the break. Johnson scored 13 first-half points for UCF and O’Bannon had nine for TCU. The Horned Frogs led 64-59 with 5:41 to play.

UCF will play a first-round game on Tuesday in the Big 12 Conference Championship at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

TCU plays in the second round on Wednesday.

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1st Half
UCF
Knights
36
TCU
Horned Frogs
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Horned Frogs gains possession)
19:47	+3	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists)	0-3
19:14		C.J. Walker turnover (traveling)
18:50		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
18:48		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
18:43	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	3-3
18:21	+3	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists)	3-6
17:57		C.J. Walker misses two point layup
17:55		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
17:49		Avery Anderson III turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals)
17:38	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup (C.J. Walker assists)	5-6
17:38		Jameer Nelson Jr. shooting foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul)
17:38		Ibrahima Diallo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:38		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
17:22		Emanuel Miller misses three point jump shot
17:20		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
17:20		Ibrahima Diallo personal foul
17:15		Micah Peavy misses two point layup
17:13		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
17:13		C.J. Walker shooting foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul)
17:13	+1	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-7
17:13	+1	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-8
16:58	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	8-8
16:44		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:42		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
16:31	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	10-8
16:13		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul)
16:13		Avery Anderson III misses regular free throw 1 of 3
16:13		Avery Anderson III misses regular free throw 2 of 3
16:13	+1	Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 3 of 3	10-9
15:46	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Omar Payne assists)	13-9
15:12		JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot
15:10		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
14:54	+2	Omar Payne makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	15-9
14:36	+2	Xavier Cork makes two point dunk (Trevian Tennyson assists)	15-11
14:05		Omar Payne misses two point jump shot
14:03		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
13:57		Omar Payne blocks Avery Anderson III's two point layup
13:55		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
13:48		Antwann Jones turnover (bad pass) (JaKobe Coles steals)
13:40		Omar Payne blocks Emanuel Miller's two point layup
13:39		Xavier Cork offensive rebound
13:39	+2	Xavier Cork makes two point layup	15-13
13:39		TV timeout
13:22		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
13:20		Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
13:01		Marchelus Avery shooting foul (Trevian Tennyson draws the foul)
13:01	+1	Trevian Tennyson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	15-14
13:01		Trevian Tennyson misses regular free throw 2 of 3
13:01	+1	Trevian Tennyson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	15-15
12:36		JaKobe Coles shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
12:36	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-15
12:36	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-15
12:19	+3	JaKobe Coles makes three point jump shot (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists)	17-18
12:03		Antwann Jones misses three point jump shot
12:01		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
11:54		Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (back court violation)
11:54		TV timeout
11:34	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point jump shot (C.J. Walker assists)	19-18
11:19		Trevian Tennyson turnover (lost ball) (Shemarri Allen steals)
11:14		Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
11:12		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
11:11		Ibrahima Diallo misses two point layup
11:09		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
11:07		Trevian Tennyson misses two point layup
11:05		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
10:45		Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot
10:43		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
10:30	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point dunk (Shemarri Allen assists)	21-18
10:10		C.J. Walker personal foul
9:57		Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
9:55		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
9:53		Emanuel Miller personal foul
9:39		Ibrahima Diallo misses two point layup
9:37		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
9:37	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup	23-18
9:37		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
9:15		Antwann Jones personal foul
9:13		Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. draws the foul)
9:13		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:13	+1	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-19
9:01	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	25-19
8:35	+3	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists)	25-22
8:08		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:06		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
7:47	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists)	25-24
7:35		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
7:33		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
7:27		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
7:25		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
7:04		Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
7:02		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
6:54	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	28-24
6:31		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
6:29		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
6:22		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
6:20		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
6:18		Avery Anderson III turnover (lost ball)
6:18		TV timeout
6:03		C.J. Walker misses two point layup
6:01		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
5:55		Emanuel Miller misses two point layup
5:53		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
5:39		Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
5:37		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
5:25		Shemarri Allen turnover (bad pass) (Micah Peavy steals)
5:18	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists)	28-26
4:47	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point jump shot	30-26
4:18	+3	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes three point jump shot	30-29
3:57		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
3:55		Thierno Sylla offensive rebound
3:53		Thierno Sylla turnover (lost ball) (Micah Peavy steals)
3:49	+2	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes two point dunk (Micah Peavy assists)	30-31
3:46		TV timeout
3:28		Ibrahima Diallo turnover (double dribble)
3:15	+2	JaKobe Coles makes two point layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	30-33
2:46		Emanuel Miller personal foul
2:42		Jameer Nelson Jr. personal foul
2:38		Micah Peavy personal foul
2:34		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point layup
2:32		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
2:28		Ibrahima Diallo personal foul
2:28		Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:28		Omar Payne defensive rebound
2:18		Ernest Udeh Jr. shooting foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul)
2:18		Shemarri Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:18		Shemarri Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:18		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
2:06		Avery Anderson III turnover (lost ball) (Jaylin Sellers steals)
2:01		Jaylin Sellers misses two point layup
1:59		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
1:54	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point layup	32-33
1:42		Marchelus Avery personal foul
1:42	+1	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-34
1:42		Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:42		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
1:24		Avery Anderson III personal foul
1:24	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-34
1:24	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-34
1:11		Omar Payne personal foul
1:11	+1	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-35
1:11	+1	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-36
1:11		Knights 30 second timeout
0:49	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point jump shot	36-36
0:16		Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot
0:14		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
0:14		Horned Frogs turnover (shot clock violation)
0:02		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:01		Omar Payne offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCF
Knights
43
TCU
Horned Frogs
41

Time		Play	Score
19:34	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	38-36
19:20		Ernest Udeh Jr. turnover (lost ball)
19:04		Ibrahima Diallo turnover (lost ball)
18:51		Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul)
18:51		Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:51	+1	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-37
18:35		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals)
18:31	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	38-39
18:31		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
18:31	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-40
18:12		Ibrahima Diallo turnover (lost ball) (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals)
18:05	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point dunk (Emanuel Miller assists)	38-42
17:59		Knights 30 second timeout
17:47		TV timeout
17:47		Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot
17:45		Shemarri Allen offensive rebound
17:40		Emanuel Miller personal foul
17:33		JaKobe Coles shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
17:33	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-42
17:33	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-42
17:19		Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
17:17		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
16:54		Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot
16:52		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
16:41		Shemarri Allen personal foul
16:31		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:29		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
16:12	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	43-42
15:53		Jaylin Sellers personal foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:48	+2	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point layup (Xavier Cork assists)	43-44
15:26	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point dunk (Ibrahima Diallo assists)	45-44
15:09	+3	JaKobe Coles makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	45-47
14:43	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot	47-47
14:33		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Micah Peavy's two point layup
14:31		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
14:26		Antwann Jones turnover
14:04	+2	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	47-49
13:47	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	49-49
13:31	+3	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists)	49-52
13:11		Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot
13:09		Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
13:00	+2	JaKobe Coles makes two point jump shot (Trevian Tennyson assists)	49-54
12:57		Knights 30 second timeout
12:45		C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
12:43		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
12:39		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
12:37		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
12:37		Avery Anderson III personal foul
12:29		Ernest Udeh Jr. shooting foul (Antwann Jones draws the foul)
12:29	+1	Antwann Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-54
12:29	+1	Antwann Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-54
12:10		JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot
12:08		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
12:08		Antwann Jones personal foul
12:02	+2	JaKobe Coles makes two point jump shot	51-56
11:48		Antwann Jones misses two point jump shot
11:46		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
11:45		Omar Payne personal foul
11:45		TV timeout
11:28		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:26		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
11:20		JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot
11:18		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. offensive rebound
11:15		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:13		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. offensive rebound
11:01		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
10:59		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
10:44	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup (Shemarri Allen assists)	53-56
10:21		Emanuel Miller misses three point jump shot
10:19		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
10:08		Ernest Udeh Jr. shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
10:08		C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:08	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-56
9:47		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Essam Mostafa's two point layup
9:45		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
9:35		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals)
9:27	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Micah Peavy assists)	54-58
9:01		C.J. Walker misses two point layup
8:59		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
8:40		Jameer Nelson Jr. offensive foul
8:40		Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
8:31		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
8:29		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
8:21	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	57-58
8:01		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
7:59		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
7:59		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-59
7:59		Essam Mostafa misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:59		Omar Payne defensive rebound
7:51		Omar Payne turnover (lost ball) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals)
7:35		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
7:33		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
7:23		Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Shemarri Allen steals)
7:17	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	59-59
7:04		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:02		Knights defensive rebound
6:36		Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
6:34		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
6:29	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (JaKobe Coles assists)	59-61
6:19		Omar Payne turnover (lost ball)
6:05		JaKobe Coles misses three point jump shot
6:03		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
5:49		C.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
5:47		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
5:41	+3	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists)	59-64
5:27	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point jump shot	61-64
4:58		C.J. Walker personal foul
4:58	+1	Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-65
4:58		Emanuel Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:58		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
4:38		Micah Peavy personal foul
4:38	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-65
4:38	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-65
4:20		Emanuel Miller turnover (bad pass) (Ibrahima Diallo steals)
4:15	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup (Shemarri Allen assists)	65-65
4:15		Jameer Nelson Jr. shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
4:15	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-65
3:50		JaKobe Coles misses two point layup
3:48		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
3:38		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:36		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
3:28		C.J. Walker shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
3:28		TV timeout
3:28		Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:28	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-66
3:14	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	68-66
2:53	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point layup	68-68
2:53		C.J. Walker shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul)
2:53	+1	Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-69
2:38	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	70-69
2:20		Jaylin Sellers personal foul
2:20	+1	JaKobe Coles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-70
2:20	+1	JaKobe Coles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-71
2:00	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point dunk (Jaylin Sellers assists)	72-71
1:46		Shemarri Allen blocks Micah Peavy's two point layup
1:44		Avery Anderson III offensive rebound
1:33		Darius Johnson personal foul
1:33	+1	Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-72
1:33	+1	Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-73
1:16		Jaylin Sellers turnover (bad pass) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals)
1:14		Jaylin Sellers personal foul
1:14		Knights 30 second timeout
1:14		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:14	+1	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-74
1:05		Micah Peavy personal foul
1:05	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-74
1:05	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-74
0:47		JaKobe Coles turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
0:37		Knights 60 second timeout
0:30		Micah Peavy shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-74
0:30	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-74
0:26		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
0:22		JaKobe Coles misses three point jump shot
0:20		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
0:15		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. personal foul
0:15	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-74
0:15	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-74
0:07		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:05		Emanuel Miller offensive rebound
0:05	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point layup	78-76
0:05		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1	78-77
0:03		Jameer Nelson Jr. personal foul
0:03	+1	Antwann Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-77
0:03		Antwann Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:03		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
0:02		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
0:02		Emanuel Miller misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Emanuel Miller misses two point jump shot