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No. 12 seed UCF opens second half on 18-1 run, beats 13-seed Oklahoma State 77-62 in Big 12 opener

AP
Mar 12, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Ibrahima Diallo had 17 points and 11 rebounds, C.J. Walker added 12 points and No. 12 seed UCF used an 18-1 run to start the second half and roll to a 77-62 victory over No. 13 seed Oklahoma State to open the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday.

Darius Johnson also had 11 points for the Knights (17-14), who led 35-31 at halftime before cruising into Wednesday's second-round game against 20th-ranked BYU, another Big 12 newcomer and the No. 4 seed in the tournament.

Javon Small hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points for the Cowboys (12-20), who finished the season on a six-game losing streak. Eric Dailey Jr. added 12 points and Brandon Garrison had 10.

UCF and Oklahoma State both got off to dreadful shooting starts, combining to go 5 for 25 from the field, and things never got a whole lot better even as the Knights built a 35-31 halftime lead in their first ever game in the Big 12 Tournament.

Their game plan was clear: use their size advantage to their benefit.

The 7-foot Diallo had 11 points and seven rebounds by halftime, and the 6-8 Walker and 6-10 Omar Payne were active around the rim whenever the fifth-year senior from Senegal was able to catch a breather on the bench.

UCF stuck with that plan in the second half, when Diallo and Walker joined Jaylin Sellers in scoring the first 13 points to stretch the lead to 48-31 with 15:15 to go. And when the Cowboys finally got a free throw from Dailey, the Knights scored five more to extend their run to 18-1 before Dailey finally got Oklahoma State's first field goal of the half with 11:50 remaining.

By that point, the Knights had pushed their lead past 20 and were coasting into the Big 12 tourney's second round.

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Oklahoma State must decide whether to keep Mike Boynton, who has three 20-win seasons but only one NCAA Tournament berth in seven seasons leading the Cowboys. They've also had just one winning record in conference play.

UCF has a quick turnaround, facing BYU in the first of four second-round games Wednesday morning.

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1st Half
OKST
Cowboys
31
UCF
Knights
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Knights gains possession)
19:47		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals)
19:23		Ibrahima Diallo turnover (double dribble)
18:58	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:43		Ibrahima Diallo misses two point layup
18:41		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
18:37	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup	2-2
18:23		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Jamyron Keller's two point layup
18:21		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
18:17		Quion Williams blocks Jaylin Sellers's two point layup
18:15		Javon Small defensive rebound
18:07		Brandon Garrison misses two point jump shot
18:05		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
17:56		Brandon Garrison blocks Ibrahima Diallo's two point layup
17:54		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
17:53		Brandon Garrison shooting foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul)
17:53		Ibrahima Diallo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:53	+1	Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-3
17:49		Brandon Garrison misses two point layup
17:47		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
17:26		Brandon Garrison blocks Shemarri Allen's two point layup
17:24		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
17:18		C.J. Walker blocks Javon Small's two point layup
17:16		Cowboys offensive rebound
16:58		Brandon Garrison turnover (out of bounds)
16:38		Darius Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot
16:36		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
16:26		C.J. Walker blocks Quion Williams's two point layup
16:24		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
16:09		C.J. Walker misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
16:07		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
15:57		Jamyron Keller misses two point layup
15:55		Quion Williams offensive rebound
15:50		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
15:48		Omar Payne defensive rebound
15:41		John-Michael Wright blocks Darius Johnson's two point layup
15:39		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
15:34	+2	Quion Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamyron Keller assists)	4-3
15:19		Omar Payne misses two point hook shot
15:17		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
15:11		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
15:09		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
14:50	+3	C.J. Walker makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	4-6
14:48		Quion Williams shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
14:48		TV timeout
14:48		C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:48		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
14:24		Jarius Hicklen misses three point jump shot
14:22		Brandon Garrison offensive rebound
14:14		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:12		Omar Payne defensive rebound
14:01		Omar Payne misses three point jump shot
13:59		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
13:52	+2	Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)	6-6
13:24		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
13:22		C.J. Walker offensive rebound
13:21		Eric Dailey Jr. shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
13:21	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-7
13:21	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-8
13:02		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Antwann Jones steals)
12:36	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point hook shot	6-10
12:09	+3	Jarius Hicklen makes three point jump shot (Jamyron Keller assists)	9-10
11:45	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup	9-12
11:38		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Ibrahima Diallo steals)
11:28	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	9-15
11:25		Knights 30 second timeout
11:25		TV timeout
10:56		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
10:54		Cowboys offensive rebound
10:36		Cowboys turnover (shot clock violation)
10:36		Jarius Hicklen blocks Antwann Jones's two point layup
10:34		Cowboys defensive rebound
10:15		Javon Small misses two point jump shot
10:13		Cowboys offensive rebound
10:09	+2	Quion Williams makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	11-15
9:49		Ibrahima Diallo misses two point hook shot
9:47		Javon Small defensive rebound
9:39		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul)
9:39	+1	Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-15
9:39	+1	Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-15
9:15		Jaylin Sellers turnover (bad pass) (John-Michael Wright steals)
9:09		Darius Johnson blocks John-Michael Wright's two point layup
9:07		Jamyron Keller offensive rebound
8:57		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
8:55		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
8:48		John-Michael Wright blocks Omar Payne's two point layup
8:46		Knights offensive rebound
8:42		C.J. Walker misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
8:40		Shemarri Allen offensive rebound
8:33		Jaylin Sellers turnover (bad pass)
8:20		Jamyron Keller misses three point jump shot
8:18		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
8:13		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
8:11		John-Michael Wright defensive rebound
8:04		Quion Williams turnover (lost ball) (Shemarri Allen steals)
7:58	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	13-18
7:42	+2	John-Michael Wright makes two point driving layup	15-18
7:34		Eric Dailey Jr. shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
7:34		TV timeout
7:34		Omar Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:34	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-19
7:04	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	17-19
6:46		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
6:44		Javon Small defensive rebound
6:33		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
6:31		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
6:23		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:21		Quion Williams defensive rebound
6:21		Shemarri Allen personal foul
5:57		Jamyron Keller misses three point jump shot
5:55		Quion Williams offensive rebound
5:51	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Quion Williams assists)	19-19
5:27		Brandon Garrison blocks Ibrahima Diallo's two point layup
5:25		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
5:17	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point layup	19-21
5:07		C.J. Walker shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
5:07	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-21
5:07	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-21
4:48		Ibrahima Diallo misses two point layup
4:46		Quion Williams defensive rebound
4:41	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Quion Williams assists)	24-21
4:31	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point pullup jump shot	24-23
4:17		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
4:15		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
4:07	+3	Thierno Sylla makes three point jump shot	24-26
3:48		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
3:46		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
3:41		Quion Williams blocks Darius Johnson's two point layup
3:39		Knights offensive rebound
3:39		TV timeout
3:38		Ibrahima Diallo turnover (bad pass) (Quion Williams steals)
3:34		Thierno Sylla blocks Quion Williams's two point layup
3:32		Knights defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	24-28
3:01	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Quion Williams assists)	27-28
2:31		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
2:28		Connor Dow defensive rebound
2:16		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
2:14		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
1:55		Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot
1:53		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
1:50	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup	27-30
1:41		Jarius Hicklen misses three point jump shot
1:39		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
1:31		Shemarri Allen turnover (bad pass) (Jamyron Keller steals)
1:25	+2	Jamyron Keller makes two point layup	29-30
1:16		Brandon Garrison blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup
1:14		Jamyron Keller defensive rebound
1:07		Jamyron Keller turnover (bad pass)
1:05		Cowboys 30 second timeout
0:42		Quion Williams shooting foul (Thierno Sylla draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Thierno Sylla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-31
0:42	+1	Thierno Sylla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-32
0:39		C.J. Walker shooting foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-32
0:37	+1	Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-32
0:10	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Antwann Jones assists)	31-35
0:02		Javon Small misses two point jump shot
0:01		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OKST
Cowboys
31
UCF
Knights
42

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Jamyron Keller turnover (bad pass) (Ibrahima Diallo steals)
19:33		Quion Williams shooting foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul)
19:33		Ibrahima Diallo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:33	+1	Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-36
19:23		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
19:21		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
19:04	+3	C.J. Walker makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	31-39
18:34		John-Michael Wright misses two point driving layup
18:32		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
18:27	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point driving layup (Darius Johnson assists)	31-41
18:27		Jamyron Keller shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
18:27	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-42
18:02		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (C.J. Walker steals)
17:54	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	31-44
17:54		Cowboys 30 second timeout
17:54		TV timeout
17:25		Jarius Hicklen turnover (lost ball) (Ibrahima Diallo steals)
17:09	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup	31-46
16:45		Eric Dailey Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:43		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
16:22		Brandon Garrison personal foul
16:09		Shemarri Allen misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
16:07		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
15:52		Mike Marsh misses two point layup
15:50		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
15:35		C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
15:33		Javon Small defensive rebound
15:21		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Eric Dailey Jr.'s two point layup
15:19		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
15:14		Javon Small shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
15:14	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-47
15:14	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-48
14:49		Jarius Hicklen turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals)
14:48		Jamyron Keller personal foul
14:34		C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
14:32		John-Michael Wright defensive rebound
14:19		Omar Payne shooting foul (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul)
14:19		Eric Dailey Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:19	+1	Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-48
14:00		Omar Payne misses two point jump shot
13:58		Cowboys defensive rebound
13:42		Omar Payne blocks Eric Dailey Jr.'s two point layup
13:40		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
13:21		Eric Dailey Jr. blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup
13:19		Jarius Hicklen defensive rebound
13:11		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
13:09		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
13:06	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	32-50
12:59		Cowboys 30 second timeout
12:52		Quion Williams misses three point jump shot
12:50		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
12:22		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:20		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
12:16	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Marchelus Avery assists)	32-53
11:51	+2	Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point jump shot (Quion Williams assists)	34-53
11:28		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
11:26		Knights offensive rebound
11:24		TV timeout
11:14		Eric Dailey Jr. personal foul
11:02		Thierno Sylla turnover (lost ball) (Javon Small steals)
10:53	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot	36-53
10:35		Omar Payne misses two point hook shot
10:33		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
10:27	+2	Antwann Jones makes two point layup (Marchelus Avery assists)	36-55
10:17		Javon Small turnover (bad pass)
10:01		Quion Williams personal foul
10:01	+1	Thierno Sylla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-56
10:01	+1	Thierno Sylla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-57
9:52		Omar Payne blocks Justin McBride's two point layup
9:50		Justin McBride offensive rebound
9:48		Thierno Sylla blocks Justin McBride's two point layup
9:46		Antwann Jones defensive rebound
9:31	+3	Antwann Jones makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	36-60
9:05	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point hook shot	38-60
8:50		Brandon Garrison shooting foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul)
8:50	+1	Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-61
8:50	+1	Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-62
8:32		Brandon Garrison misses two point jump shot
8:30		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
8:10		Justin McBride shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
8:10	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-63
8:10		Omar Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:10		Justin McBride defensive rebound
7:57		TV timeout
7:53		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Justin McBride draws the foul)
7:53		Justin McBride misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:53		Justin McBride misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:53		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
7:25	+2	Antwann Jones makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	38-65
7:08	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot	40-65
6:49		Brandon Garrison blocks Ibrahima Diallo's two point layup
6:47		Knights offensive rebound
6:41		Marchelus Avery misses two point jump shot
6:39		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
6:30	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Brandon Garrison assists)	43-65
6:17		Justin McBride personal foul
6:17	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-66
6:17	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-67
6:09	+3	Jarius Hicklen makes three point jump shot (Justin McBride assists)	46-67
5:52		Brandon Garrison personal foul
5:52	+1	Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-68
5:52		Ibrahima Diallo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:52		Quion Williams defensive rebound
5:37		Shemarri Allen personal foul
5:24	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot	49-68
5:09		Knights 30 second timeout
4:57		Marchelus Avery misses two point jump shot
4:55		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
4:50		Eric Dailey Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
4:26		Darius Johnson misses two point floating jump shot
4:24		Quion Williams defensive rebound
4:17	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot	52-68
3:46		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:44		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
3:40	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup	52-70
3:31		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
3:29		Quion Williams offensive rebound
3:25		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
3:23		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
2:57	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot	52-73
2:47	+2	Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Jarius Hicklen assists)	54-73
2:46		Cowboys 60 second timeout
2:46		TV timeout
2:17		Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot
2:15		Cowboys defensive rebound
2:06		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
2:04		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
1:48	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point hook shot	54-75
1:41	+3	Eric Dailey Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quion Williams assists)	57-75
1:13	+2	Tyler Hendricks makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	57-77
1:03	+3	Jarius Hicklen makes three point jump shot	60-77
0:45		Thierno Sylla turnover (lost ball)
0:40	+2	Weston Church makes two point jump shot	62-77
0:40		Nils Machowski shooting foul (Weston Church draws the foul)
0:40		Weston Church misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:40		Justin McBride offensive rebound
0:37		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
0:35		Eric Dailey Jr. offensive rebound
0:31		Eric Dailey Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:29		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Thierno Sylla defensive rebound