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Knox scores 18 off the bench, South Florida downs East Carolina 75-69

AP
Dec 31, 2024

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Kobe Knox scored 18 points off of the bench to lead South Florida over East Carolina 75-69 on Tuesday in an American Athletic Conference opener.

Knox shot 7 for 8 (3 for 3 from 3-point range) and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Bulls (8-6). Jayden Reid scored 11 points while shooting 1 for 9 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds and four steals. Quincy Adekokoya had 11 points and shot 3 for 7 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Joran Riley led the Pirates (8-6) in scoring, finishing with 20 points, seven rebounds and two steals. C.J. Walker added 16 points and seven rebounds for East Carolina. RJ Felton had 13 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

South Florida went into the half leading East Carolina 34-25. De'Ante Green scored 10 points in the half. South Florida used a 13-2 run in the second half to build a 20-point lead at 52-32 with 14:13 left.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
ECU
Pirates
25
USF
Bulls
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cyr Malonga vs. Jamille Reynolds (Pirates gains possession)
19:45	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	2-0
19:15		Jayden Reid misses two point jump shot
19:13		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
19:01		RJ Felton misses two point layup
18:59		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
18:41	+2	Quincy Ademokoya makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jamille Reynolds assists)	2-2
18:07		Cam Hayes turnover (lost ball)
18:01	+3	Kasen Jennings makes three point jump shot (Jayden Reid assists)	2-5
17:41		C.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
17:39		Kasen Jennings defensive rebound
17:18		Quincy Ademokoya misses two point jump shot
17:16		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
17:06	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point driving layup	4-5
17:06		Quincy Ademokoya shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
17:06		C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:06		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
16:40		Kasen Jennings misses two point hook shot
16:38		Kasen Jennings offensive rebound
16:26		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
16:24		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
16:02		Jayden Reid shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
16:02	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-5
16:02	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-5
15:42		Jayden Reid turnover (bad pass) (C.J. Walker steals)
15:25		Jamille Reynolds blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup
15:23		CJ Brown defensive rebound
15:17		Jayden Reid misses three point jump shot
15:15		Cyr Malonga defensive rebound
14:48		Cyr Malonga misses two point layup
14:46		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
14:34	+3	Jayden Reid makes three point stepback jump shot	6-8
13:50	+2	Tybo Bailey makes two point stepback jump shot	8-8
13:30		Kasen Jennings misses three point jump shot
13:28		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
13:19		Tybo Bailey misses two point jump shot
13:17		Kasen Jennings defensive rebound
13:17		Kasen Jennings turnover (out of bounds)
13:17		TV timeout
13:11		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
13:09		De'Ante Green defensive rebound
12:38		CJ Brown misses three point jump shot
12:36		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
12:08		Yann Farell misses two point jump shot
12:06		Jayden Reid defensive rebound
12:00		Kasen Jennings misses three point jump shot
11:58		Yann Farell defensive rebound
11:52		Cam Hayes turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Reid steals)
11:37		Reid Cason shooting foul (Brandon Stroud draws the foul)
11:37		TV timeout
11:37	+1	Brandon Stroud makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-9
11:37		Brandon Stroud misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:37		Trevion LaBeaux defensive rebound
11:06		Pirates turnover (shot clock violation)
10:51	+3	Kobe Knox makes three point jump shot (Jimmie Williams assists)	8-12
10:26		Brandon Stroud shooting foul (Cyr Malonga draws the foul)
10:26		Cyr Malonga misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:26	+1	Cyr Malonga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-12
10:05	+2	De'Ante Green makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (CJ Brown assists)	9-14
9:55		C.J. Walker turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Knox steals)
9:50	+2	De'Ante Green makes two point cutting layup (Jimmie Williams assists)	9-16
9:23	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point pullup jump shot	12-16
9:09		CJ Brown misses two point layup
9:07		De'Ante Green offensive rebound
9:05	+2	De'Ante Green makes two point putback layup	12-18
8:52		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
8:50		RJ Felton offensive rebound
8:50		Cyr Malonga personal foul (Jimmie Williams draws the foul)
8:42		Jimmie Williams misses three point jump shot
8:40		Jayshayne Woodard defensive rebound
8:27	+2	Cyr Malonga makes two point cutting dunk (Jayshayne Woodard assists)	14-18
8:09		Jamille Reynolds misses two point jump shot
8:07		Cyr Malonga defensive rebound
7:59		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
7:57		Jayden Reid defensive rebound
7:48		Jamille Reynolds misses three point jump shot
7:46		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
7:34		C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
7:32		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
7:24	+2	Kobe Knox makes two point driving layup	14-20
6:53		Cam Hayes misses two point layup
6:51		Brandon Stroud defensive rebound
6:47		Jimmie Williams misses two point layup
6:47		Bulls offensive rebound
6:47		TV timeout
6:41	+3	Quincy Ademokoya makes three point jump shot (Kobe Knox assists)	14-23
6:23		Jayshayne Woodard misses two point layup
6:21		Jimmie Williams defensive rebound
6:08		Jayden Reid misses three point jump shot
6:06		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
5:53		Yann Farell misses three point jump shot
5:51		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
5:45	+3	Quincy Ademokoya makes three point jump shot (Jimmie Williams assists)	14-26
5:43		Pirates 30 second timeout
5:14		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
5:12		Cyr Malonga offensive rebound
5:11		Jimmie Williams shooting foul (Cyr Malonga draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Cyr Malonga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-26
5:11	+1	Cyr Malonga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-26
5:00		Jayden Reid turnover (lost ball) (RJ Felton steals)
4:57	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point cutting layup (RJ Felton assists)	18-26
4:37		Jordan Riley blocks Jayden Reid's two point jump shot
4:35		Jimmie Williams offensive rebound
4:33		Jimmie Williams misses two point jump shot
4:31		Jayden Reid offensive rebound
4:25		Jayden Reid misses two point layup
4:23		RJ Felton defensive rebound
4:15	+2	RJ Felton makes two point driving layup	20-26
3:58		Cam Hayes misses two point layup
3:56		RJ Felton offensive rebound
3:54		RJ Felton misses two point layup
3:54		RJ Felton offensive rebound
3:54		Jimmie Williams misses three point jump shot
3:52		Jamille Reynolds offensive rebound
3:48		C.J. Walker shooting foul (Quincy Ademokoya draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:48	+1	Quincy Ademokoya makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-27
3:48	+1	Quincy Ademokoya makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-28
3:39		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
3:36		Bulls defensive rebound
3:15		Kobe Knox misses two point jump shot
3:13		Jayshayne Woodard defensive rebound
2:59	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point driving layup	22-28
2:59		Kobe Knox shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
2:59	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-28
2:43		C.J. Walker personal foul (Brandon Stroud draws the foul)
2:29		De'Ante Green misses two point layup
2:27		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
2:12		RJ Felton turnover (lost ball) (Jimmie Williams steals)
2:01	+2	Brandon Stroud makes two point stepback jump shot (Kasen Jennings assists)	23-30
1:46		Jump ball. Jayshayne Woodard vs. Jayden Reid (Bulls gains possession)
1:46		Jayshayne Woodard turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Reid steals)
1:36	+2	De'Ante Green makes two point layup (Jayden Reid assists)	23-32
1:10		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
1:08		Jimmie Williams defensive rebound
1:00		Jayshayne Woodard blocks Brandon Stroud's three point jump shot
0:58		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
0:51		Cam Hayes turnover (lost ball) (Jimmie Williams steals)
0:49		Kasen Jennings turnover (bad pass)
0:49		Official timeout
0:33		Jayshayne Woodard turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Reid steals)
0:30		Jayden Reid misses two point jump shot
0:28		De'Ante Green offensive rebound
0:28	+2	De'Ante Green makes two point putback layup	23-34
0:05		Cam Hayes misses two point layup
0:03		Pirates offensive rebound
0:03		Brandon Stroud shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
0:03	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-34
0:03	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-34
0:02		Jayden Reid misses three point jump shot
0:00		Pirates defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ECU
Pirates
44
USF
Bulls
41

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Official timeout
19:36		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
19:34		C.J. Walker offensive rebound
19:33		C.J. Walker turnover (out of bounds)
19:24		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
19:22		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
19:14		Cam Hayes turnover (out of bounds)
19:07	+3	Kobe Knox makes three point jump shot (Jamille Reynolds assists)	25-37
18:58		Kasen Jennings personal foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
18:47		Jamille Reynolds shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
18:47	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-37
18:47	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-37
18:31	+2	Kobe Knox makes two point driving layup	27-39
18:14	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	29-39
17:56		Cyr Malonga blocks CJ Brown's two point layup
17:54		RJ Felton defensive rebound
17:48		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
17:46		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
17:39		Quincy Ademokoya turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Riley steals)
17:32		Kasen Jennings shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
17:32		C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:32	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-39
17:15	+2	Kobe Knox makes two point driving layup	30-41
17:15		Cyr Malonga shooting foul (Kobe Knox draws the foul)
17:15	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-42
16:56		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
16:54		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
16:47	+2	CJ Brown makes two point cutting dunk (Quincy Ademokoya assists)	30-44
16:26		CJ Brown personal foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
16:20		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
16:18		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
16:14		Quincy Ademokoya turnover (lost ball) (Cam Hayes steals)
16:05	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point cutting layup (Cam Hayes assists)	32-44
16:05		Kasen Jennings shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
16:05		C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:05		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
15:39	+2	Kobe Knox makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	32-46
15:17		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
15:15		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
15:00	+2	Jamille Reynolds makes two point turnaround hook shot (Brandon Stroud assists)	32-48
14:51		Cam Hayes turnover (bad pass) (Jimmie Williams steals)
14:46	+2	Jimmie Williams makes two point driving layup	32-50
14:46		Pirates 30 second timeout
14:46		TV timeout
14:21		Jayshayne Woodard turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Reid steals)
14:17		Jayshayne Woodard blocks Jayden Reid's two point layup
14:15		Jayden Reid offensive rebound
14:13		Jayshayne Woodard shooting foul (Jayden Reid draws the foul)
14:13		TV timeout
14:13	+1	Jayden Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-51
14:13	+1	Jayden Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-52
13:54		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
13:52		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
13:47	+3	Yann Farell makes three point jump shot (Jordan Riley assists)	35-52
13:29	+2	Brandon Stroud makes two point driving layup	35-54
13:18	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point driving reverse layup (Jayshayne Woodard assists)	37-54
13:02		De'Ante Green offensive foul (Tybo Bailey draws the foul)
12:46		Tybo Bailey misses two point layup
12:44		De'Ante Green defensive rebound
12:22	+2	Brandon Stroud makes two point layup	37-56
12:05	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	39-56
12:05		Kobe Knox shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
12:05	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-56
11:45	+2	Jimmie Williams makes two point driving layup	40-58
11:30	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point driving layup	42-58
11:08		Jayden Reid turnover (traveling)
11:08		TV timeout
10:54		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
10:51		Bulls defensive rebound
10:35		Tybo Bailey personal foul (Jimmie Williams draws the foul)
10:27		Brandon Stroud turnover (out of bounds)
10:04		Jump ball. C.J. Walker vs. De'Ante Green (Bulls gains possession)
10:04		C.J. Walker turnover (lost ball) (De'Ante Green steals)
9:50		Kasen Jennings turnover (lost ball) (RJ Felton steals)
9:44		Yann Farell misses three point jump shot
9:42		Jimmie Williams defensive rebound
9:41		CJ Brown shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
9:41	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-58
9:41	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-58
9:28		C.J. Walker personal foul (De'Ante Green draws the foul)
9:24		Brandon Stroud misses two point layup
9:22		Trevion LaBeaux defensive rebound
9:13	+2	Trevion LaBeaux makes two point driving layup	46-58
9:13		De'Ante Green shooting foul (Trevion LaBeaux draws the foul)
9:13	+1	Trevion LaBeaux makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-58
8:59		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
8:57		RJ Felton defensive rebound
8:51		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
8:49		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
8:36	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point driving bank jump shot	49-58
8:05		Jayshayne Woodard shooting foul (Kobe Knox draws the foul)
8:05		Kobe Knox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:05		Kobe Knox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:05		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
7:52		TV timeout
7:50		Jamille Reynolds blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup
7:48		Pirates offensive rebound
7:44		Jayshayne Woodard misses two point layup
7:42		Trevion LaBeaux offensive rebound
7:37	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point stepback jump shot	51-58
7:15	+2	Jamille Reynolds makes two point cutting dunk (Kasen Jennings assists)	51-60
6:58		Kasen Jennings personal foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
6:58	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-60
6:58	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-60
6:40		Jump ball. Jayden Reid vs. RJ Felton (Pirates gains possession)
6:40		Jayden Reid turnover (lost ball) (RJ Felton steals)
6:15	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point cutting dunk (Jayshayne Woodard assists)	55-60
5:50		Jimmie Williams misses two point layup
5:48		Jamille Reynolds offensive rebound
5:45	+2	Jamille Reynolds makes two point driving layup	55-62
5:45		C.J. Walker shooting foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul)
5:45	+1	Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-63
5:30		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
5:28		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
5:10		Trevion LaBeaux blocks Jamille Reynolds's two point layup
5:08		Trevion LaBeaux defensive rebound
4:43		Jayshayne Woodard misses two point layup
4:41		Trevion LaBeaux offensive rebound
4:36		Pirates turnover (shot clock violation)
4:18	+3	Kobe Knox makes three point jump shot (Quincy Ademokoya assists)	55-66
4:16		Bulls 30 second timeout
4:16		TV timeout
3:56		De'Ante Green shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
3:56	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-66
3:56	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-66
3:46		Brandon Stroud offensive foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
3:46		Brandon Stroud turnover (offensive foul)
3:28		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
3:26		Jimmie Williams defensive rebound
3:01		De'Ante Green turnover (bad pass) (Cam Hayes steals)
2:56		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
2:53		Pirates offensive rebound
2:49		Jamille Reynolds blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup
2:47		Jayshayne Woodard offensive rebound
2:38	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point pullup jump shot	59-66
2:36		Pirates 60 second timeout
2:22		Jamille Reynolds turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Riley steals)
2:13		Brandon Stroud shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
2:13		C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:13	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-66
2:09		Jayshayne Woodard personal foul (Brandon Stroud draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Brandon Stroud makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-67
2:09	+1	Brandon Stroud makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-68
1:53	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	63-68
1:18		Jamille Reynolds misses two point jump shot
1:16		RJ Felton defensive rebound
1:10		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
1:08		Jayden Reid defensive rebound
1:00		Jayshayne Woodard personal foul (Jayden Reid draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Jayden Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-69
1:00	+1	Jayden Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-70
0:47		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
0:45		RJ Felton offensive rebound
0:40		Jamille Reynolds personal foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
0:40	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-70
0:40	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-70
0:35		RJ Felton personal foul (Jayden Reid draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Jayden Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-71
0:35	+1	Jayden Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-72
0:27	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point driving floating jump shot	67-72
0:25		Pirates 30 second timeout
0:23		RJ Felton personal foul (Jayden Reid draws the foul)
0:23		Official timeout
0:23	+1	Jayden Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-73
0:23	+1	Jayden Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-74
0:17		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
0:15		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
0:13	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point putback layup	69-74
0:11		RJ Felton personal foul (Quincy Ademokoya draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Quincy Ademokoya makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-75
0:11		Quincy Ademokoya misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:11		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
0:06		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
0:04		Quincy Ademokoya defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Quincy Ademokoya defensive rebound