National Basketball Association
Central Florida 79, Houston 78
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Where: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas
Officials:
# Tom Eades, # Doug Simmons, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
2003
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UCF 79, Houston 78 (OT): Brandon
Goodwin scored a career-high 30 points, including the game-tying
3-pointer at the end of regulation and the game-winning 3 with three
seconds left in overtime, to lead the Knights to the road victory.
Goodwin, a sophomore who hadn't scored as
many as 20 points in his career, also had
seven rebounds and five assists for UCF (8-6, 1-2 American), which
snapped a two-game losing streak. Adonys Henriquez added 14 points
and Justin McBride chipped in with 12 points, eight rebounds and
three blocks before fouling out.
Jherrod Stiggers had 20 points to
pace Houston (7-7, 0-3), adding five rebounds, five assists and five
steals. Danrad Knowles and L.J. Rose both finished with 15
points, with Knowles grabbing eight rebounds and Rose dishing out
seven assists.
The first half was close
throughout, with 11 lead changes before UCF went on a closing 15-2
run to take a 12-point advantage into the break. But the Cougars came
roaring out in the second half, holding the Knights scoreless for
more than five minutes while going on a 21-0 run, with Knowles
scoring eight of those points, to take a nine-point lead with just
under 15 minutes to play.
The lead was double digits for
much of the second half before UCF made things tight down the
stretch, with Goodwin's 3-pointer with four seconds left tying the
game and sending it to the extra period. Neither team was proficient
in the overtime, with Houston managing just three free throws and UCF
hitting just one before Goodwin's game-winner.
GAME
NOTEBOOK: Houston dropped to 0-3 in overtime games this year. … The teams combined to shoot 0-for-11 from the field in overtime
before Goodwin's winning basket, with Stiggers missing a 3-pointer at
the buzzer. … The Knights won the rebound battle 48-37 with Kasey Wilson leading the way with 10 off the bench.
Top Game Performances
Central Florida |
|
Houston |
Brandon Goodwin 30 |
Scoring |
Jherrod Stiggers 20 |
Brandon Goodwin 5 |
Assists |
L.J. Rose 7 |
Kasey Wilson 10 |
Rebounds |
Danrad Knowles 8 |
Adonys Henriquez 3 |
Free Throws Made |
L.J. Rose 6 |
Brandon Goodwin 1 |
Steals |
Jherrod Stiggers 5 |
Justin McBride 3 |
Blocks |
LeRon Barnes 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Central Florida
|
79 |
46.8 |
8-22 |
13-22 |
11 |
42 |
5 |
3 |
17 |
Houston
|
78 |
37.5 |
8-23 |
22-33 |
15 |
34 |
5 |
7 |
10 |