Jan. 28, 2009
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? UCF evened the series up at two a piece against SMU, with both teams collecting victories at their respective gyms.
? The Knights held SMU to 45 points, the lowest output by a UCF opponent this season, and fourth lowest UCF has allowed since beginning Division I play in 1984-85.
? SMU was held to 29.8 percent shooting from the floor, the lowest field goal percentage allowed by UCF in 2008-09.
? When leading at the half, the Knights are now 10-2 on the year. The Black and Gold also improved to 6-0 on the season when scoring 70 points or more.
? The Mustangs also shot a dismal 11.1 percent from 3-point range in the loss, the lowest output by a UCF opponent in conference play this year.
? Hitting the boards hard, the Knights pulled down a season-high 46 total rebounds. The previous high was 44 in the season-opener against North Carolina A&T.
? Shooting 92.3 percent from the foul line against SMU, the Knights have now shot over 75 percent from the charity stripe in their last eight games.
? Jermaine Taylor finished the contest with 22 points. The senior connected on four 3-pointers, and has drained three or more triples in eight games this season.
? A.J. Tyler notched his first career double-double as a Knight with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
? A.J. Rompza dished out a career-high 11 assists. The freshman has now dropped 10 or more dimes in three games this season.
? Brian Ormiston is now 2-0 filling in for SID Doug Richards. The Knights have defeated opponents by an average of 21.5 points under Ormiston's watch.