The Knights men's basketball team continues its hot play winning five of its last six games and has a 4-1 record in Conference USA.  UCF will hit the road and head to New Orleans for a Wednesday night matchup against the Tulane Green Wave. The team will then head north to Huntington, West Virginia to face the Marshall Thundering Herd on Saturday afternoon.

Junior Isaiah Sykes has been scoring from everywhere on the court recently. In the last three games, the Detroit, Michigan native scored at least 20 or more points. He also had a 21 point and 10 rebound performance against the SMU Mustangs, which was his third double-double of the regular season.

The women's track and field team will compete in one of its most competitive indoor meets of the season at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational. The Knights are coming off another successful meet at the Hokie Invitational where distance runner Anne-Marie Blaney set another freshman record. Blaney ran a record 17:07.74 for first place in the 5,000 meters.

UCFAthletics.com will have complete coverage video coverage from this week's Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational. Continue to check UCFAthletics.com for more coverage of the Knights.

The UCF men's basketball team has gotten off to a strong start in Conference USA play and head coach Donnie Jones will talk about his squad's success Monday evening during his radio show. The Donnie Jones Show is set for Monday from 7-8 p.m. at the Buffalo Wild Wings on University and fans are invited to attend in person and interact with Jones and host Marc Daniels.

The weekly show airs on the UCF IMG Sports Network and its flagship station, 740 The Game in Orlando.

UCF improved to 4-1 in league competition with a 74-65 win over SMU Saturday.

The Knights have a pair of road games this week - at Tulane Wednesday and at Marshall Saturday.

The UCF men's basketball team has gotten off to a strong start in Conference USA play and head coach Donnie Jones will talk about his squad's success Monday evening during his radio show. The Donnie Jones Show is set for Monday from 7-8 p.m. at the Buffalo Wild Wings on University and fans are invited to attend in person and interact with Jones and host Marc Daniels.

The weekly show airs on the UCF IMG Sports Network and its flagship station, 740 The Game in Orlando.

UCF improved to 4-1 in league competition with a 74-65 win over SMU Saturday.

The Knights have a pair of road games this week - at Tulane Wednesday and at Marshall Saturday.

UCF is off to a strong start in Conference USA play and the Knights are back in action at home against SMU Saturday.

• @SMUBasketball (11-9, 1-4 C-USA) vs. @UCFMBasketball (13-5, 3-1 C-USA)
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• UCF Arena (10,000) - Orlando, Fla. - 4 p.m.
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• Listen on WYGM @740thegame
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• Follow the action all game long with updates from @UCFMBasketball and @UCF_Athletics on Twitter. Don't forget to "Like" the Knights on Facebook as well. For the stat buffs out there, follow on .

  

• #UCF has won three in a row over SMU #Goingfor4
• The Knights are 10-3 at home this year#HomecourtAdvantage
• #UCF only had 11 turnovers in Wednesday's win over Rice#NoTurnover
• The Knights have won 75 games inside UCF Arena since it opened in 2007#HomeCooking
• Four #UCF players are averaging double digits in scoring in C-USA games #FairandBalanced
• Isaiah Sykes has made 16 of 17 free throw attempts in league play#FreeFalling
• Calvin Newell averaged 19.5 points in UCF's last 2 games#ANewellDay
• Keith Clanton is averaging 2.9 assists, good for 10th in C-USA#TheGiver
• Clanton is shooting 61.8 percent from the floor this season#OnTarget
• Tristan Spurlock is 6th in C-USA games in rebounds per contest at 9.0 #BoardWork

Offense
- Rice was physically undersized and it showed. 16 second chance points for the Knights compared to Rice's total of 3.
- Clanton faced constant double teams and had a very rare off night (still had 10 rebounds and 5 assists) which led the way for Newell to step up. Newell had 24 points that included 5 three-pointers. Best stat line of the night for Newell you ask? Only one turnover. #CalvinandHobbsfor3
- Even better than Spurlock's 14 points were his 12 rebounds. I really like the way Spurlock is becoming more of a complete player. #PopSpurlockAndDropIt
- Rice is very well coached and did a solid job of mixing up defenses to try and confuse the Knights. Owls would go from zone to man throughout the night. When the Knights utilized their drive and kick action it was nearly unstoppable. Would have liked to see the ball go in the post more.
- Learning game for Walker. Time, score and possession are all parts of the game that he must think about. He will get better with each game #notafreshmananymore
- Sykes with another simple 24-point performance. Oh, and he was 9-of-10 from the free throw line. One more time... he was 9-of-10! #beast #theyarefree

Defense
- Half-court defense was not consistent but it was effective. Knights were too big, too strong and too fast for Owls to really get in any kind of rhythm.
- Newell has chance to one of the greatest on ball defenders UCF has seen in a long time. If he wants; only if he wants it.
- UCF outrebounded the Owls 38-21 #hoothoot #badjoke #whysoserious
- Remember that time when Rice player Keith Washington tried to take a wide open layup with 5 minutes left in the second half and then was viciously blocked by Isaiah Sykes? That was funny. #SykesYouOut
- 2 huge steals for Calvin in the second half. A definite momentum shift when the UCF offense seemed to be going cold.
- During conference play every team knows you offensively and scouts accordingly. The Owls doubled Clanton every time in the post and tried to cut off drives by Sykes and Newell. Therefore, you win games with your defense. It wasn't pretty but most conference wins never are. It's still a win!

Intangibles
- Conference games are gritty, they are physical and they are won with defense. Every win matters in conference play and this was a big one!
- Spurlock really has been great in all of UCF's conference games.
- All-American trainer Andy Reber was wearing a tan/brown suit with an accented brown shirt and tie...very sharp. Don't know if anyone truly wins best dressed last night. Sports Info Director of the Year Doug Richards sported a preppy cardigan look. Everyone's favorite Allstate agent Scott Rose was spotted wearing a scarf. I'll say that again, he was wearing a scarf #tougherthanme #jpclarkwouldbeproud
- The stormtrooper was in the student section again. I really want to walk up to him, wave my hand in front of him, and say "these aren't the droids you're looking for." #starwars #jedimindtrick
- Who is @UCFGauntlet?
- 4,556 was attendance total. Where you at Knight fans? Some great basketball is being played in your backyard!!!
- P.S. I heard Beyonce lip sync the Star Spangled Banner... I bet the UCF band would never do that.

The Knights will play a home game for the first time since Jan. 9 when they host Rice.

• @RiceBasketball (4-13, 0-3 C-USA) vs. @UCFMBasketball (12-5, 2-1 C-USA)
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• UCF Arena (10,000) - Orlando, Fla. - 7 p.m.
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• Listen on WYGM @740thegame
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• Follow the action all game long with updates from @UCFMBasketball and @UCF_Athletics on Twitter. Don't forget to "Like" the Knights on Facebook as well. For the stat buffs out there, follow on .

  

• #UCF will be playing at home for the first time since Jan. 9#WelcomeBack
• The Knights have played in two straight overtime contests#ExtraTime
• #UCF is averaging 71.8 points after averaging 65.6 points a year ago #PointProduction
• Opponents are shooting only 30.3% from deep against the Knights #GettingDefensive
• Keith Clanton needs only 2 blocks to become just the 10th player in C-USA history with 200 career swats#BlockItOut
• Clanton played a total of 80 minutes in the team's last two games#EnduranceMan
• Isaiah Sykes is averaging 2.7 steals per game in league play to pace C-USA #ItTakesaThief
• Tristan Spurlock is averaging 8.0 boards in C-USA contests #WindexMan
• Calvin Newell's 7 field goals at Houston Saturday were the most for the guard as a Knight #FieldDay
• Kasey Wilson leads C-USA, shooting 56.5% from deep#AccurateAim

The men's basketball team is getting ready for another contest against a team from Texas after an exciting overtime win against the Houston Cougars this past weekend.

Isaiah Sykes scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while both Keith Clanton and Calvin Newell combined to score 34 of the team's 79 points. The win marked UCF's second victory in Conference USA play and puts them in a tie for fourth place in C-USA.

This Wednesday, the men's basketball team will face the Rice Owls. On Saturday, the Knights will go up against the SMU Mustangs and new head coach Larry Brown. The longtime head coach has spent the majority of his coaching career in the NBA, but the last college team he coached was the Kansas Jayhawks in 1988. He led them to the NCAA Championship that season.

In track and field, the Knights will compete in the Hokie Invitational in Blacksburg, Virginia. UCF has been off to a hot start and was very impressive last week at the Gator Invitational and the Auburn Invitational.

At the Auburn Invitational, freshman distance runner Anne-Marie Blaney broke the school record in the 3000 meters for the second week in a row with a time of 9:44.58. Sophomore Octavious Freeman ran a nation's best 7.19 seconds in the 60 meter dash.

For more news on the Knights continue to check UCFAthletics.com.

Inside UCF Basketball with Donnie Jones, which airs each Monday at 10:30 p.m. on Bright House Sports Network, includes highlights this week from the Knights' thrilling overtime win at Houston. On Saturday, UCF improved to 12-5 overall and 2-1 in Conference USA games with a 79-75 victory over the Cougars.

The Knights, who were led by Isaiah Sykes (22 points, 9 rebounds), Keith Clanton (19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks) and Calvin Newell (15 points), nearly won at the end of regulation on a Tristan Spurlock buzzer beater. After Spurlock's deep 3-pointer was declared too late by the officials, UCF outscored Houston 7-3 in overtime.

This week's show details how UCF's four walk-ons contribute to the team's success. Bobby Horodsyki, Robert King III, Isaac Lang and Tyler Coons will be featured during the program.

The episode also includes stories on assistant coach Darren Tillis, the UCF Victory Club and the program's focus on academic success.

The show also airs Tuesday at 11 p.m. on Bright House Sports Network and statewide each Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. on Sun Sports.

The Donnie Jones Radio Show is slated for Monday at Buffalo Wild Wings on University and the head coach will talk about UCF's thrilling overtime win at Houston during the program. The hour-long show begins at 7 p.m. and fans are invited to listen in person and interact with Jones and host Marc Daniels.

The show airs on the UCF IMG Sports Network and its flagship station, 740 The Game in Orlando.

On Saturday, UCF recovered from an early double-digit deficit to post a 79-75 win over the Cougars. Isaiah Sykes scored 22 points and Keith Clanton added 19 points in the win.

The Knights have a pair of home games this week, starting with a 7 p.m. Wednesday contest vs. Rice. UCF also hosts SMU Saturday at 4 p.m.

UCF will hit the court for the first time in a week when it faces host Houston Saturday afternoon.

• @UHCougarMBK (12-4, 1-2 C-USA) vs. @UCFMBasketball (11-5, 1-1 C-USA)
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• Hofheinz Pavilion - Houston, Texas -6 p.m. EDT
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• Listen on WYGM @740thegame
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• Follow the action all game long with updates from @UCFMBasketball and @UCF_Athletics on Twitter. Don't forget to "Like" the Knights on Facebook as well. For the stat buffs out there, follow on .

  

• #UCF is seeking its third road win of the year after winning three games away from Orlando all of last year #RoadImprovement
• #UCF ranks 10th nationally in field goal percentage, shooting 49.5 percent #SureShot
• The Knights and Houston will both compete in the BIG EAST next season#ConferenceCall
• #UCF is 5th nationally in fewest fouls per game at 12.7#FairNotFoul
• Keith Clanton needs only 7 boards to become just the 9th player in C-USA history with 900 career boards#EliteCompany
• Clanton ranks 6th in the country in field goal percentage, making 63.4 percent of his attempts #PaintProduction
• Tristan Spurlock averaged 16.7 points in UCF's last 3 games #PointPerson
• Isaiah Sykes is 2nd in C-USA in steals per game at 1.9#SykesofSteal
• Calvin Newell logged a career high 41 minutes at East Carolina last Saturday #MajorMinutes
• Kasey Wilson has made 54.8 percent of his 3-pointers this year #TripleDip