ORLANDO (UCFKnights.com) –The Knights got back on track with a win Saturday over Tulsa. On Wednesday, the UCF men’s basketball team will look to keep that momentum going on the road, taking on Tulane at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT in New Orleans.
GAME INFO
Date: Saturday, Jan. 23
Time: 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN3
Radio: 96.9 FM/740 AM The Game
Live Stats: https://ucfknights.co/2CEliMP
The Knights (14-3, 4-1) kept themselves among the top teams in the American Athletic Conference with just one loss in league play by coming back from a 15-point first half deficit to defeat the Golden Hurricane 64-62 at CFE Arena on Saturday.
UCF is receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll and projected to earn an at-large berth in most NCAA Tournament Bracket projections. To keep the momentum going, the Knights will have to win a true road game for just the second time this year.
Winners of four games away from home, the Knights earned three victories in the neutral site Myrtle Beach Invitational. Of its three true road games this season, UCF has lost two, at Missouri and at Wichita State. The good news is that the one road win was against a good opponent in a tough environment, a triumph over UConn, the program’s first in the state of Connecticut.
Tulane (4-13, 0-5), meanwhile, will be looking to take advantage of the Knights to earn their first win in conference play this season. The Green Wave have earned their four wins over Coastal Carolina, South Dakota State, UT Martin and Texas Southern, but haven’t come out on top since Dec. 17.
NOTES TO KNOW
- The Knights are 1-2 in road games in 2018-19.
- UCF leads the all-time series 14-3 against Tulane and holds a 7-2 advantage in games played in New Orleans.
- The Knights have one the last two meetings against the Green Wave, including last year’s only meeting, a 60-51 victory on Senior Day.
- UCF has been able to hold a lead at 14-0 when leading with two minutes remaining in the game.
- The Knights are also 12-0 when tied or leading in rebound margin, something they did again in the win over Tulsa.
- Tacko Fall leads the league with a 77.3 field goal percentage and 2.9 blocked shots per game.
- UCF is 11-0 when Fall scores in double figures, which he did in the win over Tulsa.
- BJ Taylor is 16th in the nation with 110 free throws made on the season and he recently passed Josh Peppers for 10th place on UCF’s scoring chart.
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