ORLANDO – The UCF men's basketball team returns home this week for the second round of the War On I-4 against South Florida. The Knights and the Bulls are scheduled to tip at 7 p.m. with coverage on ESPNU and FM 96.9 The Game.
The Knights (6-11, 4-10) recently lost to Cincinnati on the road by just one point, 69-68, but won their last time at home. UCF defeated Tulane 53-49 on Feb. 12, the team's last game at Addition Financial Arena.
The Bulls (7-7, 3-5), meanwhile, have lost two in a row and three of their last four, including the most recent home defeat to Tulane, 62-59. South Florida had over a month off between games, winning at ECU on Jan. 9 before COVID-19 protocols took over and next played against Houston on Feb. 10.
South Florida leads the all-time series 24-18, but UCF has won 10 out of 18 games played in Orlando. The Bulls have won the last two contests in the series, including a 68-61 victory earlier this season in Tampa.
Game Information
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 17
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPNU
Radio: FM 96.9 The Game
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Mahan Making Waves
- In his second season with the Knights, Brandon Mahan has been impressive, ranking 10th in The American in scoring with 14.1 points per game.
- As a senior this season he currently ranks second in The American with a 46.1 percent mark from 3-point range, ranks second in the league with an 87.8 percent mark from the free throw line, and is ninth with a 46.8 percent mark from the field.
- He leads the team and ranks 15th in the conference with 5.3 rebounds per game.
- Mahan earned AAC Player of the Week honors for his 32-point outing in the win at Florida State and was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll the following week.
Can't Sweep Cincinnati
- The Knights couldn't earn the program's first season sweep of Cincinnati when the Bearcats took out UCF 69-68 at Fifth Third Arena on Feb. 14.
- Cincinnati shot 48.1 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Knights 39-29 to earn the home victory.
- The Bearcats had four players in double figures, including Keith Williams and David DeJulius, who both finished with 14 points.
Perry Putting Up Points
- Senior grad transfer Darius Perry has been putting up points in his first season with the Knights, currently leading the team and ranking ninth in the league with 14.4 points per game.
- The former Louisville Cardinal is averaging 18.8 points per game in his last five outings.
- He also leads the Knights and ranks 13th in the league with 3.0 assists per game and has had at least two in each of his last 10 games played.
- He has been named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll two times this year.
- Perry is shooting 84.1 percent from the free throw line, which ranks sixth in the league.
- His 10 made 3-pointers against Tulsa and Wichita State were the most made threes in back-to-back games by a Knight since Matt Williams had 10 against Houston and Memphis on Feb. 1 and Feb. 4, 2017.
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