ORLANDO – The UCF men's basketball team returns home for back-to-back games at Addition Financial Arena, beginning with Saturday's tilt against Temple. The Knights and the Owls are scheduled to tip at 4 p.m. with coverage on ESPNU and FM 96.9 The Game.
The Knights (8-11, 6-10) have won three of their last four games, defeating Tulane on the road last Saturday and taking care of South Florida in their last home game back on Feb. 17. UCF is currently seventh in the American Athletic Conference standings, but can continue to improve its position with three regular season games remaining.
The Owls (5-10, 4-10) come to Orlando having recently snapped their six-game losing streak. Temple defeated South Florida 65-47 in Tampa on Wednesday after losing to the Bulls 83-76 in Philadelphia just three days prior. Temple remains in 10th place in the conference standings with just two games left to play.
Temple leads the all-time series 9-6 and has defeated UCF each of the last three times these two teams have played. The Knights hold a slight 4-3 advantage over the Owls in games played in Orlando. Temple won 62-55 when the two teams squared off in Philadelphia back on Jan. 14.
Game Information
Date: Saturday, Feb. 27
Time: 4 p.m. ET
TV: ESPNU
Radio: FM 96.9 The Game
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Won Three of Last Four
- UCF has won three of its last four games, and the Knights are scoring 71.5 points per game - 4.4 more points per game than their season average - and allowing just 66.0 points per game, 4.3 less points than their season average during the stretch.
- UCF has been more efficient, shooting 46.0 percent from the floor and 43.1 percent from 3-point range, compared to season averages of 42.9 percent and 36.7 percent, respectively.
- The Knights have also averaged 16.5 assist per game, as compared to their season average of 12.0 per contest.
- Darius Perry has led the way during the stretch, averaging 16.3 points per game and shooting 44.1 percent from long distance, but C.J. Walker has really come on during this time, averaging 12.5 points and 7.0 rebounds with 12 blocked shots in the last four games.
Good From Long Distance
- The Knights are currently leading The American in 3-point shooting, hitting at a 36.7 percent clip on the season.
- If the season ended today, it would be UCF's best 3-point shooting mark in a season since shooting 39.4 percent during the 2006-07 season.
- The Knights also rank second in the league with 7.9 made 3-pointers per game, which would be the most for a UCF team in a single season since making 8.6 threes per game during the 2004-05 campaign.
- Green currently leads the way with 42 makes, while Mahan is tops with 44.3 percent mark.
Mr. Basketball Makes His Mark
- Isaiah Adams, the former Florida Mr. Basketball, broke out for a career-high 26 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the field in UCF's win at Tulane on Feb. 20.
- It marked the seventh best single-game shooting performance in UCF history.
- He also went 4-of-5 from 3-point range and 2-of-2 from the line while dishing out five assists.
- Adams is averaging 9.0 points per game and leads the team with a 46.6 percent mark from the floor.
- He also ranks 12th in the conference with 1.3 steals per game.
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