Men's Basketball

The American Today: UCF defeats UNC-Greensboro, 65-54


Standings


Results

UCF 65, UNC-Greensboro 54 Recap Box Score
No. 19/24 UConn 83, Furman 58 Recap Box Score
Houston 97, Florida A&M 52 Recap Box Score
Boston University 78, USF 66 Recap Box Score


Highlights

- UCF senior Shaheed Davis led the team with a career-high 23 points, eight rebounds and two blocks as the Knights earned a 65-54 victory over UNC-Greensboro. Davis finished 9-of-15 shooting and 5-for-8 from three-point range, with his five 3's setting a new single-game record for him. Sophomore Adonys Henriquez tallied 13 points, while freshman Tacko Fall scored a career-high 12 points. Redshirt sophomore A.J. Davis and senior Daiquan Walker tallied 13 of the Knights' 18 assists, as A. Davis dished out a career-high six assists, while Walker matched his career-high of seven.

- Shonn Miller scored 18 points and had seven rebounds to lead No. 19/24 UConn to an 83-58 win over Furman. The Huskies' freshman guard Jalen Adams notched his first double-digit game of his career with 14 points and six assists off the bench, while Rodney Purvis added 13 points and seven assists. UConn had 20 assists and just five turnovers in the game, while scoring 20 points off of Furman's 13 turnovers.

- Houston point guards Ronnie Johnson and Galen Robinson, Jr., combined for 37 points and 12 assists without a turnover to lead the Cougars to a 97-52 win over Florida A&M. Senior forward Devonta Pollard finished with 16 points and three rebounds, while sophomore guard Rob Gray, Jr., added 17 points with a game-high four 3-pointers, two rebounds, two steals and a pair of assists. The Cougars shot 58.2 percent (39-of-67) from the field in the win.

- USF fell to Boston University, 78-66 at the Sun Dome. The Bulls' senior center Jaleel Cousins earned his first career double-double, with a career-high 14 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore Roddy Peters had a career-high 16 points and a team-high four assists, while freshman Jahmal McMurray extended his double-digit scoring streak to four games, adding 11 points for the Bulls.



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