National Basketball Association
Central Florida 73, Tulane 65
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Where: CFE Federal Credit Union Arena, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
# Tom Eades, # Bert Smith, # Bret Smith
Attendance:
3720
By The Sports Xchange
Tacko Fall scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as UCF snapped its seven-game losing streak with a 73-65 victory over Tulane on Wednesday in Orlando, Fla.
Fall, a 7-foot-6 freshman, went 8 for 8 from the floor and the Knights (12-16, 6-11 American Athletic Conference) held on as their 17-point second-half lead was trimmed to four with less than three minutes to go. Their last victory came Feb. 4 - also against the Green Wave.
Adonys Henriquez added 16 points for UCF and was 4 of 8 from 3-point range. Daiquan Walkers poured in game-high 20 points as the Knights shot 44.1 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Green Wave, 50-31.
Malik Morgan had 17 points for Tulane (10-20, 3-14) and hit a trio of 3-pointers. Louis Dabney added 14 points for the Green Wave.
Top Game Performances
| Tulane |
|
Central Florida |
|
Malik Morgan 17 |
Scoring |
Daiquan Walker 20 |
|
Louis Dabney 3 |
Assists |
Daiquan Walker 5 |
|
Malik Morgan 5 |
Rebounds |
Tacko Fall 13 |
|
Malik Morgan 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Daiquan Walker 8 |
|
Melvin Frazier 3 |
Steals |
Daiquan Walker 2 |
|
Blake Paul 3 |
Blocks |
Tacko Fall 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tulane
|
65 |
37.5 |
7-20 |
10-20 |
11 |
27 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
| Central Florida
|
73 |
44.1 |
7-23 |
14-17 |
14 |
38 |
6 |
4 |
20 |