UCF brings a two-game profitable streak and a surging rookie heart right into a Huge 12 showdown with TCU on Saturday in Fort Price, Texas.
The Knights (15-13, 6-11 Huge 12) beat Kansas State 80-76 Wednesday at dwelling behind the primary double-double from Moustapha Thiam, who had 11 factors and 10 rebounds.
The 7-foot-2 Senegal native virtually had a triple-double as he tied a UCF document with eight blocked photographs. Within the final 11 video games, Thiam has averaged 13.7 factors, 6.6 rebounds and a pair of.9 blocks.
“It’s a must to have somebody that may defend the rim,” UCF coach Johnny Dawkins mentioned. “Particularly on this league. You’ve got so many gifted gamers that may go off the bounce and get to the basket. You’ve got so many put up gamers that may rating down low. You want guys that may defend the rim, rebound and block photographs.”
Keyshawn Corridor leads the Knights with 19.1 factors and 6.8 rebounds per sport. He scored 26 factors and Darius Johnson had 23 factors within the win over the Wildcats.
The Horned Frogs (15-13, 8-9) misplaced 73-55 Tuesday at West Virginia. As time runs out to choose up regular-season wins, TCU coach Jamie Dixon desires the Horned Frogs to maneuver on.
“I instructed our guys we’ve to prepare for Central Florida,” Dixon mentioned. “It wasn’t a very good journey for us. We misplaced to 2 good groups on the highway and did not do the issues we wanted to do. We have work to do. I do know it is late within the yr to be saying that, however I do imagine we will discover methods to get higher.”
Trazarien White scored 11 factors and was the one Horned Frogs participant to attain in double digits. Main scorer Noah Reynolds (12.3 factors per sport) was held to 2 factors.
When TCU hosted the Mountaineers earlier this month, Reynolds and Vasean Allette (11.6 factors) mixed for 42 factors in a 65-60 win. On Tuesday, they mixed for 10. They’re going to have to offer extra for TCU if it desires to make a late-season or Huge 12 event run.
“Each man must be higher than the place we’re at proper now,” Dixon mentioned. “That is actually the message I gave to our guys. We’ve got to refocus.”
–Area Degree Media
