UCF Knights vs. West Virginia Mountaineers

Mar 8, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UCF	25	40	65
WVU	47	25	72

Game Recap

West Virginia hangs on to beat UCF 72-65 after almost blowing 25-point second-half lead. Javon Small scored 25 points, freshman Jonathan Powell scored 12 of his 15 in the second half and West Virginia held off UCF 72-65 on Saturday after nearly blowing a 25-point lead in the final 20 minutes.

Player Stats

UCF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Keyshawn Hall	36	1-10	0-2	4-6	8	1	0	2	6	1	6
52Moustapha Thiam	31	5-8	2-5	1-2	7	0	0	1	1	0	13
22Nils Machowski	18	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	2	3	1	2	1	2
15Tyler Hendricks	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
3Darius Johnson	39	10-21	4-11	3-5	5	3	7	0	6	4	27
2JJ Taylor	25	4-5	2-2	2-2	4	0	0	0	1	4	12
5Benny Williams	13	1-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
6Dallan Coleman	26	1-5	0-2	1-2	10	2	1	0	0	2	3
7Dior Johnson	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	23-5939.0%	8-2532.0%	11-1764.7%	37	9	11	4	17	14	65

WEST VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Amani Hansberry	28	8-13	2-6	0-1	10	2	0	0	0	1	18
10Sencire Harris	22	1-3	0-1	0-0	5	1	2	1	3	5	2
11Jonathan Powell	29	5-9	5-8	0-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	15
7Javon Small	36	7-23	5-15	6-6	7	9	2	0	4	1	25
5Toby Okani	35	4-7	0-1	0-1	8	1	0	3	6	2	8
0Eduardo Andre	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	3	1	1	1	2	0
3KJ Tenner	9	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
1Joseph Yesufu	29	1-7	0-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	2	2

TOTAL	-	27-6640.9%	12-3732.4%	6-1060.0%	40	17	6	5	15	17	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUCFWVU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UCF.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by West Virginia.
(19:43) Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:39) Javon Small Defensive Rebound.
(19:30) Amani Hansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:26) Darius Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) Keyshawn Hall missed Jumper.
(19:09) Javon Small Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:54) Javon Small made Jumper.
02
(18:45) Foul on Sencire Harris.
(18:38) Moustapha Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:35) Jonathan Powell Defensive Rebound.
(18:20) Javon Small missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:17) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:17) Amani Hansberry made Layup.
04
(18:17) Foul on Tyler Hendricks.
(18:16) Amani Hansberry missed Free Throw.
(18:14) Tyler Hendricks Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Keyshawn Hall Turnover.
(17:40) Javon Small missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:37) Darius Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:19) Moustapha Thiam made Layup. Assisted by Darius Johnson.
24
+2 (16:59) Amani Hansberry made Jumper.
26
(16:41) Keyshawn Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:38) Javon Small Defensive Rebound.
(16:31) Toby Okani Turnover.
(16:31) Nils Machowski Steal.
(16:26) Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:22) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:10) Javon Small made Three Point Jumper.
29
+3 (16:00) Darius Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
59
(15:42) Jonathan Powell missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:37) Toby Okani Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:37) Toby Okani made Two Point Tip Shot.
511
(15:25) Keyshawn Hall Turnover.
(15:05) Javon Small missed Jumper.
(15:02) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:00) Jonathan Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amani Hansberry.
514
(14:29) Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:25) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(14:14) Amani Hansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:10) Keyshawn Hall Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Foul on Javon Small.
(14:00) Foul on Jonathan Powell.
+1 (14:00) Dallan Coleman made Free Throw.
614
(13:58) Dallan Coleman missed Free Throw.
(13:56) Eduardo Andre Defensive Rebound.
(13:44) Toby Okani missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:38) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:23) Darius Johnson made Layup.
814
+3 (13:00) Javon Small made Three Point Jumper.
817
+3 (12:43) Darius Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keyshawn Hall.
1117
+3 (12:23) Javon Small made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eduardo Andre.
1120
(12:13) Dallan Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:09) Javon Small Defensive Rebound.
(11:48) Javon Small missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:45) KJ Tenner Offensive Rebound.
(11:43) Joseph Yesufu missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:40) Toby Okani Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:37) Javon Small made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Toby Okani.
1123
(11:35) UCF Timeout.
(11:24) Foul on Darius Johnson.
(11:24) Darius Johnson Turnover.
+2 (11:08) Javon Small made Layup. Assisted by Eduardo Andre.
1125
(11:04) Tyler Hendricks Turnover.
(11:03) Joseph Yesufu Turnover.
(11:03) Darius Johnson Steal.
+2 (10:58) Darius Johnson made Layup.
1325
(10:39) Javon Small missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:36) Dallan Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(10:24) Tyler Hendricks missed Jumper.
(10:22) Javon Small Defensive Rebound.
(10:14) Eduardo Andre missed Layup.
(10:11) Dallan Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(10:08) Foul on KJ Tenner.
(9:50) Darius Johnson Turnover.
(9:50) Eduardo Andre Steal.
+2 (9:38) KJ Tenner made Jumper.
1327
(9:25) Moustapha Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:21) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
(9:08) Jonathan Powell missed Jumper.
(9:05) Toby Okani Offensive Rebound.
(8:50) Sencire Harris Turnover.
(8:50) Darius Johnson Steal.
(8:43) Darius Johnson Turnover.
+2 (8:27) Amani Hansberry made Dunk. Assisted by Javon Small.
1329
(8:09) Moustapha Thiam Turnover.
(8:09) Javon Small Steal.
(8:04) Javon Small missed Layup.
(8:04) Nils Machowski Block.
(7:58) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:50) JJ Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dior Johnson.
1629
+3 (7:32) Amani Hansberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon Small.
1632
(7:29) Foul on Jonathan Powell.
(7:16) Foul on Toby Okani.
(7:07) Nils Machowski missed Jumper.
(7:04) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) Sencire Harris missed Layup.
(7:02) Keyshawn Hall Block.
(7:02) West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
(6:56) Javon Small missed Layup.
(6:54) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(6:42) Nils Machowski missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:37) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:24) Toby Okani made Layup.
1634
(6:03) Keyshawn Hall missed Layup.
(6:00) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
(5:58) Joseph Yesufu missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:53) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(5:41) Sencire Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:38) Keyshawn Hall Defensive Rebound.
(5:30) Darius Johnson missed Layup.
(5:30) Toby Okani Block.
(5:25) Joseph Yesufu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:24) Sencire Harris made Layup. Assisted by Amani Hansberry.
1636
(5:10) Keyshawn Hall missed Layup.
(5:09) UCF Offensive Rebound.
(5:09) Benny Williams missed Layup.
(5:09) Eduardo Andre Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:53) Joseph Yesufu made Jumper.
1638
(4:33) Benny Williams missed Layup.
(4:33) Benny Williams Offensive Rebound.
(4:33) Foul on Eduardo Andre.
(4:33) Keyshawn Hall missed Free Throw.
(4:33) UCF Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:33) Keyshawn Hall made Free Throw.
1738
+2 (4:12) Toby Okani made Layup. Assisted by Javon Small.
1740
(4:02) Keyshawn Hall missed Layup.
(4:02) Sencire Harris Block.
(3:58) Darius Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(3:55) Darius Johnson missed Jumper.
(3:51) Keyshawn Hall Offensive Rebound.
(3:50) Foul on Eduardo Andre.
+1 (3:50) Keyshawn Hall made Free Throw.
1840
(3:49) Keyshawn Hall missed Free Throw.
(3:48) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:32) Toby Okani made Dunk. Assisted by Javon Small.
1842
(3:18) Nils Machowski Turnover.
+2 (2:56) Amani Hansberry made Layup. Assisted by Sencire Harris.
1844
+2 (2:43) Darius Johnson made Layup.
2044
(2:16) Joseph Yesufu missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:14) Toby Okani Offensive Rebound.
(2:14) Foul on Dallan Coleman.
(2:04) Javon Small missed Jumper.
(2:01) Dallan Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(1:54) Keyshawn Hall Turnover.
(1:54) Sencire Harris Steal.
+3 (1:40) Javon Small made Three Point Jumper.
2047
(1:29) Dior Johnson missed Layup.
(1:22) Dallan Coleman Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:21) Darius Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallan Coleman.
2347
(1:07) Javon Small missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:07) UCF Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:45) Toby Okani Defensive Rebound.
(0:45) Foul on Benny Williams.
(0:34) Amani Hansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:29) Dallan Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(0:16) Benny Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:16) Toby Okani Block.
(0:13) Dallan Coleman missed Layup.
(0:13) Moustapha Thiam Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:11) Moustapha Thiam made Two Point Tip Shot.
2547
(0:10) Dallan Coleman Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Joseph Yesufu missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UCF

WVU

65Points72

23-59(39.0%)Field Goal(%)27-66(40.9%)

8-25(32.0%)3-Point(%)12-37(32.4%)

11-17(64.7%)Free Throw(%)6-10(60.0%)

39(13)Rebounds(Offensive)44(16)

9Assists17

11Steals6

4Blocks5

17Turnovers16

14(0)Fouls(Technical)17(1)

0Largest Lead27

Game Details

Saturday, March 8, 2025 · 5:00 PM

WVU Coliseum · Morgantown, WV

attendance: 12,523 (89.5%)

tv: ESPN+