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Men's Hoops Drops Road Contest at UCF
February 03, 2024 | Men's Basketball
ORLANDO, Fla. – Senior Le'Tre Darthard scored a team-high 14 points and buried four 3-pointers in No. 23/24 Oklahoma 74-63 loss to UCF at Addition Financial Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The Knights scored the first seven points of the contest and raced out to a 15-4 advantage after back-to-back triples by Antwann Jones.
Senior Rivaldo Soares brought the Sooners back within three with a pair of dunks before UCF's Payne responded with a slam.
Oklahoma narrowed the UCF advantage to 23-21 after a pair of made free throws by junior Jalon Moore and a jumper by Soares.
UCF outscored the Sooners 11-5 to end the half and entered the break up 34-27.
Junior Javian McCollum opened the second frame with two free throws after UCF was assessed a flagrant foul after the end of the half.
Jones scored on a slashing layup for the first UCF points of the half, and sophomore Milos Uzan knocked down a three, cutting the deficit to 36-32.
The Knights strung together an 8-2 run, capping the spurt with a pair of free throws by Ibrahim Diallo. Sophomore Otega Oweh cut the advantage to 44-36 with 15:52 left before UCF buried four consecutive free throws, pushing its lead back to double digits.
The Knights continued their strong shooting performance and never let their lead dip below 10 for the final 15:20.
Moore recorded a double-double, finishing with a team-high 11 rebounds and 10 points. Soares scored 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the field.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma hosts No. 22 BYU on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Tip is at 7 p.m. CT inside Lloyd Noble Center.
