Final
Jordan's 18, UCF lifts Knights past Houston 68-65
Feb 17, 2010 - 2:41 AM ORLANDO(AP) -- Marcus Jordan scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Central Florida's late stout defense lifted the Knights to a 68-65 win over Houston on Tuesday night.UCF (13-12, 5-6 Conference USA) held Houston without a field goal over the final 3:29 of the game.
Adam Brown missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Cougars that would have tied the game. But his miss was able to let the Knights beat Houston (13-12, 5-6) for the second time this season.
With Houston trailing 68-65, Aubrey Coleman missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 8.7 seconds remaining. UCF rebounded and the Cougars were forced to foul.
UCF's Keith Clanton missed a 1-and-1 and Houston rebounded. The Knights fouled Kelvin Lewis, who missed two consecutive free throws, but the ball went out of bounds off a UCF player with nine-tenths of a second remaining, giving Houston a final chance to tie.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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HOUSTON 32 33 65
UCF 33 35 68 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: HOUSTON - AUBREY COLEMAN 26, ADAM BROWN 8,
KELVIN LEWIS 8
UCF - MARCUS JORDAN 18, A.J. TYLER 12,
ISAAC SOSA 11
Feb 16 9:02 PM - NCAA BB
HOUSTON 65
UCF 68 0:00 LEFT, 2ND HALF
Feb 16 8:59 PM - NCAA BB
HOUSTON 32
UCF 33 HALFTIME
Feb 16 7:47 PM
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