NCAA Men's Basketball

UCF Knights (19-15)


Sun. 3/5 Thu. 3/9 Fri. 3/10 Wed. 3/15 Sun. 3/19
vs. ECU 
W 84-58
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vs. SMU 
W 76-70
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@ Mem 
L 76-81
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@ Fla 
W 67-49
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@ Oregon 
L 54-68
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Bittle leads Oregon to 68-54 victory over UCF in NIT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Sophomore Nate Bittle finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds and Oregon rolled to a 68-54 victory over UCF in the second round of the NIT on Sunday night.

Bittle sank 7 of 14 shots from the floor with a 3-pointer for the top-seeded Ducks (21-14), who advance to play No. 2 seed Wisconsin (19-14) in the quarterfinals. It was the second career double-double for Bittle. Quincy Guerrier contributed 14 points and six boards. Kel’el Ware pitched in with 11 points off the bench, while Rivaldo Soares scored 10.

C.J. Kelly led the Knights (19-15) with 13 points. Taylor Hendricks had nine points and nine rebounds.

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Leaders
Points: T. Hendricks15.1
Rebounds: T. Hendricks7.0
Assists: C. Kelly2.8
FG%: T. Hendricks47.8%
FT%: C. Kelly81.3%
3P%: T. Hendricks39.4%
Steals: D. Johnson2.2
Blocks: T. Hendricks1.7
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-9
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-6
10 UConn31-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 UConn31-8
2 San Diego State32-7
3 Miami (FL)29-8
4 Alabama31-6
5 Florida Atlantic35-4
6 Houston33-4
7 Texas29-9
8 UCLA31-6
9 Kansas State26-10
10 Gonzaga31-6
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Big 12 Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Kansas 13-5 28-8
Texas 12-6 29-9
Kansas State 11-7 26-10
Baylor 11-7 23-11
TCU 9-9 22-13
Iowa State 9-9 19-14
Oklahoma State 8-10 20-16
West Virginia 7-11 19-15
Texas Tech 5-13 16-16
Oklahoma 5-13 15-17
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 71.5 (182)
Rebounds: 11.6 (59)
Assists: 13.8 (128)
FG%: 42.8% (285)
FT%: 77.1% (21)
3P%: 35.3% (115)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 65.5 (49)
Rebounds: 23.4 (288)
Assists: 12.2 (140)
FG%: 42.0% (72)
FT%: 72.4% (236)
3P%: 30.7% (30)