It’s a non-conference clash on the college hardwood when a member of the AAC heads to the Magnolia State to take on the SEC. The UCF Knights are the road team as they make the trip to face the Ole Miss Rebels Wednesday night. UCF comes in off a 75-49 home demolition of Tarleton State Sunday in their previous contest, easily covering the 7.5-point line in the process. Ole Miss routed Valparaiso 98-61 at home Saturday as they cruised past the 14.5-point line in that game. In the all-time series between the schools, the Rebels have won all three meetings, including an 84-56 triumph at home in the most recent matchup on January 5, 2010.
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UCF won their second straight game after a narrow two-point loss to Miami as they smacked Tarleton State around at home Sunday in their previous contest. The Knights improved to 7-2 on the season and look to run their win streak to three games by prevailing here. Against Tarleton State, UCF led by just three at the half before opening the second half with a 9-0 run to take a 39-27 advantage. The Knights didn’t let the Texans closer than seven after that as they pulled away for the victory. UCF shot 52% from the field, including 11 of 23 from three-point range, and limited the Texans to 40% shooting in the game. Taylor Hendricks led the Knights with 16 points and nine rebounds in the victory.
The Knights put up an average of 71.7 points per contest (200th in the country) this season. UCF pulls down 38.1 rebounds per contest while dishing out 12.6 assists per game this season. The Kn ights are an above average team on the defensive end of the floor, ranking 24th in the nation by allowing 60.3 points per game. Taylor Hendricks leads the Knights and is one of two players averaging in double figures as he puts up 15.6 points plus 7.1 rebounds per contest this season. Darius Johnson (10.3 points, 3.8 assists), Ithiel Horton (9.9 points), C.J. Kelly (9.7 points) and Jayhlon Young (8.2 points) are solid secondary scoring options. Brandon Suggs, Michael Durr, C.J. Walker, Thierno Sylla, Lahat Thioune and Tyem Freeman are all important rotation players for the Knights. UCF is shooting 43.6% from the floor as a team this season. The Knights drain 8.4 triples a night while shooting 36.7% from beyond the arc. UCF is cashing in a mediocre 71.2% of their chances at the free throw line.