UCF Knights vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Match Player Stats On Feb 28, 2024

Darius Johnson scored 17 points and Jaylin Sellers and Shemarri Allen each added 12 on Wednesday, lifting UCF to a 77-71 victory over Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.

Johnson overcame a 4-for-11 performance from the floor and 1-for-5 effort from 3-point range by making 8 of 9 foul shots.

C.J. Walker scored 10 points for the Knights (15-12, 6-9 Big 12), who erased a 12-point deficit in the first half to snap a five-game skid on the road. The win was UCF's second in nine tries on the road this season and first since posting a 77-71 victory against Texas on Jan. 17.

UCF held a 40-27 edge in rebounds Wednesday, with Walker and Thierno Sylla each recording six.

Oklahoma State's John-Michael Wright sank five 3-pointers to highlight his season-high 22-point performance. Wright's previous season high was 16, initially set in a 74-69 loss to TCU on Jan. 23 and matched in an 83-54 loss to Kansas on Jan. 30.

Eric Dailey Jr. scored 15 points and Javon Small added 13 for the Cowboys (12-16, 4-11), who have lost two in a row and 11 of their last 15 games.

Sellers' layup boosted UCF's lead to 64-56 before Small scored seven straight points to bring Oklahoma State within one. The Knights made four free throws and Ibrahima Diallo added a layup to push his team's advantage to 70-63 with 2:41 left in the second half.

UCF made seven free throws to keep the Cowboys at bay the rest of the way.

Oklahoma State built a 12-point lead at 36-24 with 4:37 remaining in the first half before UCF quickly halved its deficit after 3-pointers by Marchelus Avery and Walker.

The Knights scored 14 of the last 20 points in the first half and 22 of the first 33 in the second to seize a 60-53 advantage, with Sellers connecting twice from beyond the arc and Johnson added another to highlight the second-half surge.

--Field Level Media