Marshall 67, UCF 62
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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UCF |
MARSHALL |
| Points |
62 |
67 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
23-52 (.442) |
21-56 (.375) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
6-21 (.286) |
7-21 (.333) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
10-13 (.769) |
18-21 (.857) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
20 (0/0) |
15 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
7 |
6 |
| Next 5 Games |
| UCF (ET) |
MARSHALL (ET) |
| 03/04 @TLSA 8:00pm | | 03/07 ECU 7:00pm | | 03/11 USM 3:30pm | | 11/13 MASS 7:00pm | | 11/17 HOW 7:00pm |
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| 03/04 RICE 7:00pm | | 03/07 @UAB 3:00pm | | 03/11 RICE 1:00pm | | 11/15 NCAT 2:00pm | | 11/17 MTSU 7:00pm |
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Associated Press
HUNTINGTON, W.V. -- Damier Pitts scored 21 points and Marshall beat Central Florida 67-62 on Saturday night.
Pitts shot 4-for-6 from behind 3-point line and 7-for-7 from the free-throw line.
Markel Humphrey added 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Thundering Herd (14-15, 6-8 Conference USA), while
Tirrell Baines chipped in with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
With a three-point deficit late in the contest,
Jermaine Taylor made a layup to cut Marshall's lead to 63-62 with 10 seconds remaining. Pitts made two free throws to push the lead back up to three, and Taylor's 3-point attempt to tie the score missed. Pitts made two more free throws with 2 seconds left to put the game out of reach.
Taylor scored 28 points to lead the Knights (16-12, 6-8).
Kenrick Zondervan added 10 points and seven rebounds.