UCF locks sixth seed to tourney with 60-51 win over Tulane
ORLANDO, Fla. -- B.J. Taylor scored 19 points, Dayon Griffin scored 13 and UCF beat Tulane 60-51 on Sunday in an American Athletic Conference finale.
UCF (18-12, 9-9) enters the conference tournament as the No. 6 seed and will face 11th-seeded East Carolina. Tulane is the No. 10 seed and will play seventh-seeded Temple. The tournament starts Thursday at Orlando, Florida.
Ray Ona Embo's 3-pointer gave Tulane a 43-42 lead with 7:20 left for its first lead since a 7-4 advantage about three minutes in. Taylor's 3-pointer with 1:25 left broke a 50-all tie and the Knights led the remainder. Griffin followed with a 3 and Terrell Allen's layup with 24 seconds to go made it 58-51. Tulane missed its last three shots and committed two turnovers in the final two minutes.
Melvin Frazier scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Tulane (14-16, 5-13), Ona Embo scored 11 and Jordan Cornish added 10.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Zelton Steed
- Sean Casey
- Karl Hess
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 10-1 | - | 20-4 |
| UAB | 8-2 | 1.5 | 15-8 |
| North Texas | 8-3 | 2 | 17-6 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7-4 | 3 | 14-10 |
| Tulane | 7-4 | 3 | 13-11 |
| Temple | 6-5 | 4 | 14-10 |
| East Carolina | 5-6 | 5 | 13-11 |
| South Florida | 5-6 | 5 | 12-12 |
| UTSA | 4-7 | 6 | 10-13 |
| Wichita State | 3-7 | 6.5 | 13-10 |
| Rice | 3-8 | 7 | 12-12 |
| Tulsa | 3-8 | 7 | 9-15 |
| Charlotte | 2-10 | 8.5 | 9-16 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 12-1 | - | 20-4 |
| Arizona | 11-1 | 0.5 | 17-6 |
| Texas Tech | 9-3 | 2.5 | 18-5 |
| Iowa State | 8-4 | 3.5 | 18-5 |
| Kansas | 7-5 | 4.5 | 16-7 |
| Baylor | 7-6 | 5 | 15-9 |
| BYU | 6-6 | 5.5 | 15-8 |
| West Virginia | 6-6 | 5.5 | 15-8 |
| Kansas State | 6-6 | 5.5 | 12-11 |
| Utah | 5-7 | 6.5 | 13-10 |
| TCU | 5-7 | 6.5 | 12-11 |
| Cincinnati | 4-8 | 7.5 | 14-9 |
| UCF | 4-8 | 7.5 | 13-10 |
| Oklahoma State | 4-8 | 7.5 | 12-11 |
| Arizona State | 3-9 | 8.5 | 12-11 |
| Colorado | 0-12 | 11.5 | 9-14 |
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