Houston’s late layup caps wild surface vs

Jan 18, 2025, 03:58 PM ET

ORLANDO, Fla.– J’Wan Roberts made a consent layup with 1.1 seconds delegated lift No. 10 Houston to a 69-68 win over UCF on Saturday.Roberts powered his method

to the basket off an inbounds pass, beating UCF’s shot blockers to the rim. The Knights were not able to leave a final shot attempt.Roberts scored 17 of his 21 points in the 2nd half. He went 10 for 17 from the field for the game, and also grabbed 9 rebounds.Ja’Vier Francis added 16 points and 10 boards for Houston (14-3, 6-0

Huge 12), which tracked 38-30 at halftime. The Cougars tracked by as numerous as 12 on Saturday; their resurgence was the group’s biggest given that Jan. 28, 2023, vs. Cincinnati, according to ESPN Research.UCF’s Moustapha Thiam, a 7-foot-2 center, had 18 points, 5 rebounds and three blocks

. Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 14 points for the Knights( 12-5, 3-3), and Darius Johnson ended up with 13. UCF took the lead with nine seconds left when Keyshawn Hall took the ball to the basket and completed over 2 defenders. Hall, who scored 40 points in the Knights ‘win over Arizona State on Tuesday night, had six points on 2-for-12 shooting.