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Live Blog: UCF vs. Colorado, Round 1

This is the second time the University of Central Florida will participate in the National Invitation Tournament.

March 15, 2017

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Tacko Fall 1 — University of Central Florida center Tacko Fall goes up for the opening tip-off during a 79-74 win over the Colorado Buffaloes in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament at CFE Arena on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (Photo by Adrian J. Hernandez / New Day Review)

FINAL: @UCF_MBB 79, @CUBuffsMBB 74. @BJTaylor_1 goes for a team-high 26 points to lead the #Knights over the Buffaloes.#UCF #ChargeOn

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.@ajdavis3 goes 1-for-2 to make it a 3-point game. Derrick White forces up a 3 with no timeouts. 3.5 left with Davis to the line.#UCF

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#Colorado makes it a 2-point game with that 3-pointer. @ajdavis3 to the line. #UCF leads 76-74. 12.3 left in the game.#ChargeOn

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.@BJTaylor_1 makes both this time. 5-point game w/ 21 seconds left. #UCF leads 76-71.#ChargeOn

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.@BJTaylor_1 misses both free throws, and Derrick White pulls up to drain a 3 to make it a 3-point game w/ 22.4 left.#UCF #ChargeOn

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Not done yet. Derrick White completes the 3-point play after the made free throw. #UCF leads 74-68.#ChargeOn

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.@CUBuffsMBB playing the foul game, sending @NickBanyard23 to the line. #UCF leads 74-65.#ChargeOn pic.twitter.com/ke9reaHmWr

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Matt Williams gets his, draining a 3 from the left wing. #Colorado comes back w/ a 3 to keep it a 10-point game. 1:30 left.#UCF #ChargeOn

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It’s @BJTaylor_1 time. He hits a 3 from the right corner, giving #UCF a 69-59 lead. Less than 2 minutes to go.#ChargeOn

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Derrick White leads all scorers with 24 points.

Derrick White picks up his 4th foul, sending @BJTaylor_1 to the line. He makes both. #UCF leads 66-59.#ChargeOn

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Timeout with 3:56 left. #UCF leads 64-59. @BJTaylor_1 has a team-high 18 points. Derrick White has a game-high 24.#ChargeOn

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Taylor goes 1-for-2, making it a 5-point game. #UCF leads 64-59 with 4:16 to go.#ChargeOn

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4:25 left, and @BJTaylor_1 goes to the line. #UCF leads 63-59.#ChargeOn

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.@BJTaylor_1 DROPS @CUBuffsMBB‘s Josh Fortune on a crossover move to the hoop for a 60-48 #UCF lead.#ChargeOn pic.twitter.com/R715zwQ2Yk

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.@BJTaylor_1 drains a 3 to give #UCF a 12-point lead. #Colorado responds with a dunk. #Knights lead 58-48.#ChargeOn

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.@ajdavis3 hits an open 3 from the right wing on the next possession; #UCF leads 43-40.#ChargeOn

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.@ajdavis3 matching up in man with @CUBuffsMBB‘ Derrick White. #UCF leads 40-36 w/ 18:20 left.#ChargeOn

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Matt Williams has a game-high 13 points, shooting 3-for-3 from three-point range.

HALFTIME: @UCF_MBB 38, @CUBuffsMBB 34. Dominique Collier hits a buzzer-beating 3 for #Colorado.#UCF #ChargeOn

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Derrick White drives into the lane and gets a floater over Tacko Fall to make it a 3-point game. #UCF leads 34-31.#ChargeOn

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Smooth move by @NickBanyard23. He gets his 2nd bucket on a one-dribble step-back near the free-throw line.#UCF #ChargeOn

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.@ajdavis3 just hit his 1st 3 of the game after starting 0-for-3. #UCF leads 30-22 w/ under 5 minutes to go.#ChargeOn

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.@DjMumin5 and @nalaing5 check in for #UCF now. #Knights lead 25-15 w/ 7:38 left in the 1st.#ChargeOn

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Matt Williams is 5-for-7 from the field and 3-for-3 from three-point range so far tonight. He has a game-high 13 points so far.

Matt Williams sizes up the defender at the left wing and drains a pull-up 3 to give #UCF a 25-13 lead.#ChargeOn

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In the 1st group of subs for #UCF, Tank Efianayi and @leaguebound21 check in for @NickBanyard23 and @tackofall99.#ChargeOn

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UCF is so far 4-for-7 from deep tonight. A.J. Davis has the three misses. Matt Williams is 2-for-2, and Nick Banyard and B.J. Taylor have the other two.

Back-to-back 3s by #UCF now. 1st Matt Williams w/ a pull-up from the left wing, then @BJTaylor_1 from near the same spot.#ChargeOn

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.@ajdavis3 has the longest strides… He’s gotten into the paint easily so far tonight.#UCF #ChargeOn

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Matt Williams drained the Knights’ first basket with a pull-up jumper from just inside the right wing.

.@ajdavis3 takes it to the hoop for a 2-handed slam to give #UCF the 4-3 lead.#ChargeOn

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And we’re off…#UCF #ChargeOn pic.twitter.com/NKFZObPxlv

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Tonight’s starting lineups for @UCF_MBB‘s 1st-round #NIT matchup vs. #Colorado.#ChargeOn pic.twitter.com/zY3As8siHG

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