OKLAST

UCF

Preview not available

Darius Johnson scores career-high 36 points, helps UCF pull away early to beat Oklahoma State 83-70

AP
Mar 05, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Darius Johnson scored a career-high 36 points and UCF won its final regular-season home game with an 83-70 victory over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

Johnson, a senior who is one of just seven players in the Big 12 to have spent four years at one school, made seven 3-pointers, 10 of 18 overall from the floor and all nine of his free-throw attempts. He surpassed his previous career-best 33 points on his seventh 3-pointer with 4:11 to play.

UCF (16-14, 7-12 Big 12) has won three of its last four games since ending a seven-game skid. Oklahoma State (14-16, 6-13) has lost two straight and four of the last five.

The Knights trailed by 10 points early in the second half before pulling away with a 32-9 run for a 69-56 lead with 6:41 remaining. Keyshawn Hall scored the first six points during the surge while Johnson hit three 3s and scored 15 points. Hall shot 10 of 12 from the foul line and finished with 18 points to go with nine rebounds and five assists.

UCF committed 19 turnovers but made 10 of 28 from long range, 27 of 30 free throws and outrebounded Oklahoma State 50-26.

Brandon Newman scored all 13 of his points in the first half but still led four in double figures for the Cowboys, who shot 38% (25 of 66) overall.

Oklahoma State led 40-35 at the break and then scored seven straight points to push the advantage to 47-37 about two minutes into the second half.

Oklahoma State hosts Cincinnati and UCF plays at West Virginia in regular-season finales on Saturday.

Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

1st Half
OKST
Cowboys
40
UCF
Knights
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Abou Ousmane vs. Moustapha Thiam (Mikey Williams gains possession)
19:51		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Jamyron Keller steals)
19:47		Robert Jennings II misses two point layup
19:45		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
19:31		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
19:29		Jamyron Keller defensive rebound
19:18		Abou Ousmane misses three point jump shot
19:16		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
19:02	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tyler Hendricks assists)	0-3
18:44	+3	Jamyron Keller makes three point jump shot (Arturo Dean assists)	3-3
18:31		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
18:29		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
18:22		Moustapha Thiam blocks Arturo Dean's two point layup
18:20		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
18:18		Tyler Hendricks shooting foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
18:18		Abou Ousmane misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:18	+1	Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-3
18:11		Bryce Thompson personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
17:54		Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot
17:52		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
17:51		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Moustapha Thiam draws the foul)
17:51	+1	Moustapha Thiam makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-4
17:51	+1	Moustapha Thiam makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-5
17:36		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
17:34		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
17:23		Bryce Thompson personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
17:16		Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot
17:14		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
17:07		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:05		Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
16:59		Abou Ousmane blocks Dallan Coleman's two point layup
16:57		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
16:42	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Jamyron Keller assists)	6-5
16:18	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point dunk (Dallan Coleman assists)	6-7
15:58		Abou Ousmane turnover (lost ball) (Moustapha Thiam steals)
15:41		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Marchelus Avery steals)
15:33	+3	Brandon Newman makes three point jump shot (Arturo Dean assists)	9-7
15:21		Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Arturo Dean steals)
15:19		Arturo Dean turnover (bad pass) (Dallan Coleman steals)
15:17		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
15:15		Jamyron Keller defensive rebound
15:01		Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
14:59		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
14:50		Tyler Hendricks turnover (traveling)
14:26		TV timeout
14:26	+3	Brandon Newman makes three point jump shot (Jamyron Keller assists)	12-7
13:57	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	12-9
13:38		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
13:36		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
13:15		Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Suemnick steals)
13:02	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point layup	14-9
12:53		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Arturo Dean steals)
12:49	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point layup (Brandon Newman assists)	16-9
12:34		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
12:32		Khalil Brantley defensive rebound
12:28		Marchelus Avery misses two point layup
12:26		Dior Johnson defensive rebound
12:25		Brandon Newman shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
12:25	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-10
12:25		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:25		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
11:57		Arturo Dean misses three point jump shot
11:55		Knights defensive rebound
11:55		TV timeout
11:36		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
11:34		Tyler Hendricks offensive rebound
11:25		Tyler Hendricks misses two point layup
11:23		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
11:18		Jamyron Keller misses three point jump shot
11:16		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
11:15		Jamyron Keller personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
11:13		Connor Dow personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
10:53	+3	Nils Machowski makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	16-13
10:25		Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
10:23		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
10:16	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	16-16
9:49		Moustapha Thiam blocks Abou Ousmane's two point jump shot
9:47		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
9:43	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point dunk (Nils Machowski assists)	16-18
9:34		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Brandon Newman draws the foul)
9:34	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-18
9:34	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-18
9:19	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point jump shot (Tyler Hendricks assists)	18-20
8:49		Abou Ousmane misses three point jump shot
8:47		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
8:36	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	18-22
8:33		Cowboys 30 second timeout
8:18	+3	Brandon Newman makes three point jump shot (Arturo Dean assists)	21-22
8:01		Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot
7:59		Dior Johnson offensive rebound
7:48		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
7:46		Cowboys defensive rebound
7:44		TV timeout
7:28		JJ Taylor blocks Abou Ousmane's two point hook shot
7:26		Benny Williams defensive rebound
7:17		Benny Williams misses two point layup
7:15		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
7:12		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul)
7:12	+1	Marchelus Avery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-22
7:12	+1	Marchelus Avery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-22
6:49		Jamyron Keller blocks Darius Johnson's two point layup
6:47		Knights offensive rebound
6:44		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
6:42		Patrick Suemnick defensive rebound
6:17	+2	Patrick Suemnick makes two point layup (Arturo Dean assists)	25-22
6:00		Benny Williams turnover (bad pass)
5:47		Moustapha Thiam blocks Patrick Suemnick's two point layup
5:45		Cowboys offensive rebound
5:39		Keyshawn Hall personal foul (Arturo Dean draws the foul)
5:21		Patrick Suemnick turnover (bad pass) (JJ Taylor steals)
5:09		Marchelus Avery shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
5:09	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	25-23
5:09	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	25-24
5:09	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	25-25
4:47		Arturo Dean misses three point jump shot
4:45		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
4:36		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
4:34		Nils Machowski offensive rebound
4:33		Patrick Suemnick shooting foul (Nils Machowski draws the foul)
4:33	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-26
4:33	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-27
4:18	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point jump shot	27-27
4:11		Nils Machowski turnover (lost ball)
3:58	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point layup	29-27
3:38		JJ Taylor turnover (bad pass)
3:38		TV timeout
3:23	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point hook shot (Brandon Newman assists)	31-27
3:06	+3	JJ Taylor makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	31-30
2:55		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
2:53		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
2:44		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:42		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
2:35		Brandon Newman misses two point layup
2:33		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
2:27		JJ Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Newman steals)
2:23		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Brandon Newman draws the foul)
2:23	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-30
2:23	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-30
2:11		Jamyron Keller shooting foul (Dior Johnson draws the foul)
2:11	+1	Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-31
2:11		Dior Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:11		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
1:54		Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
1:49	+3	Khalil Brantley makes three point jump shot (Arturo Dean assists)	36-31
1:27	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)	36-33
1:14		Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
1:12		Khalil Brantley offensive rebound
1:11	+2	Patrick Suemnick makes two point dunk (Khalil Brantley assists)	38-33
0:50		Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
0:48		Tyler Hendricks offensive rebound
0:47		Tyler Hendricks misses two point layup
0:45		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
0:40		Cowboys 30 second timeout
0:29	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point jump shot	40-33
0:07		Dior Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:05		JJ Taylor offensive rebound
0:04	+2	JJ Taylor makes two point dunk	40-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OKST
Cowboys
30
UCF
Knights
48

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Bryce Thompson misses two point layup
19:47		Robert Jennings II offensive rebound
19:43		Tyler Hendricks blocks Robert Jennings II's two point layup
19:41		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
19:28	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point jump shot	40-37
19:06	+3	Jamyron Keller makes three point jump shot (Arturo Dean assists)	43-37
18:53		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
18:51		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
18:45		Arturo Dean misses two point jump shot
18:43		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
18:40		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:38		Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
18:34		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
18:32		Jamyron Keller defensive rebound
18:16		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
18:14		Robert Jennings II offensive rebound
18:14	+2	Robert Jennings II makes two point layup	45-37
18:01		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Abou Ousmane steals)
17:51	+2	Jamyron Keller makes two point layup	47-37
17:51		Knights 30 second timeout
17:51		TV timeout
17:27		Robert Jennings II shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
17:27	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-38
17:27	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-39
17:06		Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot
17:04		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
16:58		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
16:56		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
16:56		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
16:56	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-40
16:56	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-41
16:42		Darius Johnson blocks Bryce Thompson's two point layup
16:40		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
16:35		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Suemnick steals)
16:32		Darius Johnson personal foul (Patrick Suemnick draws the foul)
16:19		Arturo Dean misses three point jump shot
16:17		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
16:09	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	47-43
15:36		Jamyron Keller misses two point jump shot
15:34		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
15:23		Robert Jennings II blocks Keyshawn Hall's three point jump shot
15:21		Nils Machowski offensive rebound
15:20	+2	Nils Machowski makes two point layup	47-45
15:09		Bryce Thompson turnover (traveling)
15:09		TV timeout
14:58		Knights turnover (5-second violation)
14:50		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
14:48		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
14:42		Nils Machowski turnover (bad pass) (Arturo Dean steals)
14:27	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point dunk (Arturo Dean assists)	49-45
14:10	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (JJ Taylor assists)	49-48
13:58		Arturo Dean turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
13:56		JJ Taylor turnover (bad pass)
13:47		Brandon Newman offensive foul
13:47		Brandon Newman turnover (offensive foul)
13:41		Keyshawn Hall offensive foul
13:41		Keyshawn Hall turnover (offensive foul)
13:31	+3	Jamyron Keller makes three point jump shot (Khalil Brantley assists)	52-48
13:14	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	52-50
12:44		Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul)
12:38		Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
12:36		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
12:36		Abou Ousmane personal foul (Nils Machowski draws the foul)
12:20		Jamyron Keller shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
12:20	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-51
12:20	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-52
12:04	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point jump shot	54-52
11:45		Brandon Newman shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:45	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-53
11:25		Abou Ousmane turnover (lost ball) (Dallan Coleman steals)
11:19		Brandon Newman blocks Darius Johnson's two point layup
11:03		Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
11:01		Brandon Newman offensive rebound
10:55		Abou Ousmane misses three point jump shot
10:53		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
10:48	+2	Dallan Coleman makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	54-55
10:48		Bryce Thompson shooting foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
10:48	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-56
10:35		Benny Williams personal foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
10:30		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
10:28		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
10:23		Keyshawn Hall misses two point dunk
10:21		Nils Machowski offensive rebound
10:21		Bryce Thompson personal foul (Nils Machowski draws the foul)
10:21	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-57
10:21	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-58
10:09		Dallan Coleman personal foul (Jamyron Keller draws the foul)
9:52		Brandon Newman misses two point layup
9:50		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
9:34	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	54-60
9:26		Cowboys 30 second timeout
9:08	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point jump shot	56-60
8:54		Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Suemnick steals)
8:46		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
8:44		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
8:36		Tyler Hendricks misses two point jump shot
8:34		Nils Machowski offensive rebound
8:28	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists)	56-63
8:18		Arturo Dean misses two point layup
8:16		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
8:11		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:09		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
7:51		Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Arturo Dean draws the foul)
7:51		TV timeout
7:48		Brandon Newman misses two point jump shot
7:46		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
7:24	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	56-66
7:09		Brandon Newman turnover (lost ball) (Keyshawn Hall steals)
7:02		Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Newman steals)
6:58		Tyler Hendricks blocks Bryce Thompson's two point layup
6:56		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
6:41	+3	Tyler Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	56-69
6:16		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
6:14		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
5:47		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
5:45		Bryce Thompson defensive rebound
5:33	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point jump shot	58-69
5:16		Khalil Brantley personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
5:16	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-70
5:16	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-71
4:57		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
4:57	+1	Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-71
4:57	+1	Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-71
4:37	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	60-74
4:26	+2	Khalil Brantley makes two point jump shot	62-74
4:25		TV timeout
4:25		Benny Williams personal foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
4:25	+1	Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-74
4:25	+1	Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-74
4:11	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	64-77
3:50		Khalil Brantley turnover (bad pass)
3:39		Nils Machowski turnover (bad pass) (Arturo Dean steals)
3:35		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Arturo Dean draws the foul)
3:35	+1	Arturo Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-77
3:35	+1	Arturo Dean makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-77
3:09		Arturo Dean shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-78
3:09	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-79
2:52		Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
2:50		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
2:24		Arturo Dean personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-80
2:24	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-81
2:11	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point layup	68-81
2:11		JJ Taylor shooting foul (Arturo Dean draws the foul)
2:11		Arturo Dean misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:11		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
2:07		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
2:05		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
1:40		Nils Machowski misses two point layup
1:38		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
1:32	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Marchelus Avery assists)	70-81
1:20		Brandon Newman personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
1:20	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-82
1:20	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-83
1:11		Jamyron Keller misses three point jump shot
1:09		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
0:40		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:38		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
0:37		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
0:35		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
0:25		Abou Ousmane misses three point jump shot
0:23		Knights defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Knights defensive rebound