TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Keyshawn Hall made 10 of 10 from the free throw line and scored a career-high 40 points Tuesday night to help UCF beat Arizona State 95-89.
Hall made 13 of 18 shots, hit 4 of 6 3-pointers, grabbed seven rebounds and had six assists.
Hall’s three-point play made it 82-80 with 4:53 left and Arizona State never led again. Darius Johnson scored seven of his 18 points, and Hall added six, from there to seal it.
BJ Freeman made five 3s and finished with 26 points, both season highs, for Arizona State (10-6, 1-4 Big 12). Freshman Jayden Quaintance scored a career-high 20 on 8-of-11 shooting.
Hall scored 29 points in the first half and Jordan Ivy-Curry hit two 3s before Dallan “Deebo” Coleman and Johnson each scored another as UCF (12-4, 3-2) opened the second half with a 16-6 run to take a 12-point lead. Arizona State scored seven straight points before Benny Williams threw down dunks 58 seconds apart to make the score 69-60.
Amier Ali hit a 3-pointer then stole the ball before Adam Miller made another 3 and Quantaince made a layup to cap an 11-0 run and give the Sun Devils a two-point lead in the middle of the second half. Freeman hit a 3-pointer with 7:52 left, making the score 76-72 – tied for ASU’s largest lead of the game.
Senior Jaylin Sellers (back), who led UCF in scoring (15.9 per game) and was an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection last season, and Moustapha Thiam (illness), a 7-foot-2 freshman averaging 2.5 blocks per game, did not play for the Knights.
ASU’s Joson Sanon did not play (ankle) for the third time in the last four games.
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