The UCF basketball team has to figure it left plenty of opportunities on the floor at Addition Arena after falling 63-54 to No. 6 Houston.
Unforced turnovers, missed free throws and an eight-minute scoreless stretch in the second half proved to be the Knights’ undoing as they let the Cougars escape after fighting to a 25-25 halftime draw.
Darius Perry and Brandon Mahan led UCF with 13 points apiece and Darin Green Jr. added 12. Houston’s Marcus Sasser led all scorers with 19 points.
The Knights only made 2 of 13 3-pointers and hit just 8 of 24 field goals in the second half.