#13 Texas A&M @UCF Men's Basketball Monday, 7pm. ESPN+, radio

[Central Floridave]

UCF Knights Mens Basketball vs. Texas A&M Aggies Mens Basketball​

Mon • Nov 04, 2024 • 7:00 PM Addition Financial Arena, Orlando, FL

I can't make the game but I see a bunch of resale tix on ticketmaster.

Texas A&M is 4.5 favorites according to my Hard Rock Betting App.

ESPN matchup predictor has TAMU 51.1 percent chance of winning.

I read a couple articles on Texas A&M, They have a veteran team with two great guards. They had some transfers come in as well. They had a run in the tourny last season. Picked to finish 5th or 6th in SEC (I forget).

UCF has a challenge on their hands.

 

[connerito]

UCF Knights Mens Basketball vs. Texas A&M Aggies Mens Basketball​

Mon • Nov 04, 2024 • 7:00 PM Addition Financial Arena, Orlando, FL

I can't make the game but I see a bunch of resale tix on ticketmaster.

Texas A&M is 4.5 favorites according to my Hard Rock Betting App.

ESPN matchup predictor has TAMU 51.1 percent chance of winning.

I read a couple articles on Texas A&M, They have a veteran team with two great guards. They had some transfers come in as well. They had a run in the tourny last season. Picked to finish 5th or 6th in SEC (I forget).

UCF has a challenge on their hands.

Tough game to start

 

[Knight_Classes_begin_7pm]

I'm heading over after work. See what we're made of.

 

[Asphalt.Jungle]

being in the big 12 is a bigger challenge.

 

[PositYourself]

I prefer listening to UCF basketball games more than watching, unlike football.

Go Knights!

 

[Central Floridave]

Radio Link: https://969thegame.iheart.com/

 

[Central Floridave]

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[Central Floridave]

UCF 0-8 in shooting so far. ugh.

 

[PositYourself]

JJ plays fearlessly. TXAM 25-20, 6 left.

 

[connerito]

UCF big freshman is gonna be real good !! Already a force on D.

That first five minutes was pretty ugly with the shooting, but it appears to be picking up

 

[Central Floridave]

29-29 at the half. Thiam the 7-2 freshman is great. UCF has some unrefined talent.

 

[Bring Back Wackadoos]

Perimeter defense has been really solid. Doing a fantastic job limiting Taylor on Texas A&M - one of the best players in their program’s history.

Really like Jordan Ivy-Curry as well. Another ball-handler to free up D. Johnson is going to make all the difference in the world.

Look for K. Hall to have a more impactful second half. He’s too good to be that quiet.

 

[PositYourself]

UCF big freshman is gonna be real good !! Already a force on D.

That first five minutes was pretty ugly with the shooting, but it appears to be picking up

Yea, 4 fouls in 4 minutes. He's rocking the bench now and TXAM takes over the ballgame.

 

[Central Floridave]

It's almost like the ref's checked cleared to call those 4 fouls. The final two were very questionable.

 

[connerito]

Yea, 4 fouls in 4 minutes. He's rocking the bench now and TXAM takes over the ballgame.

I guess the radio didn’t show his influence on the game in the first half. The kid is a freshman and a 17-year-old freshman at that. Expect some mistakes but he’s played well and his ceiling is limitless. Check it out on TV.

 

[PositYourself]

I guess the radio didn’t show his influence on the game in the first half. The kid is a freshman and a 17-year-old freshman at that. Expect some mistakes but he’s played well and his ceiling is limitless. Check it out on TV.

I am watching it on TV and Thiam played great in the first half. He needs to work on his temper I think.

What's with A&M's coach taking in and out chewed bubble gum all game?

 

[Central Floridave]

Thiam is great. The Texas A&M coach Identified that and attacked him. Refs helped.

Hall got a quick 4 calls also. He's riding the pine now as well.

 

[Central Floridave]

Tamu up by ten. It's slipping away.

 

[connerito]

Thiam is great. The Texas A&M coach Identified that and attacked him. Refs helped.

Hall got a quick 4 calls also. He's riding the pine now as well.

The problem that you have with the young big man is their footing takes time to develop in the course of action. They have never been in a situation where the game speeds up the way it does when they get at this level. That being said that is why their defense develops quicker than their offense. His defensive instincts are pretty good for a young man. he will be very, very good at the end of the day

 

[Central Floridave]

5th foul called on Thiam was another questionable one.

 

[connerito]

5th foul called on Thiam was another questionable one.

I’m not so sure you bring him out to cover a man that far away from the basket. that being said, their defense is good, seems to be their calling card like last year.

 

[Central Floridave]

refs leaning towards tamu. sad.

 

[Central Floridave]

61-58 2 minutes to go.

 

[Central Floridave]

Where did JJ Taylor come from. Holy smokes.

 

[connerito]

We r missing 2 scorers too Nice start

 

[PositYourself]

Im shocked the refs didnt call a foul there...20 secs left AM with ball down 2

 

[connerito]

Looks like a walk after the rebound

 

[PositYourself]

UCF WINS!

 

[connerito]

Great job Johnny !!!!!!

 

[Central Floridave]

WooHoo! Stormed the court!

 

[UCFsbarro]

WOW! What a start to the season! Didn’t look promising after the GA rout!

 

[Bring Back Wackadoos]

The missed free throws were driving me crazy.

As disorganized and choppy as they played, that’s one hell of a win (with Sellers, Williams out; and two starters fouled out as well). Played insanely hard. Just have to clean up, well like everything.

But Charge On!!

 

[Knightmare13]

This team has some grit to it!! Great start to the season.

 

[Central Floridave]

UCF is a basketball school now. Get use to it.

 

[DrPhillipsKnight]

Great atmosphere in the arena toknight! Great win

 

[Colonel Mortimer]

I’m looking at the schedule. We don’t have an out of conference away game at all this year? That is crazy.

 

[connerito]

UCF is a basketball school now. Get use to it.

There was a time when it was all basketball. Lol

 

[Bring Back Wackadoos]

refs leaning towards tamu. sad.

Actually, they called 24 fouls on A&M, 17 on us. UCF shot 31 (!) free throws to just 14 for the Aggies. Likely the difference in the game.

 

[PositYourself]

I love UCF but watching basketball, esp. the pros, is not anywhere it used to be (i.e. 1990's style of play)...to put it mildly.

Non-stop 3's, less passing, no centers, no post-ups, no mid-range jumpers.....just wild drives to the basket, fouls, or dish out for a 35 foot 3.

 

[mattropolis]

Keys to the game:
FT above 70%…check
3-pt above 30%…check

Pro: We have a deep, talented team and that was without Sellers or Mikey tonight. If they mature, develop individually and as a team they could become a real problem.

With Thiem out there I have to reinstate the unofficial stat of “Non-Block block” that I had to make up when Tacko was here. He had six blocks and altered several other shots.

Con: We got killed in the paint.