UCF will try and shake off a dreadful offensive efficiency when it collides with LSU on Sunday afternoon within the third-place recreation of the Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
The Knights (4-1) could not get something going in opposition to No. 19 Wisconsin on Friday, going 21-for-62 from the sphere (33.9 %) and simply 2-for-17 from 3-point vary (11.8 %) en path to an 86-70 loss.
Jordan Ivy-Curry completed with 13 factors whereas Keyshawn Corridor and Dior Johnson added 11 apiece for UCF, which by no means led and fell behind by as many as 23. Knights coach Johnny Dawkins is hoping that his crew’s struggles do not carry over into the assembly with the Tigers (4-1).
“We’ve got to do higher offensively,” Dawkins stated. “We’ve got to house the ground higher. We’ve got to steadiness our offense between our perimeter and our bigs. These are issues that we did not do persistently (on Friday).”
LSU additionally wants to scrub issues up after committing 15 turnovers in a 74-63 setback in opposition to Pitt on Friday. Tigers ahead Jalen Reed would not consider giving the ball away shall be a lingering difficulty.
“I really feel like a variety of our turnovers have been extra on us than them,” Reed stated. “I really feel like a variety of the turnovers have been careless, however we’re a greater crew than that and I really feel like we’ll handle the ball higher shifting ahead.”
Reed and Vyctorius Miller every posted 14 factors within the loss to the Panthers, with Reed additionally hauling in seven rebounds. Cam Carter chipped in 11 factors.
Carter is placing up a team-leading 16.4 factors per recreation. Jordan Sears (12.0 factors per recreation), Reed (11.0) and Miller (10.2) even have scoring averages in double figures.
Ivy-Curry (16.8 factors per recreation), Corridor (16.2) and Darius Johnson (13.0) have been main the way in which for UCF.
Sunday marks the first-ever assembly between the Knights and Tigers.
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