This is a play on the UCF KNIGHTS for our Crown Tournament Annihilator. UCF has been the Cinderella of the College Basketball Crown Tournament as it has taken down two of the top seeds the last two games against Cincinnati and Villanova, the latter in overtime last night. The Knights have been carried by Darius Johnson who has put up 73 points the last two games as he has stepped up with the absence of Keyshawn Hall and the gameplan should be easy for Nebraska but it could be easier said than done. The Knights lost a lot of their roster as pointed out before but to their credit, they were able to adjust and plan with the three-week layoff and have now won five of their last six Quad 2 games with another coming here. Nebraska upset Boise St. prior to that game as it jumped ahead early and never looked back as it has yet to be really challenged in this tournament. The Huskers ended up 12-19 from behind the arc while Boise St. went just 9-27 from long range with both teams living and dying by the three-pointer all season and it went one way on Saturday. They cannot count on that again and are back in the role of favorites in a game that looks like a coin flip and we are catching over a possession. 10* (687) UCF Knights
Matt’s Pick UCF: +3.5 -105
AUTHOR: Matt Fargo
