Taylor, Knights earn first road win over Memphis

UCF guard B.J. Taylor scored 22 points, including a key bucket and two free throws with 16 seconds remaining, to help the Knights score the first win in school history at Memphis.

Taylor's floater in the lane made it 66-61 with 29.5 seconds left Sunday before Jimario Rivers buried a 3-pointer from the corner for Memphis. The Tigers immediately called timeout and fouled Taylor for the game-sealing free throws.

Kareen Brewton Jr. missed two 3-point attempts, the second coming off Rivers' offensive rebound and Taylor grabbed the carom to secure UCF’s 68-64 win at FedEx Forum.

Even though UCF secured a season sweep of Memphis and has four consecutive wins over the Tigers, the Knights had lost the previous 14 visits to Memphis entering Sunday and Memphis still leads the series 21-5.

“I told [the team] I was really proud of them,” UCF coach Johnny Dawkins said after the win. “We’ve been battling a lot of adversity. We come here to another [tough] environment against a team with a similar record, and we knew how big of a game this was. I thought they all stepped up and gave

A.J. Davis added 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting with nine rebounds and four assists for UCF (15-9, 6-6 AAC).

“I think he was aggressive,” Dawkins said of Davis. “I think he was focused. When he is aggressive and focused like that, he's a really good scorer. Tonight, I think he knew we needed it.” us their best effort.”