Unbeaten UCF leaves home for the first time this season to face the hosts at the UNLV Thanksgiving Classic on Wednesday.
UCF (6-0) is off to another strong start and leaves home for the first time on Wednesday when it takes on UNLV (4-2) in the first of two games at the UNLV Thanksgiving Classic at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The Knights opened 8-0 last season before finishing just 12-17. They look to return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2022. Coach Sytia Messer is 32-32 in her third season. The Lady Rebels are rebuilding after three straight tournament bids and coach Lindy La Rocque is 106-24 in her fifth season in Vegas.
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Game Date: Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024
Game Time: 3 p.m. ET
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UCF drubbed winless Florida A&M 80-55 on Sunday afternoon, getting 22 points and 11 rebounds from Hannah Gusters, while Kaitlin Peterson added 21 points. Peterson scores 22.0 points per game with Gusters averaging 14.8 points and 9.5 rebounds.
UNLV, meanwhile, last played on Friday, taking an 88-58 thumping at home from then-No. 9 Oklahoma. The Lady Rebels trailed by just one at halftime before the Sooners took over the game with a 28-4 third period. Kiara Jackson went for 20 points and 10 rebounds and McKinna Brackens tossed in 12 points in the loss. Jackson averages 13.2 points and 5.2 assists, Amarachi Kimpson scored 12.2 points per game and Meadow Roland posts 8.7 points and 8.7 rebounds a night.
The teams have met just once previously, with UCF taking a 60-58 decision at UNLV on Nov. 19, 2004. The Knights will face Montana State on Friday, while UNLV faces East Carolina.
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