TU-Central Florida quarter breakdowns
BY MIKE AVERILL World Staff Writer
Sunday, December 02, 2012
12/02/12 at 8:23 AM
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FIRST QUARTER
| Central Florida |
0 |
- |
0 |
| Tulsa |
7 |
- |
7 |
Key play: Tulsa quarterback Cody Green hit Thomas Roberson for a 20-yard touchdown strike to give the Golden Hurricane a 7-0 lead.
Key stat: 6-of-9. Green was 6-of-9 passing for 61 yards, a touchdown and one interception.
Number to know: 43. Golden Hurricane running backs carried the ball 13 times for 43 yards in the first quarter.
SECOND QUARTER
| Central Florida |
0 |
14 |
- |
14 |
| Tulsa |
7 |
14 |
- |
21 |
Key play: Green hit Roberson on a 32-yard pass that set up a 2-yard Ja'Terian Douglas touchdown run as the second half ended.
Key stat: 19-98. The Golden Hurricane ran the ball 19 times for 98 yards in the second quarter.
Number to know: 18. With winds gusting to 37 miles per hour, TU punter Cole Way kicked the ball just 18 yards into the wind.
THIRD QUARTER
| Central Florida |
0 |
14 |
13 |
- |
27 |
| Tulsa |
7 |
14 |
0 |
- |
21 |
Key play: UCF quarterback Blake Bortles scrambled 28 yards up the middle for a touchdown giving the Knights a 27-21 lead.
Key stat: 3-of-5. TU's Green was 3-of-5 passing for just 15 yards.
Number to know: 5: TU's Cole Way kicked a 5-yard punt into the wind on fourth and short, giving the Knights the ball deep in TU territory.
FOURTH QUARTER
| Central Florida |
0 |
14 |
13 |
0 |
- |
27 |
| Tulsa |
7 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
- |
27 |
Key play: On a UCF punt the Knights' Kemal Ishmael batted the ball and TU's Trey Watts scooped it up and ran it in for a 54-yard touchdown to tie the game.
Key stat: 0-1. TU kicker Daniel Schwarz had a PAT blocked preventing TU from taking the lead. That was the seventh he's missed this season.
Number to know: 33. Watts carried the ball seven times for 33 yards in the fourth quarter.OVERTIME
| Central Florida |
0 |
14 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
- |
27 |
| Tulsa |
7 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
- |
33 |
Key play: TU defensive end Cory Dorris blocked a Shawn Moffitt field goal preventing UCF from scoring in overtime.
Key stat: 3-4. TU running back Alex Singleton ran the ball three times for four yards and a touchdown to give TU the win.
Number to know: 17. Watts carried the ball 17 yards to get the Hurricane within scoring range.
Associated Images:

TU's Ja'Terian Douglas scores in the first half. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World
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