{"id":9498,"date":"2010-01-21T09:28:18","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T13:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=9498"},"modified":"2010-01-21T09:28:18","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T13:28:18","slug":"poise-and-intensity-lead-to-ucf-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/poise-and-intensity-lead-to-ucf-win\/","title":{"rendered":"&quot;Poise and Intensity&quot; Lead to UCF Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan was one of four players to finish with double-figures in scoring for the Knights, who limited Houston (10-8, 3-2) to just a 25.4 percent shooting performance for the game. &#8220;I am proud of the total team effort. We played with great poise and intensity for the entire game,&#8221; UCF head coach Kirk Speraw said. &#8220;Our defense early really set the tone. This is a big win for our team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the win, Speraw now has 274 victories at UCF, which is tied for first in school history with the legendary Torchy Clark.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights led 66-46 with 4:29 to play after Jordan scored inside, but the Cougars press then caused havoc for the visitors. The nation&#8217;s leading scorer, Aubrey Coleman, scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half, and did most of his damage late in the game at the free-throw line. The Knights held off the rally, hitting five free throws (four from Jordan) in the final minute of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan made all nine of his field goal attempts, and also added six boards in 28 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I knew that this was going to be a big game for us,&#8221; Jordan said. &#8220;I just wanted to go out and provide our team with the boost just to get the W. I just want to look to go out and attack more (offensively). 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