On a day where Knights fans hoped to see coach Kirk Speraw earn the school record for most wins, UTEP guard Randy Culpepper hit nine 3-pointers to tie a C-USA record as the Miners shot UCF out of their own arena 96-59 in front of 6,413.

In front of the second-largest crowd in school history the UCF basketball team could not hold off Marshall in the second half Wednesday night as they fell, 81-75. UCF led the Conference USA matchup, 44-35, at intermission but the season-high 19 points from freshman Marcus Jordan was not enough.

The Heat had many reasons to be thankful on the eve of Thanksgiving, particularly once a Dwyane Wade air ball was dunked by Michael Beasley with 1.6 seconds left in the game. That concluded a Heat comeback from an 11-point deficit as the Magic were edged 99-98.

It was a successful week for Kirk Speraw’s UCF basketball team as they own three of four games and finished things off at the Glenn Wilkes Classic with a 59-50 win over Drake on Sunday in Daytona Beach.

It was a roller coaster week for the Orlando Magic off the court, but on the court they were on a roll. After falling to Cleveland, then having no problem knocking off New Jersey, the Magic won four more while returning one all-star to the lineup but losing another in the process.