The epic basketball showdown between 7-foot-6 centers Tacko Fall, of UCF, and Mamadou Ndiaye, of UC Irvine, was more like a one-sided feature presentation of the Knights' basketball future.
Fall looked far from a college basketball rookie with just two years of organized basketball experience as he played the superior game over Ndiaye, who stumbled into foul trouble.
Despite the inspired play, UCF suffered a 61-60 overtime loss to UC Irvine Wednesday night before an announced crowd of 5,629 at CFE Arena.
The Knights were the more aggressive team, out-rebounding the Anteaters 57-34.