Themus Fulks scored 15 of his 20 points in the first half and 10 UCF Knights players scored before halftime as the Knights beat Towson Tigers 86-61 on Sunday.
The Knights (8-1) never trailed.
Jamichael Stillwell scored 15 points and UCF's bench scored 32 and nearly outscored Towson's starters (37 points). The Knights shot 55% (31 of 56) despite a 29%-shooting effort from 3-point range (5 of 17).
Dylan Williamson scored 14 points and Tyler Tejada scored 13 for Towson (6-4).
UCF reached its first double-digit lead on Devan Cambridge's layup that made it 15-5 a little more than seven minutes in. Chike Ndefo made a layup with 10:08 left before halftime for a a 20-11 advantage.
Carmelo Pacheco's 3-pointer with 2:49 before halftime made it 41-21 and UCF went to intermission up 47-27. UCF finished the first half shooting 55% (17 of 31).
UCF led by double digits the entire second half, and Fulks' three-point play with 4:06 left gave UCF its largest lead at 82-53
Towson travels to face 21st-ranked Kansas on Dec. 16.
UCF hosts Mercer on Dec. 17.
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1st Half
TOWS
Tigers
27
UCF
Knights
47
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Caleb Embeya vs. John Bol (Knights gains possession)
19:43
+2
Jamichael Stillwell makes two point layup
0-2
19:26
Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
19:24
John Bol defensive rebound
19:05
+2
Themus Fulks makes two point pullup jump shot
0-4
18:51
Tyler Coleman misses two point layup
18:49
John Bol defensive rebound
18:35
Tyler Schmidt shooting foul (John Bol draws the foul)
18:35
John Bol misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:35
+1
John Bol makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-5
18:17
+2
Dylan Williamson makes two point driving floating jump shot
2-5
18:03
Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
18:01
Tigers defensive rebound
17:48
+3
Dylan Williamson makes three point pullup jump shot
5-5
17:36
+2
Themus Fulks makes two point layup
5-7
17:30
Tyler Coleman turnover (lost ball)
17:17
+2
Riley Kugel makes two point layup
5-9
16:56
Caleb Embeya personal foul
16:46
John Bol turnover (bad pass)
16:40
Jack Doumbia Jr. turnover (back court violation)
16:24
Riley Kugel misses three point pullup jump shot
16:22
Jack Doumbia Jr. defensive rebound
16:13
Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
16:11
Jordan Burks defensive rebound
16:00
Jamichael Stillwell misses three point jump shot
15:58
Mor Seck defensive rebound
15:42
Mor Seck offensive foul
15:42
Mor Seck turnover (offensive foul)
15:42
TV timeout
15:26
Dylan Williamson misses two point layup
15:26
Mor Seck offensive rebound
15:26
Riley Kugel misses two point pullup jump shot
15:24
Jack Doumbia Jr. defensive rebound
15:13
Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
15:11
Jamichael Stillwell defensive rebound
15:06
+2
Jordan Burks makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)
5-11
14:46
Jaquan Womack misses three point jump shot
14:44
Tyler Tejada offensive rebound
14:30
Jack Doumbia Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:28
Tigers offensive rebound
14:24
Dylan Williamson misses two point layup
14:22
Caleb Embeya offensive rebound
14:22
Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
14:05
Riley Kugel misses two point layup
14:03
Caleb Embeya defensive rebound
13:39
Caleb Embeya offensive foul
13:39
Caleb Embeya turnover (offensive foul)
13:25
+2
Chris Johnson makes two point layup
5-13
13:25
Tigers 30 second timeout
13:05
Jeremy Foumena personal foul
12:59
Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
12:57
Jordan Burks defensive rebound
12:48
+2
Devan Cambridge makes two point layup (Jeremy Foumena assists)
5-15
12:27
Chris Johnson personal foul (Dylan Williamson draws the foul)
12:19
Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
12:17
Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
12:08
Kris Parker turnover (bad pass) (Jack Doumbia Jr. steals)
12:03
+2
Jack Doumbia Jr. makes two point dunk
7-15
11:45
Jeremy Foumena misses two point layup
11:44
Carmelo Pacheco offensive rebound
11:39
Kris Parker personal foul
11:39
TV timeout
11:23
Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
11:21
Knights defensive rebound
11:09
+3
Chris Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kris Parker assists)
7-18
10:52
Jack Doumbia Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:50
Jack Doumbia Jr. offensive rebound
10:44
+2
Jack Doumbia Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
9-18
10:22
+2
Jeremy Foumena makes two point driving hook shot
9-20
10:08
+2
Chike Ndefo makes two point layup (Jack Doumbia Jr. assists)
11-20
9:59
Devan Cambridge offensive foul
9:59
Devan Cambridge turnover (offensive foul)
9:49
Jack Doumbia Jr. misses two point layup
9:47
Knights defensive rebound
9:33
Kris Parker misses three point jump shot
9:31
Jack Doumbia Jr. defensive rebound
9:11
Jack Doumbia Jr. misses two point reverse layup
9:09
Jamichael Stillwell defensive rebound
9:01
Jamichael Stillwell misses two point layup
9:00
Jamichael Stillwell offensive rebound
9:00
Tyler Schmidt shooting foul (Jamichael Stillwell draws the foul)
9:00
+1
Jamichael Stillwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-21
9:00
+1
Jamichael Stillwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-22
8:41
John Bol blocks Jack Doumbia Jr.'s two point layup
8:39
Themus Fulks defensive rebound
8:39
Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
8:37
John Bol offensive rebound
8:22
+3
Themus Fulks makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Stillwell assists)
11-25
8:01
+2
Jaquan Womack makes two point driving floating jump shot