ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Ithiel Horton scored 21 points as UCF Knights beat SMU Mustangs 85-53 on Sunday.
Horton was 7-of-14 shooting, including 4 for 9 from distance, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Knights (12-4, 3-1 American Athletic Conference). Taylor Hendricks scored 13 points while going 5 of 8 (1 for 3 from distance), and added eight rebounds. Tyem Freeman recorded 13 points and shot 4 of 5 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line.
The Mustangs (6-10, 1-2) were led in scoring by Ricardo Wright, who finished with 13 points. Efe Odigie added 11 points for SMU. In addition, Keon Ambrose-Hylton finished with nine points.
UCF took the lead with 16:16 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 34-25 at halftime, with Horton racking up 12 points. UCF extended its lead to 66-39 during the second half, fueled by a 9-0 scoring run. Freeman scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as his team closed out the win.
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Both teams next play Wednesday. UCF hosts Memphis and SMU hosts Tulane.
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1st Half
SMU
Mustangs
25
UCF
Knights
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Knights gains possession)
19:45
C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
19:43
Taylor Hendricks offensive rebound
19:35
Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
19:33
Michael Durr offensive rebound
19:30
Michael Durr misses two point layup
19:28
Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
19:24
+2
Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup (Samuell Williamson assists)
2-0
19:06
Taylor Hendricks turnover (bad pass) (Zach Nutall steals)
18:58
Zach Nutall misses two point dunk
18:56
Jayhlon Young defensive rebound
18:31
Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
18:29
Efe Odigie defensive rebound
18:17
Zach Nutall misses three point jump shot
18:15
Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
18:03
+2
Michael Durr makes two point jump shot (Jayhlon Young assists)
2-2
17:46
Jalen Smith turnover (traveling)
17:18
Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
17:16
Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
17:08
Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot
17:06
Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
16:50
Jalen Smith personal foul
16:32
Jayhlon Young misses three point jump shot
16:30
Efe Odigie defensive rebound
16:23
C.J. Kelly shooting foul (Samuell Williamson draws the foul)
16:23
Samuell Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:23
Samuell Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:23
Knights defensive rebound
16:16
+2
Ithiel Horton makes two point layup
2-4
16:01
Keon Ambrose-Hylton turnover (bad pass)
15:59
TV timeout
15:46
+3
Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Ithiel Horton assists)
2-7
15:22
+2
Samuell Williamson makes two point layup
4-7
15:00
+2
Michael Durr makes two point jump shot (C.J. Kelly assists)
4-9
14:28
Stefan Todorovic turnover (traveling)
14:08
Michael Durr misses two point jump shot
14:06
Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
14:06
Jump ball. (Mustangs gains possession)
13:56
Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
13:54
Knights defensive rebound
13:17
Ithiel Horton misses two point layup
13:15
Brandon Suggs offensive rebound
13:15
Brandon Suggs turnover (lost ball)
13:00
Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot
12:58
C.J. Kelly defensive rebound
12:49
Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
12:47
Michael Durr offensive rebound
12:46
Jalen Smith personal foul
12:40
+3
Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Taylor Hendricks assists)
4-12
12:10
+3
Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot (Efe Odigie assists)
7-12
12:03
Jefferson Koulibaly personal foul
11:40
Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
11:38
Zach Nutall defensive rebound
11:14
+2
Efe Odigie makes two point layup
9-12
11:01
C.J. Kelly turnover (Jefferson Koulibaly steals)
10:53
+2
Jefferson Koulibaly makes two point layup
11-12
10:49
C.J. Kelly turnover (traveling)
10:49
TV timeout
10:20
Jefferson Koulibaly turnover (traveling)
9:54
Lahat Thioune misses two point jump shot
9:52
Taylor Hendricks offensive rebound
9:48
+2
Taylor Hendricks makes two point layup
11-14
9:24
+2
Ricardo Wright makes two point jump shot
13-14
8:50
+2
Jayhlon Young makes two point layup
13-16
8:30
Brandon Suggs personal foul
8:26
Samuell Williamson offensive foul
8:26
Samuell Williamson turnover (offensive foul)
8:08
Franklin Agunanne shooting foul (Ithiel Horton draws the foul)
8:08
+1
Ithiel Horton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-17
8:08
+1
Ithiel Horton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-18
7:55
Samuell Williamson turnover (bad pass)
7:54
TV timeout
7:35
Tyem Freeman turnover (traveling)
7:13
Michael Durr blocks Efe Odigie's two point layup
7:11
Jayhlon Young defensive rebound
7:01
+2
Tyem Freeman makes two point layup (Jayhlon Young assists)
13-20
6:49
+3
Zach Nutall makes three point jump shot
16-20
6:23
+3
Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Jayhlon Young assists)
16-23
6:09
Thierno Sylla blocks Stefan Todorovic's three point jump shot
6:07
Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
6:02
Knights 30 second timeout
6:02
TV timeout
5:46
Ithiel Horton offensive foul
5:46
Ithiel Horton turnover (offensive foul)
5:30
Zach Nutall turnover (bad pass)
5:12
Jump ball. (Knights gains possession)
4:56
Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
4:35
+2
Efe Odigie makes two point layup
18-23
4:15
Taylor Hendricks misses two point jump shot
4:13
Ithiel Horton offensive rebound
4:11
+2
Ithiel Horton makes two point layup
18-25
3:42
Zach Nutall misses two point layup
3:40
Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound
3:38
TV timeout
3:36
+3
Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists)
21-25
3:10
C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
3:08
Zach Nutall defensive rebound
3:02
Michael Durr shooting foul (Zach Nutall draws the foul)