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Avery scores 22, Seller adds 20 to help UCF beat S. Dakota State 83-80 at Jacksonville Classic

AP
Nov 19, 2023

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) Marchelus Avery scored 22 points, including four 3-pointers, and Jaylin Sellers scored 20 Sunday night to help UCF Knights beat South Dakota State Jackrabbits 83-80 at the Jacksonville Classic.

Darius Johnson finished with 11 points and four steals and Omar Payne, who made 4 of 4 from the field and 2 of 2 from the free-throw line, added 10 points and three steals for UCF (3-1)

Johnson made a layup through contact and missed the and-1 free throw but Sellers grabbed the offensive rebound, was fouled and hit two free throws to give UCF an 81-78 lead with 7 seconds to play.

Zeke Mayo made two foul shots to make it a one-point game and Payne answered with a pair throws to make it 83-80 with 4 seconds remaining before Charlie Easley missed a potential tying 3-point shot.

Easley led South Dakota State (1-3) with 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting, 3 of 6 from 3-point range. Luke Appel fouled out with 19 points, Mayo scored 12 and Nate Barnhart hit three 3s and finished with 11 points.

UCF returns home for a week off before Stetson visits Nov. 26. South Dakota State plays at Southern Miss on Wednesday.

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1st Half
SDKST
Jackrabbits
30
UCF
Knights
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		William Kyle III vs. Thierno Sylla (Kalen Garry gains possession)
19:49	+2	Kalen Garry makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:33		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
19:31		Jackrabbits defensive rebound
19:25		Kalen Garry turnover (lost ball) (Thierno Sylla steals)
19:22	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point layup	2-2
19:05	+2	Charlie Easley makes two point jump shot	4-2
18:46	+2	Omar Payne makes two point layup (Shemarri Allen assists)	4-4
18:18		William Kyle III misses two point jump shot
18:16		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
18:00		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:58		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
17:49		Darius Johnson personal foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
17:40		Luke Appel misses two point jump shot
17:38		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
17:29		William Kyle III personal foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
17:23	+2	Omar Payne makes two point layup (Thierno Sylla assists)	4-6
17:11		Charlie Easley misses two point jump shot
17:09		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
16:51		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
16:49		Kalen Garry defensive rebound
16:39		Kalen Garry misses three point jump shot
16:37		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
16:25	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	4-8
16:01		Shemarri Allen personal foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
15:56		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Luke Appel draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:56	+1	Luke Appel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-8
15:56		Luke Appel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:56		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
15:37		Kalen Garry shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
15:37		Jaylin Sellers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:37	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-9
15:14		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Luke Appel's two point layup
15:12		Jackrabbits offensive rebound
15:11		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
15:09		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
14:57		Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot
14:55		Matthew Mors defensive rebound
14:27		Matthew Mors misses two point jump shot
14:25		William Kyle III offensive rebound
14:24		William Kyle III misses two point layup
14:22		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
14:13		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
14:11		Nils Machowski offensive rebound
14:03		Ibrahima Diallo misses two point jump shot
14:01		Kalen Garry defensive rebound
13:53		Ibrahima Diallo blocks William Kyle III's two point jump shot
13:51		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
13:31		Marchelus Avery misses two point jump shot
13:29		Kalen Garry defensive rebound
13:19	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot	8-9
13:05		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
13:03		Luke Appel defensive rebound
12:59		Marchelus Avery personal foul (Luke Appel draws the foul)
12:55	+3	Nate Barnhart makes three point jump shot (Kalen Garry assists)	11-9
12:35	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists)	11-12
12:16		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Luke Appel's two point jump shot
12:14		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
12:11		Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
12:09		Luke Appel defensive rebound
11:55		Nate Barnhart misses three point jump shot
11:53		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
11:44		Luke Appel personal foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul)
11:44		TV timeout
11:32		Nate Barnhart blocks Marchelus Avery's two point layup
11:30		Charlie Easley defensive rebound
11:26		Omar Payne blocks Charlie Easley's two point layup
11:24		Jackrabbits offensive rebound
11:11	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot	13-12
10:58		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
10:56		Kalen Garry defensive rebound
10:48	+3	Kalen Garry makes three point jump shot (Luke Appel assists)	16-12
10:21		Marchelus Avery turnover (lost ball) (Zeke Mayo steals)
10:15	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (Charlie Easley assists)	19-12
10:14		Knights 30 second timeout
10:06	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	19-14
9:41		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Luke Appel draws the foul)
9:41		Luke Appel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:41	+1	Luke Appel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-14
9:33		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
9:31		Bubz Alvarez defensive rebound
9:19		Nate Barnhart turnover (bad pass) (Omar Payne steals)
9:11		William Kyle III blocks Darius Johnson's two point jump shot
9:09		William Kyle III defensive rebound
8:55		William Kyle III turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
8:41	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point dunk	20-16
8:28		Omar Payne personal foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
8:24		Bubz Alvarez misses two point jump shot
8:22		Bubz Alvarez offensive rebound
8:18		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
8:16		William Kyle III offensive rebound
8:08		Zeke Mayo turnover (lost ball) (Omar Payne steals)
8:00	+2	Tyler Hendricks makes two point jump shot	20-18
7:46	+2	William Kyle III makes two point dunk (Zeke Mayo assists)	22-18
7:26	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Tyler Hendricks assists)	22-21
7:20		TV timeout
7:08		Matthew Mors misses three point jump shot
7:06		Kalen Garry offensive rebound
6:57		Kalen Garry misses three point jump shot
6:55		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
6:27		Ibrahima Diallo turnover (lost ball) (Kalen Garry steals)
6:17		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
6:17		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:17	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-21
6:02	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point dunk (Jaylin Sellers assists)	23-23
5:51		Bubz Alvarez turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
5:44		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Kalen Garry steals)
5:40		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Bubz Alvarez draws the foul)
5:40	+1	Bubz Alvarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-23
5:40		Bubz Alvarez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:40		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
5:22		Luke Appel personal foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
5:18		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
5:16		Omar Payne offensive rebound
5:11		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:09		Shemarri Allen offensive rebound
4:55		Jaylin Sellers misses two point layup
4:53		William Kyle III defensive rebound
4:38		William Kyle III misses two point jump shot
4:36		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
4:22	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point jump shot	24-25
3:59		Marchelus Avery blocks William Kyle III's two point dunk
3:57		Jackrabbits offensive rebound
3:55		TV timeout
3:52		Zeke Mayo turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Sellers steals)
3:33		William Kyle III shooting foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul)
3:33	+1	Marchelus Avery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-26
3:33	+1	Marchelus Avery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-27
3:15		Zeke Mayo turnover (traveling)
3:04		Kalen Garry personal foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul)
2:56	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	24-30
2:31	+2	Charlie Easley makes two point jump shot	26-30
2:31		Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Charlie Easley draws the foul)
2:31	+1	Charlie Easley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-30
2:19		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
2:17		Knights offensive rebound
2:02		Shemarri Allen turnover (traveling)
1:50		Bubz Alvarez misses three point jump shot
1:48		Charlie Easley offensive rebound
1:46		Darius Johnson shooting foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
1:46	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-30
1:46		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:46		Omar Payne defensive rebound
1:25		Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot
1:23		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
1:21	+2	Bubz Alvarez makes two point dunk (Zeke Mayo assists)	30-30
0:55	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point jump shot	30-32
0:44		Nate Barnhart misses three point jump shot
0:42		Omar Payne defensive rebound
0:22		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
0:20		Bubz Alvarez defensive rebound
0:03		Zeke Mayo turnover (lost ball) (Jaylin Sellers steals)
0:01		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jackrabbits defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SDKST
Jackrabbits
50
UCF
Knights
51

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Kalen Garry turnover (bad pass)
19:42	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	30-35
19:23		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
19:21		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
19:13	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point dunk	30-37
18:49	+3	Luke Appel makes three point jump shot (Charlie Easley assists)	33-37
18:40	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point jump shot	33-39
18:11	+3	Charlie Easley makes three point jump shot	36-39
17:55	+2	Omar Payne makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)	36-41
17:41		Kalen Garry turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
17:35		Luke Appel shooting foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul)
17:35	+1	Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-42
17:35		Shemarri Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:35		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
17:32		Omar Payne blocks Kalen Garry's three point jump shot
17:30		Jackrabbits offensive rebound
17:17		Matthew Mors turnover (traveling)
17:07	+2	Omar Payne makes two point dunk (Shemarri Allen assists)	36-44
17:03		Jackrabbits 30 second timeout
17:03		TV timeout
16:52	+2	Charlie Easley makes two point layup	38-44
16:45		Charlie Easley personal foul (Thierno Sylla draws the foul)
16:25		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
16:23		Charlie Easley defensive rebound
16:15	+3	Charlie Easley makes three point jump shot	41-44
16:01		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:59		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
15:51	+2	Nate Barnhart makes two point dunk (Zeke Mayo assists)	43-44
15:45		Knights 30 second timeout
15:45		TV timeout
15:33	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point jump shot	43-46
15:11		Shemarri Allen personal foul (Nate Barnhart draws the foul)
15:03	+3	Nate Barnhart makes three point jump shot (Kalen Garry assists)	46-46
14:38	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup (Marchelus Avery assists)	46-48
14:24	+2	Charlie Easley makes two point layup	48-48
14:01	+3	Tyler Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Marchelus Avery assists)	48-51
13:43		Zeke Mayo turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals)
13:37		Kalen Garry personal foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul)
13:29		Bubz Alvarez personal foul (Thierno Sylla draws the foul)
13:20		Marchelus Avery misses two point jump shot
13:18		William Kyle III defensive rebound
12:58		Zeke Mayo turnover (bad pass)
12:42	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	48-54
12:07	+3	Charlie Easley makes three point jump shot (Luke Appel assists)	51-54
12:07		Marchelus Avery shooting foul (Charlie Easley draws the foul)
12:07	+1	Charlie Easley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-54
11:55		Bubz Alvarez shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:55		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:55	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-55
11:32	+2	Luke Appel makes two point layup	54-55
11:24		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball)
11:09		William Kyle III misses two point jump shot
11:07		Knights defensive rebound
10:46	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup	54-57
10:35		Zeke Mayo turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
10:30	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup (Shemarri Allen assists)	54-59
10:25		Jackrabbits 30 second timeout
10:06		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Luke Appel draws the foul)
10:06	+1	Luke Appel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-59
10:06	+1	Luke Appel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-59
9:53		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
9:51		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
9:28	+2	Luke Appel makes two point layup	58-59
9:14		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
9:12		Charlie Easley defensive rebound
8:51		Luke Appel turnover (bad pass) (Omar Payne steals)
8:45		Zeke Mayo shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
8:45		Jaylin Sellers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:45	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-60
8:31		Kalen Garry misses three point jump shot
8:29		Knights defensive rebound
8:22		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
8:20		Jackrabbits defensive rebound
7:54		Zeke Mayo turnover (lost ball) (Thierno Sylla steals)
7:51		Luke Appel shooting foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul)
7:51		TV timeout
7:51	+1	Marchelus Avery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-61
7:51	+1	Marchelus Avery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-62
7:30		Charlie Easley misses three point jump shot
7:28		Zeke Mayo offensive rebound
7:21	+3	Luke Appel makes three point jump shot (Kalen Garry assists)	61-62
7:03	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	61-64
7:03		Kalen Garry shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
7:03		Jaylin Sellers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:03		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
6:55		Charlie Easley misses three point jump shot
6:53		Charlie Easley offensive rebound
6:41		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
6:41	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-64
6:41	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-64
6:29		Nate Barnhart shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
6:29	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-65
6:29	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-66
6:14		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Matthew Mors draws the foul)
6:14		Matthew Mors misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:14	+1	Matthew Mors makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-66
5:56		Charlie Easley shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
5:56	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-67
5:56	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-68
5:39		Bubz Alvarez misses three point jump shot
5:37		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
5:20		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
5:18		Bubz Alvarez defensive rebound
5:04		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Matthew Mors draws the foul)
5:04	+1	Matthew Mors makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-68
5:04	+1	Matthew Mors makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-68
4:46		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
4:44		Charlie Easley defensive rebound
4:34		Shemarri Allen personal foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
4:34		Zeke Mayo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:34		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
4:21	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point layup	66-70
4:05	+3	Nate Barnhart makes three point jump shot (Luke Appel assists)	69-70
4:05		Knights 30 second timeout
4:05		TV timeout
3:32		Charlie Easley shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-71
3:32	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-72
3:10		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
3:08		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
2:47	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot	69-75
2:33	+3	Luke Appel makes three point jump shot (Charlie Easley assists)	72-75
2:00		Marchelus Avery misses two point jump shot
1:58		Jackrabbits defensive rebound
1:46		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Luke Appel draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Luke Appel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-75
1:46	+1	Luke Appel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-75
1:28		Nate Barnhart blocks Darius Johnson's two point layup
1:26		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
0:58		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Kalen Garry draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Kalen Garry makes regular free throw 1 of 3	75-75
0:58	+1	Kalen Garry makes regular free throw 2 of 3	76-75
0:58		Kalen Garry misses regular free throw 3 of 3
0:58		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
0:54		Knights 60 second timeout
0:42	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point jump shot	76-77
0:34		Kalen Garry misses three point jump shot
0:32		William Kyle III offensive rebound
0:29	+2	Charlie Easley makes two point layup	78-77
0:29		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Charlie Easley draws the foul)
0:29		Charlie Easley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:29		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
0:10	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	78-79
0:10		Charlie Easley shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
0:10		Jackrabbits 60 second timeout
0:10		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:10		Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound
0:07		Luke Appel shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-80
0:07	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-81
0:06		Jaylin Sellers personal foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-81
0:06	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-81
0:04		Nate Barnhart personal foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-82
0:04	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-83
0:01		Charlie Easley misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound