Sellers scores 23 points to lead Central Florida past Florida International
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Jaylin Sellers scored 23 points and Darius Johnson scored 15 and Central Florida beat Florida International 85-62 on Monday night in a season opener for the teams.
Despite shooting 7 for 24 for 3-point range (29.2%), the Knights - now of the Big 12 Conference - shot 50% (31 for 62) overall.
After Dashon Gittens made two foul shots to get the Panthers within 18-16 with 9:36 before halftime, the Knightsoutscored FIU 25-5 and led 43-21 at halftime.
The Panthers' lone lead came when Petar Krivokapic made a layup for the game's first score. FIU shot 4 for 18 (22.2%) from 3-point range. Gittens scored 11 points and Krivokapic 10. Arturo Dean, FIU's leading scorer last year at 11.9-points per contest, finished 1-for-7 shooting and scored two points.
UCF, which will face Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas, on Jan. 6 for its first Big 12 action, has a total of 10 new players on its roster, four of which are fifth-year players.
The Knights travel to play 13th-ranked Miami on Friday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Omar Payne vs. Mintautas Mockus (Knights gains possession) | |||
19:44 | Arturo Dean personal foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul) | |||
19:31 | Jaylin Sellers turnover (traveling) | |||
19:08 | +2 | Petar Krivokapic makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
18:54 | Seth Pinkney blocks Shemarri Allen's two point layup | |||
18:52 | Shemarri Allen offensive rebound | |||
18:39 | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | |||
18:39 | Omar Payne offensive rebound | |||
18:39 | +2 | Omar Payne makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:27 | Jonathan Aybar turnover (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals) | |||
18:25 | Jonathan Aybar shooting foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul) | |||
18:25 | Shemarri Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
18:25 | +1 | Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 | |
18:04 | Petar Krivokapic misses three point jump shot | |||
18:02 | Omar Payne defensive rebound | |||
17:55 | Darius Johnson turnover (Petar Krivokapic steals) | |||
17:33 | Petar Krivokapic turnover | |||
17:33 | +2 | Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot | 2-5 | |
17:27 | Arturo Dean turnover (traveling) | |||
17:18 | Omar Payne misses two point dunk | |||
17:16 | Arturo Dean defensive rebound | |||
17:10 | Arturo Dean misses two point jump shot | |||
17:10 | Panthers offensive rebound | |||
17:10 | Shemarri Allen personal foul | |||
16:50 | Omar Payne blocks Dashon Gittens's two point layup | |||
16:48 | Seth Pinkney offensive rebound | |||
16:48 | DeMarr Langford Jr. shooting foul (Seth Pinkney draws the foul) | |||
16:48 | +1 | Seth Pinkney makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-5 | |
16:48 | Seth Pinkney misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
16:48 | DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound | |||
16:45 | +2 | Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup | 3-7 | |
16:34 | Omar Payne blocks Dashon Gittens's two point layup | |||
16:32 | Omar Payne defensive rebound | |||
16:13 | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists) | 3-10 | |
16:00 | Javaunte Hawkins turnover (Darius Johnson steals) | |||
15:52 | Darius Johnson misses two point dunk | |||
15:50 | Javaunte Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
15:46 | Omar Payne shooting foul (Seth Pinkney draws the foul) | |||
15:46 | TV timeout | |||
15:46 | Seth Pinkney misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
15:46 | +1 | Seth Pinkney makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-10 | |
15:30 | Darius Johnson misses two point layup | |||
15:30 | Darius Johnson offensive rebound | |||
15:30 | +2 | Darius Johnson makes two point layup | 4-12 | |
15:26 | Javaunte Hawkins turnover | |||
14:52 | Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot | |||
14:50 | Jayden Brewer defensive rebound | |||
14:42 | +2 | Jayden Brewer makes two point layup | 6-12 | |
14:32 | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | |||
14:30 | Jayden Brewer defensive rebound | |||
14:13 | Mohamed Sanogo misses two point layup | |||
14:11 | Omar Payne defensive rebound | |||
14:02 | Darius Johnson turnover | |||
13:48 | Darius Johnson personal foul (Javaunte Hawkins draws the foul) | |||
13:31 | Petar Krivokapic misses three point jump shot | |||
13:29 | Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound | |||
13:21 | Comeh Emuobor misses two point layup | |||
13:19 | Jayden Brewer defensive rebound | |||
13:15 | +3 | Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Jayden Brewer assists) | 9-12 | |
13:00 | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | |||
12:58 | Mintautas Mockus offensive rebound | |||
12:51 | +2 | Mintautas Mockus makes two point jump shot | 9-14 | |
12:43 | Javaunte Hawkins turnover (Nils Machowski steals) | |||
12:43 | Mintautas Mockus misses three point jump shot | |||
12:41 | Panthers defensive rebound | |||
12:41 | Comeh Emuobor personal foul | |||
12:32 | Javaunte Hawkins turnover (Mintautas Mockus steals) | |||
12:24 | Arturo Dean personal foul | |||
12:09 | Mintautas Mockus misses three point jump shot | |||
12:07 | Arturo Dean defensive rebound | |||
12:02 | Mintautas Mockus shooting foul (Jayden Brewer draws the foul) | |||
12:02 | +1 | Jayden Brewer makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-14 | |
12:02 | +1 | Jayden Brewer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-14 | |
11:39 | Shemarri Allen misses two point layup | |||
11:37 | Dashon Gittens defensive rebound | |||
11:33 | George Pridgett Jr. turnover | |||
11:33 | TV timeout | |||
11:15 | +2 | Tyler Hendricks makes two point layup (Shemarri Allen assists) | 11-16 | |
10:54 | +2 | Dashon Gittens makes two point jump shot | 13-16 | |
10:42 | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
10:40 | Tyler Hendricks offensive rebound | |||
10:33 | +2 | Tyler Hendricks makes two point layup | 13-18 | |
10:29 | Omar Payne shooting foul (Jayden Brewer draws the foul) | |||
10:29 | Jayden Brewer misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:29 | +1 | Jayden Brewer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-18 | |
10:00 | Ibrahima Diallo misses two point hook shot | |||
9:58 | Seth Pinkney defensive rebound | |||
9:49 | Jump ball. (Panthers gains possession) | |||
9:32 | Tyler Hendricks personal foul (Dashon Gittens draws the foul) | |||
9:32 | +1 | Dashon Gittens makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-18 | |
9:32 | +1 | Dashon Gittens makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-18 | |
9:04 | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
9:02 | Jayden Brewer defensive rebound | |||
8:47 | Ibrahima Diallo blocks Dashon Gittens's two point layup | |||
8:45 | Panthers offensive rebound | |||
8:43 | Jonathan Aybar turnover (traveling) | |||
8:35 | Thierno Sylla turnover | |||
8:15 | George Pridgett Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
8:13 | Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound | |||
8:04 | +3 | Thierno Sylla makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists) | 16-21 | |
7:42 | Jonathan Aybar misses three point jump shot | |||
7:40 | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | |||
7:30 | Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot | |||
7:28 | Jonathan Aybar defensive rebound | |||
7:14 | TV timeout | |||
6:59 | Arturo Dean misses three point jump shot | |||
6:57 | Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound | |||
6:36 | +2 | Ibrahima Diallo makes two point hook shot (Jaylin Sellers assists) | 16-23 | |
6:22 | Jonathan Aybar turnover (Ibrahima Diallo steals) | |||
6:16 | +2 | DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup (Shemarri Allen assists) | 16-25 | |
6:06 | Ibrahima Diallo blocks Arturo Dean's two point layup | |||
6:04 | Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound | |||
5:58 | Javaunte Hawkins personal foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul) | |||
5:40 | Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot | |||
5:38 | Mohamed Sanogo defensive rebound | |||
5:29 | Arturo Dean misses two point layup | |||
5:27 | Darius Johnson defensive rebound | |||
5:15 | Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot | |||
5:13 | Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound | |||
5:07 | +2 | Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup | 16-27 | |
4:46 | +3 | Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Dashon Gittens assists) | 19-27 | |
4:35 | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists) | 19-30 | |
4:11 | Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Mohamed Sanogo draws the foul) | |||
4:11 | Mohamed Sanogo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:11 | Mohamed Sanogo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:11 | Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound | |||
4:00 | +2 | Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup | 19-32 | |
3:51 | Dashon Gittens misses three point jump shot | |||
3:49 | Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound | |||
3:36 | Dashon Gittens personal foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul) | |||
3:36 | TV timeout | |||
3:19 | DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point layup | |||
3:17 | Thierno Sylla offensive rebound | |||
2:55 | Knights turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
2:55 | Javaunte Hawkins turnover (Thierno Sylla steals) | |||
2:50 | +2 | Jaylin Sellers makes two point dunk | 19-34 | |
2:44 | Petar Krivokapic shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul) | |||
2:44 | Jaylin Sellers misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
2:44 | Petar Krivokapic defensive rebound | |||
2:26 | Dashon Gittens misses two point layup | |||
2:24 | Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound | |||
2:17 | +2 | Thierno Sylla makes two point layup (Tyler Hendricks assists) | 19-36 | |
2:17 | Panthers 30 second timeout | |||
1:56 | Petar Krivokapic turnover (Thierno Sylla steals) | |||
1:48 | Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot | |||
1:46 | Seth Pinkney defensive rebound | |||
1:46 | Thierno Sylla personal foul (Seth Pinkney draws the foul) | |||
1:46 | +1 | Seth Pinkney makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-36 | |
1:46 | +1 | Seth Pinkney makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-36 | |
1:28 | +2 | Ibrahima Diallo makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists) | 21-38 | |
1:14 | Dashon Gittens turnover (Jaylin Sellers steals) | |||
1:07 | +2 | Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup | 21-40 | |
0:41 | Seth Pinkney misses two point jump shot | |||
0:41 | Knights defensive rebound | |||
0:41 | Knights 30 second timeout | |||
0:15 | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists) | 21-43 | |
0:02 | Jaden Grant turnover (Shemarri Allen steals) | |||
0:00 | End of period |