Stetson hits last 14 straight free throws, snaps 20-game losing streak to UCF, 85-82
AP
Nov 26, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Jalen Blackmon scored 26 points and Stetson Hatters made its last 14 straight from the free throw line to upset UCF Knights 85-82 on Sunday.
UCF had won the last 20 straight meetings between the Florida rivals.
Tristan Gross hit a 3 with 6:16 left to tie the game at 58-58 and after Shemarri Allen scored at the basket, freshman Alex Doyle drilled his third 3 of the game to put the Hatters in front for good.
Stephan Swenson, who started the season hitting 1 of 23 from behind the 3-point arc, stroked a trey with four minutes left to make it 67-63 and the Hatters did not miss from the line to hold off the Knights, despite having three starters foul out in the final two minutes.
Stetson (4-2) was 22 of 24 from the free throw line for the game and 13 of its 25 made field goals were from behind the arc.
Blackmon was 7 of 13 from the field, hit 6 of 9 from deep and was 6 of 6 from the line. Swenson was 8 of 8 from the line and finished with 19 points with six rebounds, nine assists and four steals before fouling out late. Treyton Thompson added 12 points, eight rebounds and dished four assists.
UCF (4-2) shot 27 of 62 from the field, including 6 of 18 from distance, and was 22 of 28 from the line.
Jaylin Sellers, a junior transfer from Ball State, put up a career-high 34 points to lead UCF and has now scored 20 points or more in five of his first six games as a Knight. Darius Johnson scored 15 points with five rebounds, seven assists and two steals. Allen finished with 11 points.
Stetson returns home to host Coastalga Wednesday. UCF plays host to Lipscomb Saturday.
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1st Half
STET
Hatters
30
UCF
Knights
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Aubin Gateretse vs. Omar Payne (Omar Payne gains possession)
19:53
+2
Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup
0-2
19:40
+2
Stephan Swenson makes two point jump shot
2-2
19:16
+3
Thierno Sylla makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
2-5
18:42
Omar Payne personal foul
18:38
Jalen Blackmon turnover (traveling)
18:21
Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
18:19
Hatters defensive rebound
17:59
Stephan Swenson misses two point jump shot
17:57
Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
17:49
+2
Omar Payne makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)
2-7
17:25
Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Treyton Thompson draws the foul)
17:25
+1
Treyton Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-7
17:25
Treyton Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:25
Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
16:58
+2
Thierno Sylla makes two point layup
3-9
16:43
+3
Jalen Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Treyton Thompson assists)
6-9
16:15
Thierno Sylla misses two point jump shot
16:13
Stephan Swenson defensive rebound
16:00
Stephan Swenson turnover (lost ball)
15:42
Marchelus Avery misses two point jump shot
15:40
Stephan Swenson defensive rebound
15:31
Alec Oglesby misses three point jump shot
15:29
Darius Johnson defensive rebound
15:24
+3
Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot
6-12
15:12
Alec Oglesby turnover (Jaylin Sellers steals)
14:52
+2
Jaylin Sellers makes two point dunk
6-14
14:30
TV timeout
14:18
Stephan Swenson turnover (traveling)
14:12
+2
Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists)
6-16
13:47
Ibrahima Diallo blocks Aubin Gateretse's two point layup
13:45
Hatters offensive rebound
13:37
Treyton Thompson misses three point jump shot
13:35
Nils Machowski defensive rebound
13:25
Ibrahima Diallo misses two point layup
13:23
Alec Oglesby defensive rebound
13:09
+2
Stephan Swenson makes two point layup
8-16
12:48
Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
12:46
Jalen Blackmon defensive rebound
12:30
Alec Oglesby turnover (out of bounds)
12:19
+3
Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists)
8-19
11:49
Aubin Gateretse turnover (lost ball)
11:49
TV timeout
11:40
+2
Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)
8-21
11:14
+2
Jalen Blackmon makes two point jump shot
10-21
11:05
Jaylin Sellers turnover (Alex Doyle steals)
10:52
Alex Doyle misses three point jump shot
10:50
Knights defensive rebound
10:28
Shemarri Allen offensive foul
10:28
Shemarri Allen turnover (offensive foul)
10:05
Jalen Blackmon misses two point jump shot
10:03
Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
9:41
Marchelus Avery misses two point layup
9:39
Stephan Swenson defensive rebound
9:35
Tristan Gross turnover (out of bounds)
9:21
Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot
9:19
Hatters defensive rebound
8:55
+2
Treyton Thompson makes two point layup
12-21
8:46
Alec Oglesby personal foul
8:36
Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
8:34
Giancarlo Valdez defensive rebound
8:23
+3
Treyton Thompson makes three point jump shot (Giancarlo Valdez assists)
15-21
8:03
Tyler Hendricks turnover (bad pass)
7:53
Giancarlo Valdez turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
7:46
Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
7:44
Hatters defensive rebound
7:40
TV timeout
7:18
Alec Oglesby turnover (bad pass)
7:04
Nils Machowski turnover (traveling)
6:52
Alec Oglesby misses three point jump shot
6:50
Omar Payne defensive rebound
6:39
Aubin Gateretse shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
6:39
+1
Omar Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-22
6:39
+1
Omar Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-23
6:26
+2
Stephan Swenson makes two point layup
17-23
6:07
+2
Marchelus Avery makes two point dunk
17-25
5:50
Jalen Blackmon misses three point jump shot
5:48
Treyton Thompson offensive rebound
5:44
+2
Aubin Gateretse makes two point layup (Treyton Thompson assists)
19-25
5:35
Darius Johnson offensive foul
5:35
Darius Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
5:20
Aubin Gateretse offensive foul
5:20
Aubin Gateretse turnover (offensive foul)
5:07
+3
Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
19-28
4:40
Stephan Swenson misses three point jump shot
4:38
Aubin Gateretse offensive rebound
4:34
+2
Aubin Gateretse makes two point hook shot
21-28
4:10
Ibrahima Diallo offensive foul
4:10
Ibrahima Diallo turnover (offensive foul)
3:52
Stephan Swenson misses three point jump shot
3:50
Alex Doyle offensive rebound
3:42
Alec Oglesby misses two point layup
3:40
Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
3:31
Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
3:29
Stephan Swenson defensive rebound
3:24
+2
Alec Oglesby makes two point layup (Stephan Swenson assists)
23-28
3:24
Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Alec Oglesby draws the foul)