Jaylin Sellers scores 24 points, UCF pulls away late to beat Texas 77-71
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Jaylin Sellers had 24 points, Shemarri Allen scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and UCF rallied from a 15-point deficit in the second half to beat Texas 77-71 on Wednesday night.
UCF trailed 59-46 with 11:59 remaining before holding Texas to four made shots - all from 3-point range - the rest of the way. The Knights finished the game on a 24-9 run.
Max Abmas' 3-pointer gave Texas its last lead, 68-67, with 4:29 remaining. Sellers and Allen then scored four points apiece during a 10-3 surge to end it.
Texas made just two of its last 10 shots in the final six minutes. The Longhorns shot 68% (17 of 25) in the first half but cooled to 34.5% (10 of 29) in the second.
Sellers was 7 of 12 from the floor that included a pair of 3-pointers, and he made all eight of his free throws. Allen also had seven assists. Darius Johnson added 11 points for UCF (11-5, 2-2 Big 12). C.J. Walker and Omar Payne chipped in 10 points apiece.
Ithiel Horton scored 20 points to lead Texas (12-5, 1-3). Abmas and Dillon Mitchell each added 15 points.
Texas built a 44-32 halftime advantage, and Horton’s jumper stretched the lead to 55-40 with 14:30 remaining. Allen scored five straight points and Sellers capped the 14-3 surge with consecutives jumpers that gave the Knights a 67-65 advantage before pulling away.
UCF is on the road against fifth-ranked Houston on Saturday.
Texas, which has lost three of its last four games, hosts No. 9 Baylor on Saturday in the first of six straight games against teams ranked in the top 25. The Longhorns had been ranked in the AP poll for 36 consecutive weeks before falling out on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 17:13 |  | Â | Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 20:00 |  | Â | C.J. Walker vs. Dillon Mitchell (Knights gains possession) | Â |
| 19:37 | | Â | Marchelus Avery turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals) | Â |
| 19:23 | | +2 | Dylan Disu makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | | Â | C.J. Walker misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:01 | | Â | Shemarri Allen offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:54 | | +2 | C.J. Walker makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists) | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | | +3 | Dylan Disu makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | | Â | Dylan Disu blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup | Â |
| 18:12 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:07 | | +2 | Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup | 2-7 |
| 17:46 | | Â | Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:44 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:31 | | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup (Ithiel Horton assists) | 2-9 |
| 17:31 | | Â | Knights 30 second timeout | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:11 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:15 | | Â | Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:50 | | +2 | Dylan Disu makes two point jump shot | 2-11 |
| 16:28 | | Â | Shemarri Allen turnover (Tyrese Hunter steals) | Â |
| 16:26 | | Â | Darius Johnson personal foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:11 | | Â | Max Abmas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:09 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:05 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:03 | | Â | Darius Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:56 | | Â | Darius Johnson turnover (Tyrese Hunter steals) | Â |
| 15:44 | | +3 | Max Abmas makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 2-14 |
| 15:17 | | Â | DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:15 | | Â | DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:12 | | Â | DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (Dylan Disu steals) | Â |
| 15:12 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:01 | | Â | Thierno Sylla personal foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:01 | | +1 | Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-15 |
| 15:01 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 15:01 | | Â | Longhorns offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:57 | | Â | Max Abmas turnover (Antwann Jones steals) | Â |
| 14:36 | | Â | Antwann Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:34 | | Â | Omar Payne offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:24 | | Â | Omar Payne misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:22 | | Â | Omar Payne offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:17 | | +2 | Omar Payne makes two point layup | 4-15 |
| 14:12 | | +2 | Max Abmas makes two point layup | 4-17 |
| 13:57 | | +2 | Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot | 6-17 |
| 13:47 | | +3 | Max Abmas makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 6-20 |
| 13:27 | | Â | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:16 | | Â | Omar Payne personal foul (Dylan Disu draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:08 | | Â | Max Abmas turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 12:52 | | Â | Omar Payne turnover (Brock Cunningham steals) | Â |
| 12:34 | | +2 | Kadin Shedrick makes two point dunk (Brock Cunningham assists) | 6-22 |
| 12:01 | | Â | DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (Tyrese Hunter steals) | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter turnover (Jaylin Sellers steals) | Â |
| 11:45 | | +2 | Omar Payne makes two point dunk (Jaylin Sellers assists) | 8-22 |
| 11:36 | | Â | Max Abmas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:34 | | Â | DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | Antwann Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | Ithiel Horton defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:07 | | Â | Antwann Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:46 | | Â | Antwann Jones turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 10:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:06 | | Â | C.J. Walker blocks Kadin Shedrick's two point dunk | Â |
| 10:04 | | Â | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:03 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell personal foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:55 | | Â | Shemarri Allen turnover | Â |
| 9:35 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:33 | | Â | Knights defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:15 | | Â | Brock Cunningham shooting foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:15 | | Â | Marchelus Avery misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 9:15 | | Â | Marchelus Avery misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 9:15 | | Â | C.J. Walker offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:02 | | +2 | C.J. Walker makes two point layup (Ibrahima Diallo assists) | 10-22 |
| 8:44 | | Â | Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:42 | | Â | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | C.J. Walker turnover (Max Abmas steals) | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | Shemarri Allen shooting foul (Max Abmas draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | Max Abmas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:26 | | +1 | Max Abmas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-23 |
| 8:10 | | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists) | 13-23 |
| 7:48 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals) | Â |
| 7:40 | | +3 | Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists) | 16-23 |
| 7:39 | | Â | Longhorns 30 second timeout | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:23 | | +2 | Tyrese Hunter makes two point jump shot | 16-25 |
| 7:00 | | Â | Dylan Disu shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:00 | | +1 | Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-25 |
| 7:00 | | +1 | Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-25 |
| 6:43 | | +3 | Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot | 18-28 |
| 6:30 | | Â | Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:28 | | Â | Shemarri Allen offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:23 | | +2 | Shemarri Allen makes two point jump shot | 20-28 |
| 6:02 | | +2 | Ithiel Horton makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 20-30 |
| 5:33 | | Â | Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:31 | | Â | Longhorns defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:15 | | +2 | Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point layup (Ithiel Horton assists) | 20-32 |
| 4:57 | | +3 | Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot | 23-32 |
| 4:45 | | Â | Marchelus Avery personal foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:30 | | Â | Ibrahima Diallo blocks Dylan Disu's two point layup | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | Marchelus Avery defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:19 | | Â | Dylan Disu personal foul | Â |
| 4:12 | | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot | 26-32 |
| 3:51 | | +2 | Ithiel Horton makes two point jump shot | 26-34 |
| 3:43 | | Â | Darius Johnson turnover (Tyrese Hunter steals) | Â |
| 3:38 | | Â | Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:38 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:38 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:38 | | Â | Tyrese Hunter misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:38 | | Â | Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:24 | | Â | Max Abmas shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:24 | | +1 | Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-34 |
| 3:24 | | +1 | Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-34 |
| 3:07 | | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 28-36 |
| 2:42 | | +2 | Omar Payne makes two point hook shot | 30-36 |
| 2:25 | | Â | C.J. Walker shooting foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:25 | | +1 | Kadin Shedrick makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-37 |
| 2:25 | | Â | Kadin Shedrick misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 2:25 | | Â | Ithiel Horton offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:22 | | +2 | Ithiel Horton makes two point jump shot | 30-39 |
| 2:00 | | Â | Omar Payne turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 1:48 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 1:27 | | +2 | Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists) | 32-39 |
| 1:10 | | Â | Omar Payne shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:10 | | +1 | Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-40 |
| 1:10 | | +1 | Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-41 |
| 0:48 | | Â | Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:38 | | +3 | Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists) | 32-44 |
| 0:06 | | Â | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Ithiel Horton defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |