Florida International Panthers at UCF Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Sellers scores 23 points to lead Central Florida past Florida International
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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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Comeh Emuobor Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Jaidon Lipscomb missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Nils Machowski made Free Throw. | 62 - 85 |
Statistics
 FIU |
 UCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-47 | FG | 31-62 |
| 36.2 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 4-18 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 22.2 | Three Point % | 29.2 |
| 24-32 | FT | 16-23 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 69.6 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 16 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 24 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 6,225 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 13-5 | - | 28-7 |
| Middle Tennessee | 12-6 | 1 | 22-12 |
| Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 1 | 23-13 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
| New Mexico State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 5 | 17-15 |
| UTEP | 7-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Sam Houston | 6-12 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Florida International | 3-15 | 10 | 10-23 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 35-5 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 20-17 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |