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Jaylin Sellers scores 19 points as UCF beats Bethune-Cookman 98-54
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Jaylin Sellers scored 19 points, Marchelus Avery added 11 points off the bench and UCF beat Bethune-Cookman 98-54 on Friday night.
UCF (9-3) earned its 15th straight victory in the series - with the last matchup in the 2021-22 season resulting in the largest margin of victory over the Wildcats in the series' history at 81-45.
Sellers had 10 points and Antwann Jones scored all 10 of his in the first half. Bethune-Cookman was held to 21 first-half points and trailed by 23 at the break. UCF pulled away during a 20-2 run for a 28-13 lead, before closing the half on a 14-2 spurt to make it 44-21.
Bethune-Cookman missed 11 straight shots in the second half to trail 87-45 with 5:35 left.
Darius Johnson and C.J. Walker each scored 10 points for UCF, which scored a season-high 98 points with 51 coming from its reserves.
Dhashon Dyson scored 15 points and Jakobi Heady had 14 points and nine rebounds for Bethune-Cookman (5-7). The Wildcats had just 25 total rebounds, while UCF grabbed 14 of its 41 on the offensive end.
UCF, which played the last of a seven-game homestand and nonconference slate, has a week off before playing at Kansas State on Jan. 6.
Bethune-Cookman faces its third Power 5 Conference opponent of the season on Sunday at Mississippi State.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Knights gains possession) | ||
| 19:43 | | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:41 | | Omar Payne offensive rebound | ||
| 19:40 | | Omar Payne turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 19:30 |  | Zion Harmon turnover (lost ball) (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals) | ||
| 19:27 | | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | | Omar Payne shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul) | ||
| 19:12 | | +1 | Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-3 |
| 19:12 | | +1 | Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | | +3 | Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Omar Payne assists) | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | | Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 18:20 | | +1 | Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 3-6 |
| 18:20 | | +1 | Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 4-6 |
| 18:20 | | +1 | Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 5-6 |
| 17:54 | | Omar Payne misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:52 | | Jakobi Heady defensive rebound | ||
| 17:40 | | +2 | Jakobi Heady makes two point layup | 7-6 |
| 17:31 | | Zion Harmon personal foul | ||
| 17:21 | | +2 | DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot | 7-8 |
| 16:52 | | Dhashon Dyson misses two point hook shot | ||
| 16:50 | | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 16:39 | | Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:37 | | DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 16:33 | | Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:31 | | Omar Payne offensive rebound | ||
| 16:30 | | James Henderson Jr. blocks Omar Payne's two point jump shot | ||
| 16:28 | | Knights offensive rebound | ||
| 16:24 | | Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:22 | | DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 16:18 | | DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Zion Harmon steals) | ||
| 16:14 | | Zion Harmon misses two point layup | ||
| 16:12 | | Jakobi Heady offensive rebound | ||
| 16:11 | | +2 | Jakobi Heady makes two point layup | 9-8 |
| 15:55 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:38 | | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:36 | | Jakobi Heady defensive rebound | ||
| 15:28 | | Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul) | ||
| 15:28 | | +1 | Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-8 |
| 15:28 | | +1 | Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-8 |
| 15:05 | | +2 | Marchelus Avery makes two point jump shot | 11-10 |
| 14:38 | | Dhashon Dyson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:36 | | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 14:31 | | Darius Johnson offensive foul | ||
| 14:31 | | Darius Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 14:24 | | Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 14:22 | | Yousouf Timera offensive rebound | ||
| 14:22 | | Shemarri Allen blocks Yousouf Timera's two point layup | ||
| 14:20 | | Knights defensive rebound | ||
| 14:08 | | Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:07 | | Knights offensive rebound | ||
| 14:07 | | Yousouf Timera personal foul | ||
| 13:58 | | +2 | Shemarri Allen makes two point layup (C.J. Walker assists) | 11-12 |
| 13:58 | | Yousouf Timera shooting foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 13:58 | | +1 | Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-13 |
| 13:45 | | Jakobi Heady turnover (bad pass) (Ibrahima Diallo steals) | ||
| 13:39 | | +2 | Marchelus Avery makes two point dunk | 11-15 |
| 13:35 | | Wildcats 30 second timeout | ||
| 13:32 | | Jakobi Heady turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Sellers steals) | ||
| 13:28 | | +2 | Marchelus Avery makes two point dunk (C.J. Walker assists) | 11-17 |
| 13:14 | | +2 | Dhashon Dyson makes two point layup (Jakobi Heady assists) | 13-17 |
| 13:02 | | +2 | Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup | 13-19 |
| 12:37 | | James Henderson Jr. turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 12:25 | | Ibrahima Diallo misses two point layup | ||
| 12:23 | | Zion Harmon defensive rebound | ||
| 12:08 | | Zion Harmon turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 11:59 | | +2 | Ibrahima Diallo makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists) | 13-21 |
| 11:53 | | Reggie Ward Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:52 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:23 | | Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (James Henderson Jr. steals) | ||
| 11:17 | | Dhashon Dyson misses two point layup | ||
| 11:15 | | Darius Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Shemarri Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Damani McEntire personal foul | ||
| 10:37 | | DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Knights offensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Dhashon Dyson steals) | ||
| 10:26 | | Omar Payne personal foul | ||
| 10:10 | | James Henderson Jr. offensive foul | ||
| 10:10 | | James Henderson Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | +2 | Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot | 13-23 |
| 9:34 | | Jakobi Heady misses two point layup | ||
| 9:32 | | Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | +3 | Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists) | 13-26 |
| 8:59 | | Zion Harmon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Thierno Sylla misses two point layup | ||
| 8:50 | | Thierno Sylla offensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Thierno Sylla misses two point layup | ||
| 8:48 | | Knights offensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Jakobi Heady defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Damani McEntire turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals) | ||
| 8:21 | | +2 | C.J. Walker makes two point layup (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists) | 13-28 |
| 7:49 | | Damani McEntire misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Jakobi Heady defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | DeMarr Langford Jr. shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul) | ||
| 7:30 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:30 | | +1 | Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-28 |
| 7:30 | | +1 | Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-28 |
| 7:20 | | C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Zion Harmon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Seneca Willoughby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Marchelus Avery defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Zion Harmon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Zion Harmon turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 6:11 | | C.J. Walker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Reggie Ward Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 5:55 | | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | C.J. Walker turnover (bad pass) (Damani McEntire steals) | ||
| 5:39 | | Reggie Ward Jr. turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Walker steals) | ||
| 5:33 | | C.J. Walker turnover (lost ball) (Damani McEntire steals) | ||
| 5:26 | | Seneca Willoughby misses two point layup | ||
| 5:24 | | Thierno Sylla defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Marchelus Avery offensive foul | ||
| 5:14 | | Marchelus Avery turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | Marchelus Avery blocks Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 4:48 | | Wildcats offensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:20 | | Antwann Jones misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Marchelus Avery shooting foul (Zion Harmon draws the foul) | ||
| 4:16 | | +1 | Zion Harmon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-28 |
| 4:16 | | +1 | Zion Harmon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-28 |
| 3:56 | | Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Zion Harmon turnover (bad pass) (Nils Machowski steals) | ||
| 3:40 | | James Henderson Jr. blocks Darius Johnson's two point layup | ||
| 3:38 | | Antwann Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Antwann Jones makes two point layup | 17-30 |
| 3:20 | | +2 | Dhashon Dyson makes two point jump shot | 19-30 |
| 3:07 | | +3 | Antwann Jones makes three point jump shot | 19-33 |
| 2:52 | | Jakobi Heady misses two point layup | ||
| 2:50 | | Antwann Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr. shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul) | ||
| 2:45 | | TV timeout | ||
| 2:45 | | +1 | Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-34 |
| 2:45 | | +1 | Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-35 |
| 2:21 | | Zion Harmon misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Knights defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | Ibrahima Diallo makes two point jump shot (Antwann Jones assists) | 19-37 |
| 1:40 | | James Henderson Jr. offensive foul | ||
| 1:40 | | James Henderson Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:30 | | James Henderson Jr. blocks Shemarri Allen's two point layup | ||
| 1:28 | | Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr. shooting foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul) | ||
| 1:26 | | +1 | Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-38 |
| 1:26 | | +1 | Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-39 |
| 1:10 | | Dhashon Dyson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Jakobi Heady defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +2 | Dhashon Dyson makes two point layup | 21-39 |
| 0:46 | | +2 | Antwann Jones makes two point layup | 21-41 |
| 0:12 | | Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:11 | | Knights 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:04 | | +3 | Antwann Jones makes three point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists) | 21-44 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |