National Basketball Association
Central Florida 101, Bethune-Cookman 96
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Where: CFE Federal Credit Union Arena, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
# Kerry Sitton, # John St. Clair, # Jonathan Sterling
Attendance:
3734
By The Sports Xchange
Senior guard Daiquan Walker scored 21 points and recorded 10 assists to lead the University of Central Florida to a 101-96 overtime win over Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday in Orlando.
Senior forward Shaheed Davis added 20 points for UCF (6-4), which shot 54 percent. Guards Adonys Rodriquez Matt Williams added 13 points apiece.
Guard Jordan Potts poured in 35 points for Bethune-Cookman (4-7).
A layup from Davis gave UCF a 93-91 edge with 2:06 left in overtime and Walker's 3-pointer moved the UCF lead to 96-91 with 1:17 to go.
Potts sent the game into overtime with a 3-pointer with four seconds to play.
UCF trailed by as many as 18 points late in the first half, but went on a 16-2 run to move ahead 44-43 with 17:31 to play. Williams capped the run for the Knights with a deep 3-pointer.
The Wildcats have lost 11 straight games to their Interstate-4 rivals, dating back to 1994.
Top Game Performances
| Bethune-Cookman |
|
Central Florida |
|
Jordan Potts 35 |
Scoring |
Daiquan Walker 21 |
|
Jordan Potts 9 |
Assists |
Daiquan Walker 10 |
|
LaRon Smith 10 |
Rebounds |
Matt Williams 8 |
|
Jordan Potts 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Daiquan Walker 9 |
|
Ricky Johnson 3 |
Steals |
A.J. Davis 1 |
|
Mario Moody 2 |
Blocks |
Staphon Blair 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Bethune-Cookman
|
96 |
49.3 |
14-30 |
12-20 |
15 |
23 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
| Central Florida
|
101 |
53.8 |
9-22 |
36-43 |
19 |
37 |
3 |
2 |
15 |