National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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
Where: CFE Federal Credit Union Arena, Orlando, Florida
Officials: # Kerry Sitton, # John St. Clair, # Jonathan Sterling
Attendance: 3734
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 |