National Basketball Association
Central Florida 76, Eckerd College 59
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 20, 2014
Where: CFE Federal Credit Union Arena, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
# Joe DeRosa, # Rod Dixon, # Jacyn Goble
Attendance:
3236
By SportsDirect Inc.
UCF 76, Eckerd 59: Freshman Adonys Henriquez scored 10 of his 21 points during a pair of key runs in the second half as the host Knights pulled away from the Division II Tritons.
Brandon Goodwin recorded 10 points, four rebounds and four assists for UCF (2-0), which trailed by six early in the second half before outscoring Eckerd 41-18 the rest of the way. Kasey Wilson added 11 points and five boards while registering two of the Knights' eight blocks.
Jerrick Stevenson had 17 points and four steals while Kevin Walsh scored 13 for Eckerd (1-2), which shot 31 percent from the field in the second half. E.J. Moody, who scored 37 points in the Triton's first two games, was held to four in this one while going 0-for-3 from 3-point range - part of Eckerd's 5-of-19 night.
UCF trailed 37-35 at halftime despite shooting 13-of-18 from the field - 9-of-10 from inside the 3-point arc, but was hindered by 10 turnovers. The Tritons, who trailed by as many as 12 prior to the break, took their biggest lead 41-35 on Trevon Young's jumper 1:03 into the second half.
The Knights responded with a 12-2 run, highlighted by two 3-pointers from Henriquez, as Eckerd went nearly five minutes without a field goal. Moody's bucket with 13:38 left got the Tritons even at 47 before the Knights scored 10 straight points - capped by two Henriquez baskets - and were not threatened from there.
GAME NOTEBOOK: UCF leads the series 18-2 with the previous encounter occurring in 1984 when the Knights were also members of the Sunshine State Conference. ... The Knights shot 59.1 percent from the field and won the battle of the boards 30-24, with Henriquez grabbing six. ... UCF plays 10 of its first 12 games at home and leaves Florida only once to play Illinois-Chicago in Chicago on Dec. 11 before the calendar flips to 2015.
Top Game Performances
Eckerd College |
|
Central Florida |
Jerrick Stevenson 19 |
Scoring |
Adonys Henriquez 21 |
E.J. Moody 4 |
Assists |
B.J. Taylor 6 |
Altavious Carter 3 |
Rebounds |
Adonys Henriquez 6 |
Jerrick Stevenson 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Shaheed Davis 5 |
Jerrick Stevenson 4 |
Steals |
Daiquan Walker 2 |
Matt Buneduci 1 |
Blocks |
Staphon Blair 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Eckerd College |
59 |
37.7 |
5-19 |
14-16 |
11 |
21 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
Central Florida
|
76 |
59.1 |
10-20 |
14-23 |
16 |
27 |
8 |
4 |
14 |