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Sylla and Sellers combine for 36 points in UCF's 94-52 rout of Jacksonville

AP
Dec 07, 2023

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Thierno Sylla had career highs with 20 points and 11 rebounds, Jaylin Sellers scored 16 points and UCF rolled to a 94-52 victory over Jacksonville on Wednesday night.

Sylla was 7-of-11 shooting from the field and Sellers made 4 of 10 shots. The pair combined for five of the Knights' 15 3-pointers and nine of their 17 free throws. Marchelus Avery added 12 points for UCF (6-2). Avery's 3-pointer with 10:17 to play stretched the Knights' lead to 40 points.

UCF opened on a 19-2 run and led 48-18 at the break. Sellers and Sylla combined for 27 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Sellers made three from long range and Sylla grabbed eight rebounds.

UCF also forced 19 turnovers in the game, and Sylla had two of its eight blocks. The Knights entered averaging 5.3 block per game.

Robert McCray V scored 12 points and Marcus Niblack had nine for Jacksonville (6-3), which had its four-game win streak end.

UCF and Jacksonville were conference mates in the Atlantic Sun Conference from 1998-2005. The Knights lead the all-time series 14-12, including winning the last three meetings.

UCF hosts Southern Mississippi on Sunday.

Jacksonville plays at South Carolina State on Monday.

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1st Half
JU
Dolphins
18
UCF
Knights
48

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Knights gains possession)
19:34		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
19:32		Robert McCray V defensive rebound
19:29		Jarius Cook misses three point jump shot
19:27		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
19:13		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
19:11		Marcus Niblack defensive rebound
19:00		Marcus Niblack turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals)
18:54		Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
18:52		Robert McCray V defensive rebound
18:48		Donovan Rivers misses two point dunk
18:46		Omar Payne defensive rebound
18:37		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:35		Thierno Sylla offensive rebound
18:29	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point layup	0-2
18:07		Shemarri Allen blocks Donovan Rivers's two point layup
18:05		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
18:00		Thierno Sylla turnover (out of bounds)
17:52		Robert McCray V offensive foul
17:52		Robert McCray V turnover (offensive foul)
17:44		Robert McCray V personal foul
17:38		Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
17:36		Thierno Sylla offensive rebound
17:34	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point layup	0-4
17:13		Jarius Cook misses three point jump shot
17:11		Bryce Workman offensive rebound
17:03		Marcus Niblack turnover (lost ball) (Jaylin Sellers steals)
16:59		Bryce Workman shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
16:59	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-5
16:59	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-6
16:49		Omar Payne shooting foul (Stephon Payne III draws the foul)
16:49		Stephon Payne III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:49		Stephon Payne III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:49		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
16:36		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:34		Marcus Niblack defensive rebound
16:17		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
16:15		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
16:10		Marcus Niblack personal foul
15:58		DeeJuan Pruitt shooting foul (Thierno Sylla draws the foul)
15:58		TV timeout
15:58	+1	Thierno Sylla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-7
15:58	+1	Thierno Sylla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-8
15:38		Marcus Niblack misses two point jump shot
15:36		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
15:29		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
15:27		Jarius Cook defensive rebound
15:23		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Jarius Cook draws the foul)
15:23	+1	Jarius Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-8
15:23	+1	Jarius Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-8
15:00		Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot
14:58		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
14:53	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup	2-10
14:39		Ibrahima Diallo blocks DeeJuan Pruitt's two point layup
14:37		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
14:30	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot	2-13
14:23		Dolphins 30 second timeout
14:09		DeeJuan Pruitt misses three point jump shot
14:07		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
13:59		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
13:57		Gyasi Powell defensive rebound
13:57		Ibrahima Diallo personal foul
13:33		Marcus Niblack turnover (bad pass) (Omar Payne steals)
13:20		DeeJuan Pruitt shooting foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Marchelus Avery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-14
13:20		Marchelus Avery misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:20		Robert McCray V defensive rebound
13:04		Darius Johnson personal foul
12:55		Robert McCray V misses three point jump shot
12:53		Omar Payne defensive rebound
12:45	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists)	2-17
12:22		Gyasi Powell misses two point jump shot
12:20		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
12:15		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
12:13		Stephon Payne III defensive rebound
12:03		Stephon Payne III turnover (lost ball) (Comeh Emuobor steals)
11:59	+2	Comeh Emuobor makes two point layup	2-19
11:39	+2	Robert McCray V makes two point jump shot	4-19
11:24		Comeh Emuobor misses three point jump shot
11:22		Stephon Payne III defensive rebound
11:20		Omar Payne personal foul
11:20		TV timeout
10:58		Ibrahima Diallo personal foul
10:48		Gyasi Powell misses two point jump shot
10:46		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point jump shot	4-21
10:17		Comeh Emuobor personal foul (Robert McCray V draws the foul)
10:17	+1	Robert McCray V makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-21
10:17	+1	Robert McCray V makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-21
10:01		Marchelus Avery misses two point layup
9:59		Donovan Rivers defensive rebound
9:37		Robert McCray V misses three point jump shot
9:35		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
9:35		Donovan Rivers personal foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul)
9:35	+1	Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-22
9:35		Shemarri Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:35		Knights offensive rebound
9:33		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
9:31		Knights offensive rebound
9:30		DeeJuan Pruitt personal foul (Tyler Hendricks draws the foul)
9:30		Tyler Hendricks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:30		Stephon Payne III defensive rebound
9:21	+2	Robert McCray V makes two point layup	8-22
9:10		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:08		Knights offensive rebound
9:05		Jarius Cook personal foul (Thierno Sylla draws the foul)
9:05	+1	Thierno Sylla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-23
9:05	+1	Thierno Sylla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-24
8:53		Robert McCray V misses two point jump shot
8:51		Jarius Cook offensive rebound
8:41		Thierno Sylla blocks Marcus Niblack's two point layup
8:39		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
8:26	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point jump shot	8-26
7:54		Robert McCray V misses two point layup
7:52		Robert McCray V offensive rebound
7:46		Robert McCray V misses two point layup
7:44		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
7:34	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup	8-28
7:14	+2	Marcus Niblack makes two point layup (Robert McCray V assists)	10-28
7:14		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Marcus Niblack draws the foul)
7:14		TV timeout
7:14		Marcus Niblack misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:14		Knights defensive rebound
6:53		Stephon Payne III shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
6:53		Jaylin Sellers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:53	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-29
6:39		Marcus Niblack turnover (lost ball) (Marchelus Avery steals)
6:30	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Thierno Sylla assists)	10-32
6:01		Marcus Niblack turnover (bad pass)
5:47		Nils Machowski misses two point jump shot
5:45		DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound
5:41	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup	10-34
5:24		Robert McCray V misses two point layup
5:22		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
5:19		Jarius Cook shooting foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
5:19	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-35
5:19		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:19		Gyasi Powell defensive rebound
5:13		Marcus Niblack misses two point jump shot
5:11		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
5:04		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
5:02		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
4:54	+3	Thierno Sylla makes three point jump shot (Marchelus Avery assists)	10-38
4:37		Dolphins 30 second timeout
4:31		Marcus Niblack misses two point jump shot
4:29		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
4:24		Marcus Niblack personal foul (Nils Machowski draws the foul)
4:24		TV timeout
4:24	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-39
4:24	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-40
4:04	+3	Jarius Cook makes three point jump shot (Gyasi Powell assists)	13-40
3:39		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
3:37		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
3:32	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point layup	13-42
3:19		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
3:17		Comeh Emuobor defensive rebound
2:57		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
2:55		Dolphins defensive rebound
2:24		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Robert McCray V draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Robert McCray V makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-42
2:24		Robert McCray V misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:24		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
2:11	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	14-45
1:44	+2	Stephon Payne III makes two point layup (Gyasi Powell assists)	16-45
1:31		Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot
1:29		Stephon Payne III defensive rebound
1:20		Shemarri Allen shooting foul (Stephon Payne III draws the foul)
1:20		Knights 30 second timeout
1:20		Stephon Payne III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:20		Stephon Payne III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:20		Comeh Emuobor defensive rebound
1:05	+3	Tyler Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	16-48
0:47	+2	Gyasi Powell makes two point jump shot	18-48
0:31		Comeh Emuobor misses two point jump shot
0:29		Donovan Rivers defensive rebound
0:01		Marcus Niblack misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
JU
Dolphins
34
UCF
Knights
46

Time		Play	Score
19:53	+2	Stephon Payne III makes two point jump shot (Marcus Niblack assists)	20-48
19:40	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Omar Payne assists)	20-51
19:17		Stephon Payne III turnover (bad pass) (Omar Payne steals)
19:10	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	20-53
18:49		Marcus Niblack misses two point jump shot
18:47		Omar Payne defensive rebound
18:38		Stephon Payne III shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
18:38		Jaylin Sellers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:38	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-54
18:26		Jump ball. Stephon Payne III vs. Shemarri Allen (Shemarri Allen gains possession)
18:26		Stephon Payne III turnover (lost ball) (Shemarri Allen steals)
18:06		Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot
18:04		Knights offensive rebound
17:54	+2	Omar Payne makes two point alley-oop dunk (Darius Johnson assists)	20-56
17:41		Jarius Cook misses three point jump shot
17:39		Dolphins offensive rebound
17:37		Darius Johnson personal foul
17:35		Jarius Cook misses two point jump shot
17:33		Marcus Niblack offensive rebound
17:23	+2	Marcus Niblack makes two point jump shot (Jarius Cook assists)	22-56
17:04		Jarius Cook personal foul
16:55		DeeJuan Pruitt shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
16:55	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-57
16:55	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-58
16:47	+3	Gyasi Powell makes three point jump shot (Donovan Rivers assists)	25-58
16:28	+3	Omar Payne makes three point jump shot	25-61
15:59		Marcus Niblack misses two point jump shot
15:57		Robert McCray V offensive rebound
15:54	+2	Robert McCray V makes two point layup	27-61
15:54		Shemarri Allen shooting foul (Robert McCray V draws the foul)
15:54		TV timeout
15:54	+1	Robert McCray V makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-61
15:48	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	28-63
15:29		Robert McCray V misses two point jump shot
15:27		Donovan Rivers offensive rebound
15:25		Darius Johnson personal foul
15:22	+2	Robert McCray V makes two point layup	30-63
15:09	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point dunk (Omar Payne assists)	30-65
14:57		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
14:55		Omar Payne defensive rebound
14:51		Omar Payne turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Rivers steals)
14:38		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
14:36		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
14:22		Donovan Rivers shooting foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul)
14:22		Shemarri Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:22		Shemarri Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:22		Josiah Sabino defensive rebound
14:12		DeeJuan Pruitt misses two point layup
14:10		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
13:44		Nils Machowski misses two point layup
13:42		Donovan Rivers defensive rebound
13:39		Donovan Rivers turnover (lost ball) (Nils Machowski steals)
13:39		Donovan Rivers shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
13:39		Jaylin Sellers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:39	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-66
13:24		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Robert McCray V's two point layup
13:22		Josiah Sabino offensive rebound
13:14		Shemarri Allen personal foul
12:57		Gyasi Powell turnover (lost ball)
12:42		Thierno Sylla misses two point layup
12:40		DeeJuan Pruitt defensive rebound
12:30		DeeJuan Pruitt misses two point jump shot
12:28		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
12:14		Ibrahima Diallo turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Sabino steals)
12:06		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
12:04		DeeJuan Pruitt offensive rebound
11:59		Robert McCray V misses three point jump shot
11:57		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
11:55		Donovan Rivers personal foul
11:55		TV timeout
11:25	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot	30-68
11:07		Jarius Cook misses two point jump shot
11:05		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
10:58		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
10:56		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
10:54		DeeJuan Pruitt shooting foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul)
10:54		Ibrahima Diallo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:54	+1	Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-69
10:33	+2	Marcus Niblack makes two point layup	32-69
10:18	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Ibrahima Diallo assists)	32-72
10:02		Jarius Cook misses three point jump shot
10:00		Dolphins offensive rebound
9:53		Comeh Emuobor personal foul
9:34	+3	Tito Deng makes three point jump shot	35-72
9:19		Comeh Emuobor misses two point layup
9:17		Josiah Sabino defensive rebound
9:07	+3	Marcus Niblack makes three point jump shot (Jarius Cook assists)	38-72
8:58		Knights 30 second timeout
8:58		TV timeout
8:42		Omar Payne turnover (bad pass)
8:27		Josiah Sabino misses two point jump shot
8:25		Donovan Rivers offensive rebound
8:18		Donovan Rivers turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Hendricks steals)
8:14		Marchelus Avery misses two point layup
8:12		Tyler Hendricks offensive rebound
8:01		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
7:59		Josiah Sabino defensive rebound
7:48		Josiah Sabino misses two point jump shot
7:46		Omar Payne defensive rebound
7:34	+3	Thierno Sylla makes three point jump shot (Omar Payne assists)	38-75
7:05		Nils Machowski personal foul
7:05		TV timeout
6:58	+2	Gyasi Powell makes two point jump shot	40-75
6:49		Tyler Hendricks turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Rivers steals)
6:33		Donovan Rivers misses three point jump shot
6:31		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
6:23		Omar Payne turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Griffith steals)
6:15	+2	Josiah Sabino makes two point layup	42-75
5:47		Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot
5:45		Josiah Sabino defensive rebound
5:37		DeMarr Langford Jr. shooting foul (Tito Deng draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Tito Deng makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-75
5:37		Tito Deng misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:37		Omar Payne defensive rebound
5:22		Thierno Sylla misses two point layup
5:20		Omar Payne offensive rebound
5:18		Omar Payne misses two point layup
5:16		Thierno Sylla offensive rebound
5:16	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point layup	43-77
5:16		Josiah Sabino shooting foul (Thierno Sylla draws the foul)
5:16		Thierno Sylla misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:16		Tito Deng defensive rebound
4:55	+2	Josiah Sabino makes two point jump shot	45-77
4:45		Jaylin Sellers turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Sabino steals)
4:38		Josiah Sabino turnover (lost ball) (Jaylin Sellers steals)
4:36		Omar Payne misses two point dunk
4:34		Gyasi Powell defensive rebound
4:32		Thierno Sylla blocks Josiah Sabino's two point layup
4:30		Omar Payne defensive rebound
4:23		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:21		Knights offensive rebound
4:10		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
4:08		Shemarri Allen offensive rebound
4:00		Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot
3:58		Omar Payne offensive rebound
3:53	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	45-80
3:35		Jalen Griffith turnover (lost ball) (Shemarri Allen steals)
3:31	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point layup	45-82
3:18		Omar Payne blocks Donovan Rivers's two point layup
3:16		Tito Deng offensive rebound
3:16		Shemarri Allen personal foul (Tito Deng draws the foul)
3:16		TV timeout
3:16	+1	Tito Deng makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-82
3:16		Tito Deng misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:16		Comeh Emuobor defensive rebound
2:57	+3	Tyler Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists)	46-85
2:42		Jalen Griffith misses three point jump shot
2:40		Donovan Rivers offensive rebound
2:35	+2	Donovan Rivers makes two point layup	48-85
2:19	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists)	48-88
2:06		Lucas Gibb misses three point jump shot
2:04		Dolphins offensive rebound
1:57		Jalen Griffith misses two point jump shot
1:55		Tito Deng offensive rebound
1:50	+2	Tito Deng makes two point jump shot	50-88
1:44	+3	Mintautas Mockus makes three point jump shot (Poohpha Warakulnukroh assists)	50-91
1:35		Michael Kalina blocks Josiah Sabino's two point layup
1:33		Dolphins offensive rebound
1:30		Poohpha Warakulnukroh blocks Tito Deng's two point layup
1:28		Charlie May defensive rebound
1:17	+3	Michael Kalina makes three point jump shot (Comeh Emuobor assists)	50-94
0:59		Donovan Rivers misses two point jump shot
0:57		Mintautas Mockus defensive rebound
0:45		Michael Kalina turnover (lost ball)
0:32	+2	Donovan Rivers makes two point layup	52-94
0:20		Tito Deng personal foul (Mintautas Mockus draws the foul)
0:20		Mintautas Mockus misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:20		Josiah Sabino defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Josiah Sabino defensive rebound