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After slow start, UCF defeats Florida A&M 69-56

AP
Dec 22, 2023

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Jaylin Sellers scored 15 points and Darius Johnson and Marchelus Avery had 13 apiece as UCF defeated Florida A&M 69-56 on Thursday.

Shemarri Allen added 11 points and Ibrahima Diallo grabbed 12 rebounds to go with eight points for the Knights (8-3). They shot 40% and made 8 of 24 3-point tries and 19 of 27 from the line to the Rattlers' 7 of 11. UCF scored 24 points off 21 FAMU turnovers.

Roderick Coffee III scored 14 points, Shannon Grant added 12 and Keith Lamar had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Rattlers (2-8).

UCF, which led by two at halftime, scored 10 straight points with Johnson's 3-pointer giving the Knights the game's first double-digit lead midway through the second half. The Rattlers didn't get closer than nine thereafter.

Both teams struggled mightily in the first half. The Rattlers didn't get their first basket until the 12:43 mark but only trailed 8-2. UCF missed its first five shots, made its next three then missed its next 13. Both offenses finally got going in the final minutes of the half which ended with the Knights ahead 26-24.

Sophomore UCF forward Thierno Sylla, in concussion protocol, missed the game after starting the previous seven. C.J. Walker a fifth-year senior forward, saw his first action after an injury delayed his start to the season.

UCF is home against Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 29. The Rattlers are at South Carolina on Dec. 30.

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1st Half
FAMU
Rattlers
24
UCF
Knights
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Knights gains possession)
19:32		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
19:30		Knights offensive rebound
19:30		Morrell Schramm personal foul
19:17		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
19:15		Keith Lamar defensive rebound
18:51		Keith Lamar turnover (traveling)
18:39		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
18:37		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
18:27		K'Jei Parker misses two point jump shot
18:25		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
18:20		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:18		Rattlers defensive rebound
18:18		Omar Payne personal foul
18:14		K'Jei Parker turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Sellers steals)
18:05		Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
18:03		Keith Lamar defensive rebound
17:56		Shannon Grant offensive foul
17:56		Shannon Grant turnover (offensive foul)
17:39	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	0-2
17:19		K'Jei Parker misses three point jump shot
17:17		Keith Lamar offensive rebound
17:17		DeMarr Langford Jr. personal foul
17:08		K'Jei Parker turnover (bad pass) (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals)
17:04	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup	0-4
16:50		Hantz Louis-Jeune misses two point layup
16:48		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
16:24	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	0-7
16:15		K'Jei Parker turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Sellers steals)
16:10		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
16:08		DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound
16:06		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
16:04		K'Jei Parker defensive rebound
15:51		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Keith Lamar's two point layup
15:49		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
15:38		Ibrahima Diallo turnover (lost ball) (K'Jei Parker steals)
15:33		Shemarri Allen blocks K'Jei Parker's two point layup
15:31		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
15:28		Hantz Louis-Jeune personal foul
15:27		TV timeout
15:07		Ja'Derryus Eatmon shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
15:07	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-8
15:07		Omar Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:07		Keith Lamar defensive rebound
14:49		Keith Lamar misses three point jump shot
14:47		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
14:22		Omar Payne turnover (lost ball) (Keith Lamar steals)
14:09		Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Ja'Derryus Eatmon draws the foul)
14:09		Ja'Derryus Eatmon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:09		Ja'Derryus Eatmon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:09		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
13:51		Omar Payne misses two point jump shot
13:49		Keith Lamar defensive rebound
13:36		Keith Lamar misses two point layup
13:34		Rattlers offensive rebound
13:26		Keith Lamar misses three point jump shot
13:24		Ja'Derryus Eatmon offensive rebound
13:21		Ja'Derryus Eatmon misses two point layup
13:19		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
13:05		C.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
13:03		Ja'Derryus Eatmon defensive rebound
12:43	+2	Jordan Chatman makes two point layup	2-8
12:30		Ja'Derryus Eatmon blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup
12:28		Jordan Chatman defensive rebound
12:06		Ja'Derryus Eatmon misses two point layup
12:04		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
11:47		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
11:45		Rattlers defensive rebound
11:44		TV timeout
11:15		K'Jei Parker misses three point jump shot
11:13		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
10:52		C.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
10:50		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
10:40		Roderick Coffee III turnover (bad pass)
10:27		C.J. Walker misses two point layup
10:25		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
10:25		Roderick Coffee III shooting foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul)
10:25		Ibrahima Diallo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:25		Ibrahima Diallo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:25		Keith Lamar defensive rebound
10:03		Ibrahima Diallo personal foul (Shannon Grant draws the foul)
9:44	+2	Jordan Chatman makes two point layup (Shannon Grant assists)	4-8
9:18		Ibrahima Diallo turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Chatman steals)
9:07		Antwann Jones shooting foul (Shannon Grant draws the foul)
9:07	+1	Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-8
9:07	+1	Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-8
8:54		Omar Payne turnover (bad pass) (Roderick Coffee III steals)
8:50	+2	Roderick Coffee III makes two point layup	8-8
8:30		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
8:28		K'Jei Parker defensive rebound
8:28		DeMarr Langford Jr. personal foul
8:10		K'Jei Parker misses two point jump shot
8:08		Omar Payne defensive rebound
7:57		C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
7:55		Omar Payne offensive rebound
7:46		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:44		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
7:39		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:37		C.J. Walker offensive rebound
7:35		C.J. Walker turnover (lost ball) (K'Jei Parker steals)
7:27		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Shannon Grant draws the foul)
7:27		TV timeout
7:27		Shannon Grant misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:27		Chase Barrs turnover (lane violation)
7:22		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
7:20		K'Jei Parker defensive rebound
7:15	+2	Roderick Coffee III makes two point jump shot	10-8
6:41		Chase Barrs personal foul
6:28	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point layup	10-10
6:02	+2	Ja'Derryus Eatmon makes two point jump shot (K'Jei Parker assists)	12-10
5:42	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point layup	12-12
5:08		K'Jei Parker misses three point jump shot
5:08		Rattlers turnover (shot clock violation)
4:56		Roderick Coffee III personal foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-13
4:56	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-14
4:30		Keith Lamar misses two point jump shot
4:28		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
4:21		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:19		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
4:09		K'Jei Parker turnover (bad pass) (Ibrahima Diallo steals)
4:03	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	12-16
3:51		Keith Lamar misses two point layup
3:49		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
3:42	+3	Shemarri Allen makes three point jump shot (Marchelus Avery assists)	12-19
3:26	+2	Roderick Coffee III makes two point jump shot	14-19
3:17		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
3:15		Roderick Coffee III defensive rebound
2:54	+3	Roderick Coffee III makes three point jump shot (K'Jei Parker assists)	17-19
2:35	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	17-22
2:04	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point hook shot	19-22
1:53		Keith Lamar personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
1:53		TV timeout
1:53	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-23
1:53		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:53		Morrell Schramm defensive rebound
1:34		Ja'Derryus Eatmon turnover (traveling)
1:07	+3	Shemarri Allen makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	19-26
0:40	+3	Morrell Schramm makes three point jump shot (K'Jei Parker assists)	22-26
0:33		Nils Machowski turnover (lost ball) (Morrell Schramm steals)
0:33		Rattlers 30 second timeout
0:07		Marchelus Avery personal foul (Keith Lamar draws the foul)
0:07		Knights 30 second timeout
0:07	+1	Keith Lamar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-26
0:07	+1	Keith Lamar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-26
0:03		Ja'Derryus Eatmon blocks Marchelus Avery's three point jump shot
0:01		Keith Lamar defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FAMU
Rattlers
32
UCF
Knights
43

Time		Play	Score
19:36		Roderick Coffee III turnover (bad pass) (Omar Payne steals)
19:10		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass)
19:01		Roderick Coffee III turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals)
18:55		Morrell Schramm shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
18:55	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-27
18:55	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-28
18:52		K'Jei Parker turnover (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals)
18:50	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup (Shemarri Allen assists)	24-30
18:50		Keith Lamar shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
18:50	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-31
18:42		K'Jei Parker misses two point jump shot
18:40		Keith Lamar offensive rebound
18:37		DeMarr Langford Jr. blocks Keith Lamar's two point layup
18:37		Keith Lamar offensive rebound
18:37		DeMarr Langford Jr. technical foul
18:37	+1	K'Jei Parker makes technical free throw 1 of 2	25-31
18:37	+1	K'Jei Parker makes technical free throw 2 of 2	26-31
18:27		Roderick Coffee III misses three point jump shot
18:25		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
18:14		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
18:12		Roderick Coffee III defensive rebound
18:07	+2	Morrell Schramm makes two point layup (Roderick Coffee III assists)	28-31
17:44		Morrell Schramm shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
17:44	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-32
17:44		Omar Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:44		Keith Lamar defensive rebound
17:28	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point layup (Morrell Schramm assists)	30-32
17:12	+3	Shemarri Allen makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	30-35
16:56		Omar Payne shooting foul (Keith Lamar draws the foul)
16:56	+1	Keith Lamar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-35
16:56		Keith Lamar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:56		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
16:47		K'Jei Parker personal foul
16:35	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point layup	31-37
16:23		K'Jei Parker turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals)
16:19		Shemarri Allen misses two point dunk
16:17		Roderick Coffee III defensive rebound
16:16		Omar Payne blocks Roderick Coffee III's two point layup
16:14		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
16:10		Marchelus Avery turnover (lost ball) (Morrell Schramm steals)
16:06	+3	Roderick Coffee III makes three point jump shot (Morrell Schramm assists)	34-37
15:55		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
15:53		Keith Lamar defensive rebound
15:40	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point hook shot	36-37
15:21	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	36-40
15:09	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point layup (Roderick Coffee III assists)	38-40
14:44		K'Jei Parker personal foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul)
14:44		TV timeout
14:30	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	38-42
14:00		K'Jei Parker misses three point jump shot
13:58		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
13:52		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Chatman steals)
13:47	+2	Jordan Chatman makes two point layup (Roderick Coffee III assists)	40-42
13:36		Ja'Derryus Eatmon blocks Darius Johnson's two point layup
13:34		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
13:34		Keith Lamar shooting foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul)
13:34	+1	Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-43
13:34	+1	Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-44
13:08		K'Jei Parker misses three point jump shot
13:06		Roderick Coffee III offensive rebound
13:01	+2	Ja'Derryus Eatmon makes two point layup (Roderick Coffee III assists)	42-44
12:40		Ja'Derryus Eatmon shooting foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
12:40	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-45
12:40	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-46
12:31		Ibrahima Diallo personal foul
12:22		Roderick Coffee III misses three point jump shot
12:20		Knights defensive rebound
12:04		Shemarri Allen turnover (lost ball)
11:33		Roderick Coffee III misses three point jump shot
11:31		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
11:20		Ja'Derryus Eatmon personal foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul)
11:20		TV timeout
11:20	+1	Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-47
11:20	+1	Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-48
11:08		Keith Lamar turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Sellers steals)
10:45		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
10:43		C.J. Walker offensive rebound
10:42		Ja'Derryus Eatmon shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
10:42		C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:42	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-49
10:41		Keith Lamar turnover (traveling)
10:28	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	42-52
10:24		Keith Lamar turnover (lost ball)
10:24		Rattlers 30 second timeout
9:57		TV timeout
9:47		Jaylin Sellers misses two point layup
9:45		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
9:33		Morrell Schramm turnover (bad pass) (Omar Payne steals)
9:03	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup (Omar Payne assists)	42-54
8:41	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point layup (Roderick Coffee III assists)	44-54
8:21		C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
8:19		Shemarri Allen offensive rebound
8:01	+2	Omar Payne makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)	44-56
7:43		Jordan Chatman misses three point jump shot
7:41		Morrell Schramm offensive rebound
7:41		TV timeout
7:32		K'Jei Parker turnover (Marchelus Avery steals)
7:29		Shemarri Allen turnover (lost ball) (Shannon Grant steals)
7:21	+2	Roderick Coffee III makes two point layup	46-56
6:59		Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot
6:57		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
6:55		Shannon Grant personal foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul)
6:55		Ibrahima Diallo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:55	+1	Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-57
6:47	+2	Jordan Chatman makes two point layup (Roderick Coffee III assists)	48-57
6:15	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point pullup jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	48-59
6:03		Hantz Louis-Jeune misses three point jump shot
6:01		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
5:39		Roderick Coffee III personal foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul)
5:39		Ibrahima Diallo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:39	+1	Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-60
5:27	+3	Keith Lamar makes three point jump shot (Roderick Coffee III assists)	51-60
5:01	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	51-63
4:47	+3	Keith Lamar makes three point jump shot (Roderick Coffee III assists)	54-63
4:26		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
4:24		Hantz Louis-Jeune defensive rebound
4:24		Shemarri Allen personal foul
4:04		Keith Lamar misses three point jump shot
4:02		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
3:51		Hantz Louis-Jeune personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:51	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-64
3:51	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-65
3:51		K'Jei Parker turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Sellers steals)
3:37	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point dunk	54-67
3:15		Marchelus Avery personal foul
2:59	+2	Keith Lamar makes two point jump shot	56-67
2:35		Knights 30 second timeout
2:26		Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot
2:24		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
2:20	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point dunk	56-69
1:58		Shannon Grant offensive foul
1:58		Shannon Grant turnover (offensive foul)
1:27		Jaylin Sellers turnover (lost ball) (Ja'Derryus Eatmon steals)
1:10		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Ja'Derryus Eatmon's two point layup
1:08		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
0:40		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:38		Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound
0:12		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
0:10		K'Jei Parker misses two point jump shot
0:08		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound