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Sellers scores 23 points to lead Central Florida past Florida International

AP
Nov 06, 2023

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Jaylin Sellers scored 23 points and Darius Johnson scored 15 and Central Florida beat Florida International 85-62 on Monday night in a season opener for the teams.

Despite shooting 7 for 24 for 3-point range (29.2%), the Knights - now of the Big 12 Conference - shot 50% (31 for 62) overall.

After Dashon Gittens made two foul shots to get the Panthers within 18-16 with 9:36 before halftime, the Knightsoutscored FIU 25-5 and led 43-21 at halftime.

The Panthers' lone lead came when Petar Krivokapic made a layup for the game's first score. FIU shot 4 for 18 (22.2%) from 3-point range. Gittens scored 11 points and Krivokapic 10. Arturo Dean, FIU's leading scorer last year at 11.9-points per contest, finished 1-for-7 shooting and scored two points.

UCF, which will face Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas, on Jan. 6 for its first Big 12 action, has a total of 10 new players on its roster, four of which are fifth-year players.

The Knights travel to play 13th-ranked Miami on Friday.

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1st Half
FIU
Panthers
21
UCF
Knights
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Omar Payne vs. Mintautas Mockus (Knights gains possession)
19:44		Arturo Dean personal foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
19:31		Jaylin Sellers turnover (traveling)
19:08	+2	Petar Krivokapic makes two point layup	2-0
18:54		Seth Pinkney blocks Shemarri Allen's two point layup
18:52		Shemarri Allen offensive rebound
18:39		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
18:39		Omar Payne offensive rebound
18:39	+2	Omar Payne makes two point layup	2-2
18:27		Jonathan Aybar turnover (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals)
18:25		Jonathan Aybar shooting foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul)
18:25		Shemarri Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:25	+1	Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-3
18:04		Petar Krivokapic misses three point jump shot
18:02		Omar Payne defensive rebound
17:55		Darius Johnson turnover (Petar Krivokapic steals)
17:33		Petar Krivokapic turnover
17:33	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	2-5
17:27		Arturo Dean turnover (traveling)
17:18		Omar Payne misses two point dunk
17:16		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
17:10		Arturo Dean misses two point jump shot
17:10		Panthers offensive rebound
17:10		Shemarri Allen personal foul
16:50		Omar Payne blocks Dashon Gittens's two point layup
16:48		Seth Pinkney offensive rebound
16:48		DeMarr Langford Jr. shooting foul (Seth Pinkney draws the foul)
16:48	+1	Seth Pinkney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-5
16:48		Seth Pinkney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:48		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
16:45	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	3-7
16:34		Omar Payne blocks Dashon Gittens's two point layup
16:32		Omar Payne defensive rebound
16:13	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists)	3-10
16:00		Javaunte Hawkins turnover (Darius Johnson steals)
15:52		Darius Johnson misses two point dunk
15:50		Javaunte Hawkins defensive rebound
15:46		Omar Payne shooting foul (Seth Pinkney draws the foul)
15:46		TV timeout
15:46		Seth Pinkney misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:46	+1	Seth Pinkney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-10
15:30		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
15:30		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
15:30	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	4-12
15:26		Javaunte Hawkins turnover
14:52		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
14:50		Jayden Brewer defensive rebound
14:42	+2	Jayden Brewer makes two point layup	6-12
14:32		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
14:30		Jayden Brewer defensive rebound
14:13		Mohamed Sanogo misses two point layup
14:11		Omar Payne defensive rebound
14:02		Darius Johnson turnover
13:48		Darius Johnson personal foul (Javaunte Hawkins draws the foul)
13:31		Petar Krivokapic misses three point jump shot
13:29		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
13:21		Comeh Emuobor misses two point layup
13:19		Jayden Brewer defensive rebound
13:15	+3	Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Jayden Brewer assists)	9-12
13:00		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
12:58		Mintautas Mockus offensive rebound
12:51	+2	Mintautas Mockus makes two point jump shot	9-14
12:43		Javaunte Hawkins turnover (Nils Machowski steals)
12:43		Mintautas Mockus misses three point jump shot
12:41		Panthers defensive rebound
12:41		Comeh Emuobor personal foul
12:32		Javaunte Hawkins turnover (Mintautas Mockus steals)
12:24		Arturo Dean personal foul
12:09		Mintautas Mockus misses three point jump shot
12:07		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
12:02		Mintautas Mockus shooting foul (Jayden Brewer draws the foul)
12:02	+1	Jayden Brewer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-14
12:02	+1	Jayden Brewer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-14
11:39		Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
11:37		Dashon Gittens defensive rebound
11:33		George Pridgett Jr. turnover
11:33		TV timeout
11:15	+2	Tyler Hendricks makes two point layup (Shemarri Allen assists)	11-16
10:54	+2	Dashon Gittens makes two point jump shot	13-16
10:42		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:40		Tyler Hendricks offensive rebound
10:33	+2	Tyler Hendricks makes two point layup	13-18
10:29		Omar Payne shooting foul (Jayden Brewer draws the foul)
10:29		Jayden Brewer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:29	+1	Jayden Brewer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-18
10:00		Ibrahima Diallo misses two point hook shot
9:58		Seth Pinkney defensive rebound
9:49		Jump ball. (Panthers gains possession)
9:32		Tyler Hendricks personal foul (Dashon Gittens draws the foul)
9:32	+1	Dashon Gittens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-18
9:32	+1	Dashon Gittens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-18
9:04		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:02		Jayden Brewer defensive rebound
8:47		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Dashon Gittens's two point layup
8:45		Panthers offensive rebound
8:43		Jonathan Aybar turnover (traveling)
8:35		Thierno Sylla turnover
8:15		George Pridgett Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:13		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
8:04	+3	Thierno Sylla makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	16-21
7:42		Jonathan Aybar misses three point jump shot
7:40		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
7:30		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
7:28		Jonathan Aybar defensive rebound
7:14		TV timeout
6:59		Arturo Dean misses three point jump shot
6:57		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
6:36	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point hook shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	16-23
6:22		Jonathan Aybar turnover (Ibrahima Diallo steals)
6:16	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup (Shemarri Allen assists)	16-25
6:06		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Arturo Dean's two point layup
6:04		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
5:58		Javaunte Hawkins personal foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
5:40		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
5:38		Mohamed Sanogo defensive rebound
5:29		Arturo Dean misses two point layup
5:27		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
5:15		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
5:13		Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound
5:07	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	16-27
4:46	+3	Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Dashon Gittens assists)	19-27
4:35	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	19-30
4:11		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Mohamed Sanogo draws the foul)
4:11		Mohamed Sanogo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:11		Mohamed Sanogo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:11		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
4:00	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	19-32
3:51		Dashon Gittens misses three point jump shot
3:49		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
3:36		Dashon Gittens personal foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
3:36		TV timeout
3:19		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point layup
3:17		Thierno Sylla offensive rebound
2:55		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
2:55		Javaunte Hawkins turnover (Thierno Sylla steals)
2:50	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point dunk	19-34
2:44		Petar Krivokapic shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
2:44		Jaylin Sellers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:44		Petar Krivokapic defensive rebound
2:26		Dashon Gittens misses two point layup
2:24		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
2:17	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point layup (Tyler Hendricks assists)	19-36
2:17		Panthers 30 second timeout
1:56		Petar Krivokapic turnover (Thierno Sylla steals)
1:48		Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot
1:46		Seth Pinkney defensive rebound
1:46		Thierno Sylla personal foul (Seth Pinkney draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Seth Pinkney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-36
1:46	+1	Seth Pinkney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-36
1:28	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)	21-38
1:14		Dashon Gittens turnover (Jaylin Sellers steals)
1:07	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	21-40
0:41		Seth Pinkney misses two point jump shot
0:41		Knights defensive rebound
0:41		Knights 30 second timeout
0:15	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	21-43
0:02		Jaden Grant turnover (Shemarri Allen steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FIU
Panthers
41
UCF
Knights
42

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	21-45
19:41		Jonathan Aybar shooting foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul)
19:41	+1	Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-46
19:31		Arturo Dean turnover (Jaylin Sellers steals)
19:26		Jaylin Sellers misses two point layup
19:24		Shemarri Allen offensive rebound
19:18	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point dunk	21-48
19:02		Petar Krivokapic turnover (Omar Payne steals)
18:56		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:54		Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound
18:48		Darius Johnson turnover (Arturo Dean steals)
18:48	+2	Petar Krivokapic makes two point layup (Arturo Dean assists)	23-48
18:17		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:15		Jonathan Aybar defensive rebound
18:08		Arturo Dean misses two point layup
18:06		Arturo Dean offensive rebound
17:58		Arturo Dean misses three point jump shot
17:38		Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot
17:36		Petar Krivokapic defensive rebound
17:27		Petar Krivokapic turnover (Shemarri Allen steals)
17:16		Jaylin Sellers turnover (3-second violation)
16:48		Jonathan Aybar misses three point jump shot
16:46		Omar Payne defensive rebound
16:26	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	23-51
16:15		Arturo Dean turnover (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals)
16:08	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point dunk (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists)	23-53
16:08		Panthers 30 second timeout
16:08		TV timeout
15:52	+2	Jonathan Aybar makes two point jump shot	25-53
15:32		Shemarri Allen turnover (Dante Wilcox steals)
15:13	+3	Dashon Gittens makes three point jump shot (Javaunte Hawkins assists)	28-53
14:48		Mintautas Mockus misses three point jump shot
14:46		Omar Payne offensive rebound
14:38		Jonathan Aybar shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
14:38		TV timeout
14:38	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-54
14:38	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-55
14:22		Dante Wilcox turnover (Jaylin Sellers steals)
14:15		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:13		Jayden Brewer defensive rebound
14:09		Dashon Gittens misses two point layup
14:07		Jayden Brewer offensive rebound
14:02	+2	Jayden Brewer makes two point layup	30-55
14:02		Mintautas Mockus shooting foul (Jayden Brewer draws the foul)
14:02	+1	Jayden Brewer makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-55
13:52		Mohamed Sanogo blocks Jaylin Sellers's two point jump shot
13:50		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
13:43	+3	Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Arturo Dean assists)	34-55
13:36		Darius Johnson turnover (Dante Wilcox steals)
13:36		Darius Johnson personal foul
13:36		Knights 30 second timeout
13:14		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Jayden Brewer's two point layup
13:12		Panthers offensive rebound
13:05		Javaunte Hawkins misses two point jump shot
13:03		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
12:50		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point layup
12:48		Knights offensive rebound
12:36		Arturo Dean shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
12:36		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:36	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-56
12:09		Javaunte Hawkins turnover
11:58		Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
11:56		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
11:51	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup	34-58
11:51		Mohamed Sanogo shooting foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:51	+1	Ibrahima Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-59
11:34	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point jump shot	36-59
11:07		Tyler Hendricks turnover (traveling)
10:50		Omar Payne shooting foul (Jayden Brewer draws the foul)
10:50	+1	Jayden Brewer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-59
10:50		Jayden Brewer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:50		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
10:43	+3	Nils Machowski makes three point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists)	37-62
10:39		Official timeout
10:39		Omar Payne flagrant 1 (Dante Wilcox draws the foul)
10:39		Petar Krivokapic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:39	+1	Petar Krivokapic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-62
10:30		Arturo Dean turnover
10:23		Nils Machowski turnover (Dashon Gittens steals)
10:14	+2	Petar Krivokapic makes two point layup (Dashon Gittens assists)	40-62
9:55	+3	Tyler Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists)	40-65
9:37		Jonathan Aybar misses three point jump shot
9:35		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
9:14		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
9:12		Panthers defensive rebound
8:58	+2	Jonathan Aybar makes two point layup (Arturo Dean assists)	42-65
8:32		Nils Machowski turnover (Arturo Dean steals)
8:32		Tyler Hendricks shooting foul (Dashon Gittens draws the foul)
8:32	+1	Dashon Gittens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-65
8:32	+1	Dashon Gittens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-65
8:17		Thierno Sylla turnover (Petar Krivokapic steals)
7:57		Jonathan Aybar turnover (Darius Johnson steals)
7:55		Jonathan Aybar shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-66
7:55	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-67
7:32		Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Mohamed Sanogo draws the foul)
7:32	+1	Mohamed Sanogo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-67
7:32	+1	Mohamed Sanogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-67
7:29		Tyler Hendricks turnover (Arturo Dean steals)
7:21	+2	Mohamed Sanogo makes two point layup (Arturo Dean assists)	48-67
7:06	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	48-69
6:43		Dashon Gittens misses two point layup
6:41		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
6:35	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup	48-71
6:35		Arturo Dean shooting foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
6:35		Thierno Sylla turnover (lane violation)
6:19		Javaunte Hawkins turnover
6:13		Petar Krivokapic shooting foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
6:13		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:13		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:13		Petar Krivokapic defensive rebound
6:09		Dashon Gittens misses three point jump shot
6:07		Mohamed Sanogo offensive rebound
6:05		DeMarr Langford Jr. shooting foul (Mohamed Sanogo draws the foul)
6:05		Mohamed Sanogo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:05	+1	Mohamed Sanogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-71
5:46		Seth Pinkney shooting foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
5:46		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:46	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-72
5:33		Jayden Brewer misses three point jump shot
5:31		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
5:16		Seth Pinkney shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
5:16	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-73
5:16	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-74
5:10		Omar Payne shooting foul (Seth Pinkney draws the foul)
5:10	+1	Seth Pinkney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-74
5:10	+1	Seth Pinkney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-74
5:04		Shemarri Allen turnover (Dashon Gittens steals)
4:56		Dashon Gittens turnover (Shemarri Allen steals)
4:46		Arturo Dean personal foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
4:46	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-75
4:46	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-76
4:41		Shemarri Allen personal foul (George Pridgett Jr. draws the foul)
4:41	+1	George Pridgett Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-76
4:41	+1	George Pridgett Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-76
4:32		Darius Johnson turnover (George Pridgett Jr. steals)
4:24	+2	Dashon Gittens makes two point layup (George Pridgett Jr. assists)	55-76
4:09		Darius Johnson turnover (George Pridgett Jr. steals)
4:03		Darius Johnson shooting foul (George Pridgett Jr. draws the foul)
4:03	+1	George Pridgett Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-76
4:03	+1	George Pridgett Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-76
3:38	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	57-78
3:25		Jayden Brewer misses three point jump shot
3:23		Mohamed Sanogo offensive rebound
3:07		Mohamed Sanogo misses two point layup
3:07		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
3:07		Dashon Gittens personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
3:07		TV timeout
3:07	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-79
3:07		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:07		Petar Krivokapic defensive rebound
2:53		George Pridgett Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:51		Petar Krivokapic offensive rebound
2:39		Dashon Gittens misses two point jump shot
2:37		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
2:12	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	57-81
1:55	+2	Petar Krivokapic makes two point layup	59-81
1:55		DeMarr Langford Jr. shooting foul (Petar Krivokapic draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Petar Krivokapic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-81
1:31	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point dunk (Shemarri Allen assists)	60-83
1:13	+2	Mohamed Sanogo makes two point layup (George Pridgett Jr. assists)	62-83
0:37		Comeh Emuobor misses three point jump shot
0:35		Nils Machowski offensive rebound
0:35		Javaunte Hawkins personal foul (Nils Machowski draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-84
0:35	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-85
0:20		Jaidon Lipscomb misses three point jump shot
0:18		Comeh Emuobor defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Comeh Emuobor defensive rebound