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Sellers, Central Florida throttle Cal State Fullerton 72-44

AP
Nov 16, 2023

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Jaylin Sellers scored 15 points and reserve Marchelus Avery was one of three players to score nine points and Central Florida beat Cal State Fullerton 72-44 on Thursday night.

Avery's fellow reserve Thierno Sylla also scored nine and Shemari Allen scored nine for UCF.

Grayson Carper scored 13 points and Vincent Lee 10 for Cal State Fullerton.

The Knights (2-1) led for the remainder when Sylla made a 3-pointer to make it 8-7 with 11:04 before halftime. Cal State Fullerton's DJ Brewton made a layup to reduce the Titans' deficit to 18-15 with 4:31 before the break. UCF closed the half with a 13-3 burst and led 31-18 at halftime.

Brewton's layup with 17:26 left brought Cal State Fullerton (1-2) within 32-26, but it failed to score over the next six minutes and UCF capitalized scoring 14 points in that span for 46-26 advantage.

The Knights and Titans had only matched up once before Thursday with UCF earning a 68-52 victory on Nov. 15, 2018. That win came in the first round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational in Conway, S.C., a tournament the Knights eventually won.

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1st Half
CSUF
Titans
18
UCF
Knights
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Vincent Lee vs. Omar Payne (Darius Johnson gains possession)
19:49	+2	Omar Payne makes two point layup (Jaylin Sellers assists)	0-2
19:28	+2	DJ Brewton makes two point layup (Max Jones assists)	2-2
18:52		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
18:29	+2	Vincent Lee makes two point layup	4-2
18:04		Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot
18:02		John Mikey Square defensive rebound
17:42		Max Jones misses two point jump shot
17:40		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
17:24		Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
17:22		Shemarri Allen offensive rebound
17:16		Omar Payne misses two point jump shot
17:14		Grayson Carper defensive rebound
16:58		Omar Payne personal foul
16:45	+3	Grayson Carper makes three point jump shot (DJ Brewton assists)	7-2
16:19		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
16:17		DJ Brewton defensive rebound
16:07		DJ Brewton turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals)
16:05		Max Jones personal foul
15:52		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:50		Grayson Carper defensive rebound
15:46		Jump ball. Grayson Carper vs. Omar Payne (Titans gains possession)
15:46		TV timeout
15:26		DJ Brewton misses two point jump shot
15:24		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
15:10	+3	Shemarri Allen makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	7-5
14:40		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Max Jones's two point layup
14:38		Kendrick De Luna offensive rebound
14:31		Thierno Sylla blocks Kendrick De Luna's two point layup
14:29		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
14:23		Shemarri Allen turnover (lost ball) (Beril Kabamba steals)
14:16		Max Jones misses three point jump shot
14:14		Beril Kabamba offensive rebound
14:10		Max Jones misses three point jump shot
14:08		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
14:08		Beril Kabamba personal foul
13:48		Ibrahima Diallo misses two point layup
13:46		Beril Kabamba defensive rebound
13:33		DJ Brewton turnover (lost ball)
13:20		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
13:18		Donovan Oday defensive rebound
12:53		Donovan Oday misses two point jump shot
12:51		Donovan Oday offensive rebound
12:41		DJ Brewton misses two point jump shot
12:39		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
12:26		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
12:24		Grayson Carper defensive rebound
12:05		Beril Kabamba misses three point jump shot
12:03		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
11:46		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
11:44		Kendrick De Luna defensive rebound
11:20		Grayson Carper misses three point jump shot
11:18		Donovan Oday offensive rebound
11:13		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Donovan Oday's two point layup
11:11		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
11:02	+3	Thierno Sylla makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	7-8
10:40		DJ Brewton misses two point jump shot
10:38		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
10:17	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	7-10
10:17		Kendrick De Luna shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
10:17		TV timeout
10:17		Jaylin Sellers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:17		Jalen Cooper defensive rebound
10:02		Max Jones turnover (bad pass) (Omar Payne steals)
9:39		Shemarri Allen turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Oday steals)
9:28		Donovan Oday turnover (traveling)
9:01	+2	Shemarri Allen makes two point jump shot	7-12
8:43		Max Jones turnover (lost ball) (Shemarri Allen steals)
8:39		Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
8:37		Nils Machowski offensive rebound
8:33		Nils Machowski misses two point layup
8:31		Max Jones defensive rebound
8:26	+2	Donovan Oday makes two point layup	9-12
8:23		John Mikey Square shooting foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul)
8:23		Shemarri Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:23	+1	Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-13
8:08		Donovan Oday turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
7:56		Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot
7:54		Donovan Oday defensive rebound
7:40		Tyler Hendricks shooting foul (Max Jones draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40	+1	Max Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-13
7:40	+1	Max Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-13
7:15	+2	Tyler Hendricks makes two point layup (Marchelus Avery assists)	11-15
6:41		Max Jones misses three point jump shot
6:39		Omar Payne defensive rebound
6:20		John Mikey Square shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
6:20		Omar Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:20	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-16
6:12		Marchelus Avery blocks Jalen Cooper's two point layup
6:10		Titans offensive rebound
6:01		Tyler Hendricks shooting foul (Max Jones draws the foul)
6:01	+1	Max Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-16
6:01	+1	Max Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-16
5:42		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
5:40		Jalen Cooper defensive rebound
5:09		DJ Brewton misses two point jump shot
5:07		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
4:57	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	13-18
4:32	+2	DJ Brewton makes two point layup	15-18
4:11	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point dunk	15-20
3:52		Jalen Cooper misses three point jump shot
3:50		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
3:43	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	15-22
3:22		Max Jones misses two point layup
3:20		Knights defensive rebound
3:20		TV timeout
3:05	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	15-25
2:31		Beril Kabamba turnover (lost ball)
2:18		Grayson Carper blocks Jaylin Sellers's two point jump shot
2:16		Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound
2:12	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	15-27
1:54		Keith Richards misses three point jump shot
1:52		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
1:39		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:36		Vincent Lee personal foul
1:31	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	15-29
1:13		DJ Brewton turnover (lost ball)
0:55		Ibrahima Diallo misses two point hook shot
0:53		Vincent Lee defensive rebound
0:43	+3	Grayson Carper makes three point jump shot (DJ Brewton assists)	18-29
0:39		Knights 30 second timeout
0:17		Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot
0:15		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
0:11		Donovan Oday shooting foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul)
0:11		Marchelus Avery misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:11		Titans 30 second timeout
0:11		Marchelus Avery misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:11		Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound
0:09		Jaylin Sellers turnover (lost ball)
0:06		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Max Jones's two point layup
0:04		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point layup (Jaylin Sellers assists)	18-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CSUF
Titans
26
UCF
Knights
41

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:41		Grayson Carper shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
19:41		Omar Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:41	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-32
19:12		DJ Brewton misses two point layup
19:10		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
19:02		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Max Jones steals)
18:53	+2	Vincent Lee makes two point layup (DJ Brewton assists)	20-32
18:37		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (lost ball) (John Mikey Square steals)
18:26	+2	Vincent Lee makes two point jump shot (DJ Brewton assists)	22-32
18:14		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:12		DJ Brewton defensive rebound
17:52	+2	Vincent Lee makes two point layup (Max Jones assists)	24-32
17:45		Knights 30 second timeout
17:45		TV timeout
17:31		Jaylin Sellers misses two point dunk
17:29		Max Jones defensive rebound
17:25	+2	DJ Brewton makes two point layup	26-32
17:15	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Ibrahima Diallo assists)	26-35
16:51		Shemarri Allen blocks Max Jones's three point jump shot
16:49		Vincent Lee offensive rebound
16:34		DJ Brewton misses three point jump shot
16:32		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
16:31		John Mikey Square personal foul
16:05	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point hook shot	26-37
15:46		Grayson Carper misses three point jump shot
15:44		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
15:37	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)	26-39
15:22		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Max Jones's two point jump shot
15:20		Donovan Oday offensive rebound
15:17		Grayson Carper misses three point jump shot
15:15		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
15:04	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	26-42
14:58		Titans 30 second timeout
14:58		TV timeout
14:36		Marchelus Avery personal foul
14:29		DJ Brewton misses two point jump shot
14:27		Vincent Lee offensive rebound
14:21		Vincent Lee turnover (lost ball)
14:04		Ibrahima Diallo misses two point layup
14:02		Ibrahima Diallo offensive rebound
13:59	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup	26-44
13:33		Donovan Oday misses three point jump shot
13:31		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
13:22	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point dunk (Shemarri Allen assists)	26-46
12:57		DJ Brewton turnover (lost ball)
12:40		Donovan Oday personal foul
12:24		Marchelus Avery misses two point layup
12:22		Omar Payne offensive rebound
12:22		Beril Kabamba personal foul
12:12		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
12:10		Max Jones defensive rebound
12:02		Max Jones misses two point jump shot
12:00		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
11:53		Kendrick De Luna personal foul
11:53		TV timeout
11:40		Jalen Cooper personal foul
11:35		Omar Payne turnover (lost ball) (Max Jones steals)
11:24		Omar Payne shooting foul (Max Jones draws the foul)
11:24		Max Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:24	+1	Max Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-46
10:57		Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot
10:55		Jalen Cooper defensive rebound
10:43		Shemarri Allen personal foul
10:36		Shemarri Allen personal foul
10:24		Jalen Cooper misses two point jump shot
10:22		Omar Payne defensive rebound
10:08		Marchelus Avery misses two point layup
10:06		Kendrick De Luna defensive rebound
10:01	+3	Grayson Carper makes three point jump shot	30-46
10:01		Omar Payne shooting foul (Grayson Carper draws the foul)
10:01	+1	Grayson Carper makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-46
9:45		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
9:43		Jalen Cooper defensive rebound
9:35		Donovan Oday misses three point jump shot
9:33		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
9:25		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
9:23		Max Jones defensive rebound
9:20		Grayson Carper misses two point dunk
9:18		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
9:05	+2	Tyler Hendricks makes two point layup	31-48
8:57		Ibrahima Diallo blocks Donovan Oday's two point layup
8:55		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
8:52		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass)
8:37		Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Grayson Carper draws the foul)
8:37	+1	Grayson Carper makes regular free throw 1 of 3	32-48
8:37	+1	Grayson Carper makes regular free throw 2 of 3	33-48
8:37	+1	Grayson Carper makes regular free throw 3 of 3	34-48
8:30		Jalen Cooper shooting foul (Tyler Hendricks draws the foul)
8:30	+1	Tyler Hendricks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-49
8:30	+1	Tyler Hendricks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-50
8:14		Keith Richards misses two point jump shot
8:12		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
7:54		John Mikey Square shooting foul (Thierno Sylla draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:54	+1	Thierno Sylla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-51
7:54		Thierno Sylla misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:54		John Mikey Square defensive rebound
7:36		Keith Richards turnover (out of bounds)
7:18	+2	Ibrahima Diallo makes two point layup	34-53
7:05		Max Jones turnover (lost ball) (Shemarri Allen steals)
7:01	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point dunk (Shemarri Allen assists)	34-55
6:46		Jalen Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals)
6:40		Jaylin Sellers turnover (lost ball) (Max Jones steals)
6:33		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Max Jones draws the foul)
6:33	+1	Max Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-55
6:33		Max Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:33		Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound
6:07	+3	Shemarri Allen makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	35-58
5:50		Max Jones misses two point jump shot
5:48		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
5:37		Shemarri Allen misses two point layup
5:35		Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound
5:21	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	35-60
4:57		Darius Johnson personal foul (DJ Brewton draws the foul)
4:57	+1	DJ Brewton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-60
4:57	+1	DJ Brewton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-60
4:44	+3	Nils Machowski makes three point jump shot (Thierno Sylla assists)	37-63
4:30		Max Jones turnover (lost ball) (Ibrahima Diallo steals)
4:04	+3	Thierno Sylla makes three point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists)	37-66
3:46		Max Jones misses three point jump shot
3:44		Vincent Lee offensive rebound
3:41		Ibrahima Diallo personal foul (Max Jones draws the foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:41		Max Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:41		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
3:38		Max Jones personal foul (Thierno Sylla draws the foul)
3:38		Thierno Sylla misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:38		Beril Kabamba defensive rebound
3:24		Beril Kabamba misses three point jump shot
3:22		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
3:02	+3	Comeh Emuobor makes three point jump shot (Thierno Sylla assists)	37-69
2:35	+2	Vincent Lee makes two point hook shot	39-69
2:05		Mintautas Mockus misses three point jump shot
2:03		Beril Kabamba defensive rebound
1:57		Keith Richards misses two point layup
1:55		Mintautas Mockus defensive rebound
1:48		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
1:46		Beril Kabamba defensive rebound
1:45		Comeh Emuobor personal foul (Beril Kabamba draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Beril Kabamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-69
1:45	+1	Beril Kabamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-69
1:38		Donovan Oday personal foul (Nils Machowski draws the foul)
1:38		Nils Machowski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:38	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-70
1:24		Beril Kabamba misses two point layup
1:22		Comeh Emuobor defensive rebound
1:05		Thierno Sylla misses two point layup
1:03		Donovan Oday defensive rebound
0:53		Antwan Robinson misses three point jump shot
0:51		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
0:41		Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot
0:39		Beril Kabamba defensive rebound
0:31		Tyler Hendricks shooting foul (Donovan Oday draws the foul)
0:31		Donovan Oday misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:31	+1	Donovan Oday makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-70
0:31		Tyler Hendricks technical foul
0:31		Tyler Hendricks turnover
0:31	+1	Donovan Oday makes technical free throw 1 of 2	43-70
0:31	+1	Donovan Oday makes technical free throw 2 of 2	44-70
0:21		Donovan Oday technical foul
0:21		Donovan Oday turnover
0:21	+1	Comeh Emuobor makes technical free throw 1 of 2	44-71
0:21	+1	Comeh Emuobor makes technical free throw 2 of 2	44-72
0:00		End of period

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Comeh Emuobor makes technical free throw 2 of 2