National Basketball Association
Central Florida 84, Miami - Florida 78
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 18, 2010
Where: BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida
Officials:
# James Barker, # Bill Covington, # Ramie Styons
Attendance:
8012
By SportsDirect Inc.
Marcus Jordan scored 23 points and Keith Clanton scored 12 of his 14 after the break as Central Florida dominated the second half in an 84-78 victory over Miami Saturday at the Metro PCS Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Fla.
Tom Herzog added 11 points for the Knights (10-0), who outscored the Hurricanes 51-35 in the second half.
UCF took a quick lead to begin the game but suffered through an eight-minute field goal drought that allowed Miami (7-3) to take control. The Hurricanes hit 5 of 9 3-pointers in the first half and went into the break with a 43-33 advantage.
The Knights came out strong in the second half, opening with a 12-4 run to close within two and pulling even at 57-57 when Jordan drained a jumper. Isaiah Sykes gave UCF its first lead of the second half with a layup at the 8:01 mark, and the Knights steadily pulled away.
UCF has one more non-conference game on the road, at Massachusetts on Wednesday. Then the Knights host Furman before opening Conference USA play against Marshall on Jan. 5.
The Hurricanes have four more non-conference games before starting ACC play at Duke on Jan. 2.
Top Game Performances
Central Florida |
|
Miami - Florida |
Marcus Jordan 23 |
Scoring |
Malcolm Grant 19 |
Marcus Jordan 5 |
Assists |
Durand Scott 5 |
Tom Herzog 10 |
Rebounds |
Reggie Johnson 6 |
Marcus Jordan 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Garrius Adams 7 |
Isaiah Sykes 2 |
Steals |
Garrius Adams 2 |
Tom Herzog 2 |
Blocks |
Julian Gamble 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Central Florida
|
84 |
51.8 |
5-14 |
21-43 |
8 |
36 |
4 |
4 |
|
Miami - Florida
|
78 |
43.9 |
7-13 |
21-30 |
10 |
28 |
4 |
5 |
|