Dec. 2, 2015
Box Score
The freshmen duo of Tacko Fall and Chance McSpadden combined to score 44 points in UCF's 94-85 road victory over in-state rival Stetson.
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The Hatters came out firing in the first half, holding an eight-point lead midway through the half, but Fall and McSpadden took it on themselves to erase the deficit and give UCF a 39-38 lead at halftime.
Fall tallied 12 points in the first half to match his single-game career high, while McSpadden scored nine points.
Fast second half starts have been a staple for the Knights this season, and Wednesday night was no different. UCF quickly extended their as redshirt sophomore A.J. Davis attacked the rim to score on two contested layups.
With 13 minutes remaining in the second, sophomore Adonys Henriquez took control of the game as he scored eight-straight points for the Knights extending their lead to 61-53. The Orlando, Florida, native drained a three pointer from the corner before laying the ball in on an immediate fast break. Henriquez connected again from behind the arc in UCF's next possession.
After transitioning the ball outside, UCF went back to old faithful in Fall. The 7-foot-6 center hammered home a pair of dunks and cashed in a free throw to extend the Knights' lead to 12 points with 8:31 left in the game.
Over the next five minutes, the Hatters clawed back with a 21-10 run to dwindle UCF's lead to just one point.
But the Knights rallied and fended off the Hatters one final time, driving and dishing to McSpadden for a pair of treys from downtown, extending the lead to 86-80.
UCF put the nail in the coffin, going 8-for-8 from the charity stripe in the last 30 seconds.
20-20 VISION
- For the first time since March 7, 2014, UCF had two players score 20 or more points in the same game with Fall tallying 23 points and McSpadden adding 21.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE
- Fall shot 11-for12 from the field, scoring a career-high 23 points.
- He also grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds to earn his first career double-double.
MCSMOOTH
- McSpadden was 7-for-11 from the field, scoring a career-high 21 points.
- He was 3-for-6 from behind the arc and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe.
DOMINATING THE GLASS
- For the fifth consecutive game, UCF outrebounded its opponent, 44-29.
- UCF has recorded 40 or more rebounds in every game this season except against Miami (Ohio).