After a long break for Christmas, UCF returns to action against Howard to open the UCF Holiday Tournament.

• @HowardAthletics (3-10) vs. @UCF_MBasketball (7-3)
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• UCF Arena - Orlando, Fla. - 7 p.m.
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• Listen on WYGM @740thegame
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• Follow the action all game long with updates from @UCF_MBasketball and @UCF_Athletics on Twitter. Don't forget to "Like" the Knights on Facebook as well.

  

• The game is the first of four total contests in two days at the UCF Holiday Tournament #TourneyTime
• #UCF is shooting 51.1 percent overall, compared to 43.2 percent last season #ShotSelection
• UCF recorded 19 assists in the win over Stetson on Dec. 20 #SharetheRock
• Isaiah Sykes' triple-double vs. Stetson was the 14th in C-USA history #TripleTrouble
• Sykes averaged 38.0 minutes in UCF's last four games #EarnedHisVacation
• Tristan Spurlock has 25 assists this year after recorded 23 in 33 games last year #PassItOn
• Kasey Wilson is shooting 62.1 percent from deep to lead the country #3TheEasyWay?
• UCF last met Howard in 2009 and then freshman Keith Clanton had 10 points, 10 boards and 3 blocks#ThrowbackTime
• Clanton needs two blocks to enter the top-10 C-USA career swats list #BlockItOut
• Clanton has made 100-consecutive starts for the Knights #Longevity