Central Florida Knights vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Match Player Stats On Nov 23, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 23, 2017

The Central Florida Knights scored 19 straight points in the first half Thursday night and advanced to the semifinals of the Advocare Invitational with a 68-59 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at HP Field House in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Ceasar DeJesus had 15 points to lead the Golden Knights (4-0), and 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall supplied 11 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots.

Fall anchored a defensive effort that limited Nebraska (3-2) to 34.4 percent shooting from the field, including 6 of 21 from the 3-point line.

James Palmer Jr. scored a game-high 22 points to pace Nebraska. Glynn Watson, Jr. added 11 but made only 5 of 17 shots from the field. Isaac Copeland, who scored 30 on 14 shots Sunday in Nebraska's 92-70 win over Maryland, was held to eight points on 3-of-10 shooting.

Nebraska led 10-8 with 13:25 left in the first half when UCF started its game-shaping run. By the time Fall tipped in DeJesus' missed layup with 6:29 left, the Golden Knights owned a 27-10 advantage that would hold for the remainder of the game.

UCF took a 36-20 lead to halftime and was able to hold off several small second-half runs. A Palmer jumper with 3:37 left drew the Cornhuskers within 53-47, but they were able to get no closer.

The Golden Knights converted 51 percent of their shots from the field and owned significant advantages in bench scoring (23-5) and points in the paint (36-20).

UCF will meet Marist or No. 23 West Virginia on Friday night in a semifinal matchup.