ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Jamichael Stillwell scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Riley Kugel scored 18 points and UCF withstood Oakland for an 87-83 win on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Jordan Burks scored 13 points and Themus Fulks 11 for UCF which distributed 21 assists on 31 made shots. The Knights shot 48% (31 of 65) despite 30% shooting (7 of 23) from 3-point range.<\/p>\n
Isaac Garrett had 23 points, reserve Brett White II scored 21, Brody Robinson 20 and Tuburu Naivalurua 11 for Oakland.<\/p>\n
Central Florida played the foul game in the last 60 seconds not allowing Oakland to shoot a 3-pointer. Fulks made two foul shots with 16 seconds left for an 85-82 lead. Kugel fouled Brody Robinson who made 1 of 2 foul shots to reduce Oakland\u2019s deficit to two points.<\/p>\n
Kugel\u2019s 3-pointer with 5:17 left in the first half gave the Knights (4-1) their largest first-half lead at 32-23. Oakland responded by outscoring UCF 17-12 before halftime and got within 44-40.<\/p>\n
UCF emerged from intermission and used a 9-0 run for its first double-digit lead at 53-42 on Burks\u2019 basket. The lead reached 70-55 on Kugel\u2019s three-point play with 11:10 left before the Knights went cold shooting.<\/p>\n
Oakland went on a 15-3 burst in a 4 1\/2-minute stretch to get within 73-70.<\/p>\n
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