Scores

Final

Belmont 63

(9-4, 3-3 away)

UCF 66

(9-3, 7-2 home)

7:30 PM ET, December 29, 2012

UCF Arena, Orlando, FL

1 2 T
BEL 21 4263
UCF 33 3366

Top Performers

Belmont: I. Clark 21 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl

UCF: K. Clanton 26 Pts, 10 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

UCF 66, Belmont 63

Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Keith Clanton had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Central Florida held off Belmont for a 66-63 victory on Saturday night in the UCF Holiday Tournament.

Isaiah Sykes chipped in 16 points and seven rebounds, and Kasey Wilson contributed 10 points and eight rebounds for Central Florida (9-3).

Ian Clark scored 21 points for Belmont (9-4), and Kerron Johnson added 18 points and eight rebounds. Trevor Noack had 12 points and six rebounds.

The Knights led 33-21 at the half and 56-45 on Keith Clanton's layup with 4:42 to go, but the Bruins chipped away. They pulled to 63-61 on Noack's 3-pointer with 35 seconds left, but Calvin Newell, Clanton and Sykes each made 1 of 2 free throws to preserve the win.

Central Florida defeated Howard University 62-45 on Friday, and Belmont beat Boston University 64-48.

Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press

SPONSORED HEADLINES

Team Stat Comparison

 
BEL
UCF
Points 63 66
FG Made-Attempted 25-67 (.373) 21-49 (.429)
3P Made-Attempted 7-26 (.269) 9-19 (.474)
FT Made-Attempted 6-10 (.600) 15-27 (.556)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 21 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 14

Game Leaders

 
BEL
UCF
PointsI. Clark 21K. Clanton 26
ReboundsK. Johnson 8K. Clanton 10
AssistsK. Johnson 3I. Sykes 4
StealsI. Clark 3I. Sykes 1
BlocksB. Jenkins 1K. Clanton 2
Team Stats: Belmont | UCF

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 29, 2012 @UCF 66, BEL 63Recap

Next 5 Games

BEL
UCF
01/03 @JVST 8:00pm
01/05 @TNTC 8:45pm
01/10 SEMO 8:00pm
01/12 UTM 5:15pm
01/17 EKY 8:00pm
 01/02 USF 8:00pm
01/05 FAMU 4:00pm
01/09 UAB 7:00pm
01/12 @ECU 7:00pm
01/19 @HOU 6:00pm
Complete Schedule: Belmont | UCF