Jamichael Stillwell produced 21 points, 14 rebounds and five assists as UCF cruised to their sixth straight win Saturday afternoon, hammering the VMI 82-57 in Orlando, Fla.
A senior transfer from Milwaukee, Stillwell helped the Knights (7-1) shake off a slow start by going 8 of 12 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line in his third double-double in the past four games.
Jordan Burks collected 14 points and five rebounds, while Themus Fulks had 11 points, five assists and five rebounds as UCF shot 40.0% and went just 4 of 30 (13.3%) from deep.
The Knights outscored VMI 54-16 on points in the paint and led by as many as 29.
Wrapping up a four-game road trip through Florida, the Keydets (3-7) dropped their sixth straight contest and shot 27.9% from the floor.
Mario Tatum Jr. led VMI with 19 points, all in the first half.
The visitors started quickly and led 11-5 in just under five minutes behind a 3-pointer by Mason Hagedorn. VMI was 4 of 8 from long range inside the first nine minutes, stretching the advantage to 19-13 on Tatum’s 3-pointer.
UCF found its stride in the final seven minutes of the half, taking the lead 23-22 on Stillwell’s layup at 7:10 and getting a dunk from Devan Cambridge and a Burks layup to make it 27-22 with 5:57 left.
UCF raced out on a 28-10 run to finish the half and led 45-32 at the break.
Stillwell the way for UCF in the first half with 12 points, eight rebounds and two steals as the Knights went made 44.4% from the floor and led 30-13 in rebounding.
Tatum, a Keydets freshman guard scoring 10.8 points per game, paced the way in the half by netting 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range.
In the second half, UCF increased to lead to 61-41 with 9:52 remaining on John Bol’s putback and breezed to the 25-point victory.
–Field Level Media
