UCF couldn’t shake off rust or slow down Damian Dunn, who had a career-high 20 points as Temple got past the Knights 62-55 on Thursday.
Jeremiah Williams had 12 points for Temple (2-3, 1-3 American Athletic Conference). De’Vondre Perry added 10 points, and J.P. Moorman II had 13 rebounds.
“Give Temple a lot of credit,” UCF coach Johnny Dawkins said. “They outplayed us. It starts there. They executed well.”
Darin Green Jr. had 17 points for the Knights (3-4, 1-3). Isaiah Adams added 17 points, C.J. Walker had eight rebounds, and Dre Fuller Jr. tied a career high with 10 rebounds.