Orlando Sentinel · Dec 1, 2020
UCF basketball opens with confidence boosting win over Auburn
UCF basketball players may still be getting to know each other, but they clicked at the right time during a 63-55 win over Auburn to tip off the 2020-21 season Tuesday night Addition Financial Arena.
The Knights (1-0) relied on suffocating defense to slow the Tigers (1-2), grinding through long first-half scoring droughts en route to a 30-21 halftime lead.
“I just really like our effort,” UCF coach Johnny Dawkins said after the win. “... I was really happy to see our competitiveness.”
Dawkins said he told his team before tipoff to enjoy the chance to finally play basketball again after a long pandemic-induced break.