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Final · Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · Addition Financial Arena, Orlando, FL · attendance 5,532 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

UCF beat Georgia Southern 84-70

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Fri, Nov 13, 2026

UCF beat Georgia Southern 84-70 at Addition Financial Arena.

Dior Johnson led UCF with 25 points. Charlotte, North Carolina, native Dallas Gardner had 25 points and 11 rebounds for Georgia Southern, a game high on the boards.

UCF had 52 points in the paint to Georgia Southern's 22. Georgia Southern covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 0.6 points.

In the NBA, former UCF player Taylor Hendricks had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Grizzlies on Friday; former UCF player Tacko Fall had 0 points for the 76ers the night before.

Scoring · UCF: Dior Johnson 25, Arturo Dean 21, Isaiah Malone 12, John Bol 7, Riley Kugel 6, Lewis Walker 6, Churchill Abass 5, Cayden Vasko 2. Georgia Southern: Dallas Gardner 25, Truman Claytor IV 15, Eltramon Smith 13, Cole Crissman 6, Jeromy Davis 4, Jayden Williams 3, Elidjah Savane 2, Elton James 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

GASO 77, UCF 90model score

-13.4model spread (home)

167.4model total

0.6points off the final margin

UnderdogGASO +22.59.1 Won Over 164.52.9 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Open (first seen)	-21.5	162.0			our snapshots
Latest	-17.5	158.5	-55000.0	7155.5	our snapshots (8 books)
Close	-22.5	164.5	-5000	1800	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +14 (home) ATS GASO covered Total 154 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
GASO	2	271	1	same
UCF	non-Sun Belt team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	GASO	UCF
FG	22-70	33-63
FG%	31	52
3PT	10-39	3-14
3P%	26	21
FT	16-20	15-18
FT%	80	83
Rebounds	35	47
Offensive rebounds	12	9
Defensive rebounds	23	38
Assists	9	15
Steals	4	4
Blocks	2	4
Turnovers	5	11
Points off turnovers	13	8
Fast break points	13	14
Points in paint	22	52
Fouls	20	17
Largest lead	0	17
Possessions (est.)	72.5	73.5
Points per 100 possessions	96.6	114.2

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Georgia Southern Eagles

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Truman Claytor IV F	36	15	5-16	3-10	2-2	2	6	3	1	0	0	3
Dallas Gardner G	36	25	7-21	2-6	9-10	5	11	2	2	1	1	3
Eltramon Smith F	35	13	4-16	2-11	3-4	1	4	1	0	2	0	0
Jayden Williams G	26	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Cole Crissman F	15	6	2-5	2-5	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	1	1
Jeromy Davis	18	4	1-4	1-4	1-2	1	4	1	0	0	0	4
Elidjah Savane	17	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
Elton James	8	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2
Josh Dixon	6	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Jayden Crawford	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tsvet Sotirov	DNP
Armani Henderson	DNP
Rashaad Williams	DNP
Dwayne Williams Jr.	DNP
Hayden Clay	DNP

UCF Knights

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Dior Johnson G	35	25	10-17	0-1	5-6	0	4	4	0	1	0	0
Riley Kugel G	24	6	3-8	0-2	0-0	1	7	6	2	0	0	0
Isaiah Malone F	22	12	4-6	2-4	2-2	0	5	0	3	0	3	4
John Bol C	21	7	2-3	0-0	3-4	3	11	0	2	1	0	1
Arturo Dean G	20	21	9-12	1-2	2-3	1	1	2	1	1	0	4
Lewis Walker	20	6	2-6	0-1	2-2	1	4	1	2	0	0	2
Churchill Abass	17	5	2-2	0-0	1-1	0	5	0	0	0	1	4
Carmelo Pacheco	15	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
Cayden Vasko	14	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Jahda Swann	10	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Elijah Hulsewe	2	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dylan Mann	DNP
Jason Asemota	DNP
Ladarius Givan	DNP
Tanner Jones	DNP
Mister Dean	DNP