UCF breaks in new arena with win

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ORLANDO -- Prior to its season-opener against Nevada, the UCF basketball team was serenaded by Five For Fighting's "History Starts Now."

The Knights made a little history of their own against the Wolfpack. UCF opened its new 10,000-seat arena Sunday with a 63-60 victory over a team considered by many as a mid-major on the rise in Division I college basketball.

The game was played in front of UCF's second-largest crowd in history, 4,668. The new arena and the atmosphere, however, were enough to put the Knights over the top Sunday.

"I'm so thrilled just to be a part of this university and to be able to play in this great new arena," said UCF guard Dave Noel, who finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and three assists. "There's so much happening here at UCF right now, and to be able to come out our first game and beat a team like this, it's incredible. Hopefully, this will get us started and we will be able to make history this year."

Shawn Akers: Daytona Beach News Journal