UCF opens new arena with win over Nevada

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ORLANDO - Dave Noel led three UCF players in double figures with 14 points as UCF christened its new 10,000-seat arena with a season-opening 63-60 victory over Nevada on Sunday afternoon.

Nevada nearly overcame an 11-point, second-half deficit. After UCF's Chip Cartwright missed a 1-and-1 free-throw situation with 7 seconds remaining, Marcelus Kemp's 3-point attempt at the buzzer banged off the rim to preserve the Knights' victory.

UCF shot only 38 percent from the floor, but had 11 steals. The Knights had several chances to put the game away in the final minute, but turned the ball over twice. Mike O'Donnell missed a 1-and-1 with UCF ahead 63-58 with 17 seconds left.

AP; Florida Today