Themus Fulks, UCF throttle Towson

Themus Fulks netted a season-high 20 points and dished out eight assists as UCF posted its seventh straight victory with an 86-61 win over Towson on Sunday in Orlando, Fla.A senior at his fourth school, Fulks made eight of his 11 shots and his only 3-point attempt. Jamichael Stillwell added 15 points and six rebounds for the Knights (8-1), who suffered their only loss to No. 17 Vanderbilt on Nov. 8.The start is the school’s best since 2010-11 when UCF won its first 14 games. The Knights made 31 of 56 shots (55%) while the Tigers hit 25 of 55 attempts (45%).Dylan Williamson had 14 points and Tyler Tejada added 13 for Towson (6-4).Stillwell and Fulks scored on UCF’s first two possessions as the Knights never trailed. The Tigers, meanwhile, went just 1-for-7 from deep early.By the 10-minute mark, UCF owned a 20-11 lead as the Big 12 school made over half of its shots and the visitors connected on just 5 of 18 attempts from the floor.Point guard Fulks, generally more of a passer than scorer, pushed the UCF offense by putting the ball in the hoop, including a driving layup at 7:43 that gave him nine points and the Knights a 27-13 lead.

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