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AMHERST, Mass. (AP)—Isaac 2010 jerseys　Sosa scored 14 points in his first start of the season and No. 24 Central Florida held off Massachusetts 64-59 on Wednesday night in the Knights’ debut as a nationally ranked team. Keith Clanton added 13 points and Marcus Jordan returned from an ankle injury after halftime and scored all seven of his points in the second half for UCF (11-0), which joined the AP Top 25 this week for the first time in school history. Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, hit five free throws in the final minute to seal it for the Knights, who rushed the Minutemen (7-4) into some poor shots as they tried to rally down the stretch. Anthony Gurley led Massachusetts with 17 points. He was the only UMass player to score in double figures. UCF won despite committing 20 turnovers and getting outrebounded 41-40. The Minutemen, who lost their fourth straight, had two chances in the final minutes after turnovers by UCF, but rushed two 3-pointers that could have tied it instead of trying for an easier shot to get within one with plenty of time left. The second was by Raphiael Putney, who fouled Jordan at the other end and he made both free throws for a 59-54 lead with 38.6 seconds left. By the time Gurley hit a 3-pointer with 16 seconds to play—the Minutemen’s first in the second half—all the Knights had to do was hit free throws to seal it. A.J. Rompza hit two to make it 62-57, then Putnam missed a dunk and the rebound bounced out of bounds near midcourt as Rompza clapped and shouted “Game over!” with 9 Boss Sweater seconds still on the clock. The Minutemen were just 1 for 13 on 3-pointers in the second half and 2 for 22 from beyond the arc in the game. Gurley had just given the Minutemen a 41-40 lead with about 12:50 left to play, then 15 seconds later, Jordan leaped high in the lane and hit a 3-foot floater to put the Knights back up and start a 6-0 run. Gurley made two free throws to end a short drought for Massachusetts, but Sosa answered with a 3-pointer and UCF was back up 48-42. Massachusetts went without a field goal for more than 6 minutes, but was able to keep the cold-shooting Knights from pulling away.