Michigan Wolverines at UCF Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
UCF makes 8 straight 3s, beats Michigan, 85-71, for 1st time
UCF made eight straight 3-pointers in the second half — with four coming during an 18-2 run to erase a 12-point deficit and get the crowd back into it.
Green made UCF’s 11th 3-pointer, tying a season high, with 3:22 left to extend the lead to 72-63, and Mahan’s steal and pass to Cheikh Mbacke Diong on a fast break made it 79-69.
Mbacke Diong finished with nine points and seven rebounds for UCF (9-2), which won its fifth straight game. The Knights shot 51.8% overall, including 12 of 20 from distance.
Mahan was just 1 of 3 from the field in the first half, but made all seven of his shots, with five 3-pointers, in the second half.
Eli Brooks led Michigan (7-5) with 18 points. DeVante’ Jones added 17 points, Moussa Diabate scored 13 and Hunter Dickinson had 12 points and nine rebounds to snap his streak of four straight double-doubles.
Michigan opened the second half on a 9-1 run to build a 44-32 lead after not leading by more than seven points in the opening 20 minutes. UCF’s first nine points of the second half were scored by Mahan.
The Wolverines were playing for the first time in 12 days after the Purdue Fort Wayne game (Dec. 21) was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Mastodons program. Michigan is scheduled to play Rutgers on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:10 | C.J. Walker Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Eli Brooks missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Darius Perry made Free Throw. | 71 - 85 |
Statistics
 MICH |
 UCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-63 | FG | 29-56 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 11-27 | 3PT | 12-20 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 60 |
| 10-13 | FT | 15-20 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 9,358 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 14-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 29-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 26-5 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 22-10 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-10 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |