Kansas Jayhawks at UCF Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
UCF pulls off an 81-75 win against No. 17 Kansas to earn best start since 2010-11
Themus Fulks had 16 points and Jordan Burks scored 14 for UCF (12-1, 1-0 Big 12), which is off to its best start since 14-0 in 2010-11.
Kansas (10-4, 0-1) played most of the second half without star guard Darryn Peterson, who scored 23 of his 26 points in the first half. Peterson missed the previous two games with cramps and missed seven prior games with a hamstring injury.
Without him, the Jayhawks struggled to find much offense. He checked out for the final time with the game tied at 59 and 10:55 remaining.
Kansas found itself enough to tie the game with 3:02 to play after a 9-0 run. Burks made a 3-pointer to pull UCF ahead for good.
Melvin Council Jr. had 20 points, and Tre White had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Kansas.
UCF: Visits Oklahoma State on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Devan Cambridge makes free throw 2 of 2 | 75 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Devan Cambridge makes free throw 1 of 2 | 75 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Kohl Rosario. | 75 - 79 |
Statistics
 KU |
 UCF |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 28-64 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 17-23 | FT | 18-26 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 8 | Lead Changes | 8 |
| 25 | Percent Led | 67 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 8,808 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3-0 | - | 16-0 |
| Iowa State | 3-0 | - | 16-0 |
| BYU | 3-0 | - | 15-1 |
| Houston | 3-0 | - | 15-1 |
| UCF | 2-1 | 1 | 13-2 |
| Texas Tech | 2-1 | 1 | 12-4 |
| Colorado | 2-1 | 1 | 12-4 |
| West Virginia | 2-1 | 1 | 11-5 |
| Oklahoma State | 1-2 | 2 | 13-3 |
| Kansas | 1-2 | 2 | 11-5 |
| TCU | 1-2 | 2 | 11-5 |
| Arizona State | 1-2 | 2 | 10-6 |
| Baylor | 0-3 | 3 | 10-5 |
| Kansas State | 0-3 | 3 | 9-7 |
| Cincinnati | 0-3 | 3 | 8-8 |
| Utah | 0-3 | 3 | 8-8 |