UCF Knights at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kugel leads hot-shooting UCF to first win in Boulder, beating Colorado 95-86
Jamichael Stillwell scored 15 points and reserves Devan Cambridge and Chris Johnson scored 11 and 10 respectively for the Knights (15-4, 4-3 Big 12) who shot a blistering 61% (33 of 54) including 63% (15 of 24) from 3-point range.
UCF made more 3s (15) than foul shots (14).
Barrington Hargress, Isaiah Johnson and Sebastian Rancik each scored 20 points for Colorado (12-8, 2-6) who on most other nights would've posted a victory, shooting 52% (29 of 56) including 55% (11 of 20) from 3.
Jordan Burks’ short shot gave UCF its largest lead at 79-64 with 6:48 left before Colorado went on a 16-7 spurt to close within 86-80.
With 2:16 left and Colorado rallying, Kugel banked in a 3 out of an inbounds play with 0.6 on the shot clock, and the Buffs never recovered.
Rancik gave Colorado its largest lead at 34-27 with 6:53 before halftime with a deep 3 before UCF went on a 9-2 run to tie it at 36 with 5:32 before the break. Cambridge's layup a minute-and-a-half later put UCF up for good and they led 49-47 at halftime.
UCF: The Knights host Arizona State on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 95 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 95 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Bangot Dak makes 1-foot dunk (Barrington Hargress assists) | 95 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Jalin Holland Defensive Rebound. | 95 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jamichael Stillwell misses layup | 95 - 84 |
Statistics
 UCF |
 COLO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-54 | FG | 29-56 |
| 61 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 15-24 | 3PT | 11-20 |
| 63 | Three Point % | 55 |
| 14-21 | FT | 17-22 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 23 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 8 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 59 | Percent Led | 37 |
Game Information
Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 6,528 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 8-0 | - | 21-0 |
| Texas Tech | 6-1 | 1.5 | 16-4 |
| Houston | 5-1 | 2 | 17-2 |
| Iowa State | 5-2 | 2.5 | 18-2 |
| BYU | 5-2 | 2.5 | 17-3 |
| Kansas | 5-2 | 2.5 | 15-5 |
| UCF | 4-3 | 3.5 | 15-4 |
| West Virginia | 4-3 | 3.5 | 13-7 |
| TCU | 3-4 | 4.5 | 13-7 |
| Oklahoma State | 2-5 | 5.5 | 14-6 |
| Colorado | 2-5 | 5.5 | 12-8 |
| Arizona State | 2-5 | 5.5 | 11-9 |
| Cincinnati | 2-5 | 5.5 | 10-10 |
| Baylor | 1-6 | 6.5 | 11-8 |
| Kansas State | 1-6 | 6.5 | 10-10 |
| Utah | 1-6 | 6.5 | 9-11 |