UCF Knights at BYU Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 19 BYU gets blown out at home as UCF makes 14 3-pointers in a 97-84 win
Jamichael Stillwell added 12 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as the Knights (20-7, 9-6 Big 12) earned their first victory over the Cougars by outscoring them 44-34 in the paint and shooting 56% from the field — including 58% on 3s.
AJ Dybantsa led BYU with 29 points and eight rebounds. Robert Wright III had 20 points on 7-of-21 shooting, and Aleksej Kostic scored 14 off the bench. The Cougars (20-8, 8-7) shot 41% from the floor and trailed the entire way.
UCF got off to a blistering start on offense and didn't let up. The Knights went 11 of 16 from 3-point territory and shot 57% from the field overall before halftime.
Burks drained three corner 3s over four possessions to cap an 18-4 run that put UCF ahead 23-8. Four of the Knights’ first nine field goals were transition baskets, including two of Burks’ long-distance buckets, and they started 9 of 11 from the floor overall.
It didn’t get much better for BYU as the first half progressed. UCF outscored the Cougars 25-10 over the final 9:21 of the period to go up 52-28 at halftime. Fulks made four baskets over a three-minute stretch to cap the surge, helping the Knights set a season high for points in a half.
UCF opened the second with a 12-0 spurt powered by three straight baskets from John Bol to take its largest lead at 64-28.
BYU visits West Virginia on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 97 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 97 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:12 | AJ Dybantsa makes 3-foot dunk (Kennard Davis Jr. assists) | 97 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Jordan Burks makes 2-foot dunk (Chris Johnson assists) | 97 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:30 | AJ Dybantsa makes driving layup | 95 - 82 |
Statistics
 UCF |
 BYU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-64 | FG | 29-71 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 14-24 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 58 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 11-14 | FT | 17-20 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 25 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 36 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 98 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 18,062 | Capacity:
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 | 25-6 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 21-10 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 20-10 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-14 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-21 |