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FINAL
Jan 10, 2024

Game Recap

UCF Knights' defense powers team to comeback victory over No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks. In the preseason Big 12 poll, No. 3 Kansas was predicted to finish first and UCF was predicted to come in last. The Knights' rallying cry to combat that noise was to prove they belonged.

Box Score

12T
KU372360
UCF293665
Kansas Jayhawks logoKANSASMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24KJ Adams Jr.385-70-10-173014210
15Kevin McCullar Jr.375-103-53-465105216
1Hunter Dickinson285-91-31-241202412
13Elmarko Jackson220-00-00-00200230
3Dajuan Harris Jr.372-80-31-22810305
23Parker Braun91-21-10-03011013
10Johnny Furphy174-81-40-04110019
11Jamari McDowell20-00-00-00000000
25Nicolas Timberlake102-30-11-20000125
TOTAL24-4751.1%6-1833.3%6-1154.5%262062171560
Ucf Knights logoUCFMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Ibrahima Diallo244-60-05-653110313
21C.J. Walker301-80-25-62113017
24Jaylin Sellers367-114-70-021000118
2Shemarri Allen301-70-10-06032222
3Darius Johnson385-103-64-526307217
31Thierno Sylla30-10-00-00000000
13Marchelus Avery152-50-30-14000014
5Omar Payne162-30-00-03101024
12DeMarr Langford Jr.40-10-10-00000000
1Antwann Jones40-00-00-01000110
TOTAL22-5242.3%7-2035.0%14-1877.8%251287101365

Play-by-Play

1st halfkuucf
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (19:38) Jaylin Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (19:33) C.J. Walker Offensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (19:23) Shemarri Allen missed Jumper.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (19:19) Jaylin Sellers Offensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +3 (19:18) Jaylin Sellers made Three Point Jumper.
    03
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (18:48) Dajuan Harris Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (18:46) UCF Defensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +2 (18:26) Ibrahima Diallo made Jumper. Assisted by Darius Johnson.
    05
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (17:53) Elmarko Jackson Turnover.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (17:53) Shemarri Allen Steal.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +2 (17:49) Jaylin Sellers made Dunk.
    07
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (17:47) Kansas Timeout
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (17:26) Kevin McCullar Jr. missed Layup.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (17:26) C.J. Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (17:26) C.J. Walker Block.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (17:09) Ibrahima Diallo missed Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (17:06) Johnny Furphy Defensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (16:53) Foul on Shemarri Allen.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (16:42) K.J. Adams Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Dajuan Harris Jr..
    27
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (16:29) C.J. Walker missed Layup.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (16:29) K.J. Adams Jr. Block.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (16:29) UCF Offensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (16:19) Jaylin Sellers missed Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (16:16) K.J. Adams Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (16:12) Foul on Jaylin Sellers.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (16:01) Hunter Dickinson made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin McCullar Jr..
    47
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (15:48) C.J. Walker missed Layup.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (15:46) Hunter Dickinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (15:36) Hunter Dickinson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (15:33) Dajuan Harris Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +3 (15:31) Johnny Furphy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dajuan Harris Jr..
    77
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (15:25) UCF Timeout
  • (15:25) Official TV Timeout
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (15:16) Darius Johnson Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (15:16) Johnny Furphy Steal.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (15:13) Johnny Furphy made Dunk.
    97
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (14:57) Shemarri Allen Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (14:57) Hunter Dickinson Steal.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (14:46) Foul on Ibrahima Diallo.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +3 (14:27) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dajuan Harris Jr..
    127
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +2 (14:19) Darius Johnson made Layup.
    129
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (14:19) Foul on Hunter Dickinson.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +1 (14:19) Darius Johnson made Free Throw.
    1210
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (13:59) K.J. Adams Jr. Turnover.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (13:27) UCF Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (13:12) Johnny Furphy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (13:09) Marchelus Avery Defensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (13:03) C.J. Walker missed Layup.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (13:00) Parker Braun Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (12:48) Johnny Furphy made Layup. Assisted by Kevin McCullar Jr..
    1410
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (12:26) Marchelus Avery missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (12:24) Parker Braun Defensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (12:24) Foul on Omar Payne.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +3 (11:54) Parker Braun made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dajuan Harris Jr..
    1710
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (11:24) Thierno Sylla missed Jumper.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (11:21) Marchelus Avery Offensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +2 (11:19) Marchelus Avery made Layup.
    1712
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (11:19) Foul on Parker Braun.
  • (11:19) Official TV Timeout
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (11:19) Marchelus Avery missed Free Throw.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (11:18) K.J. Adams Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (11:03) K.J. Adams Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Dajuan Harris Jr..
    1912
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (10:45) Shemarri Allen missed Layup.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (10:43) Johnny Furphy Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (10:39) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Layup.
    2112
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (10:22) Darius Johnson Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (10:22) Dajuan Harris Jr. Steal.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (9:53) Kevin McCullar Jr. Turnover.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (9:53) Darius Johnson Steal.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (9:35) Marchelus Avery missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (9:32) Kansas Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (9:07) K.J. Adams Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Elmarko Jackson.
    2312
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (9:05) UCF Timeout
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +3 (8:35) Jaylin Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Walker.
    2315
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (8:12) Kevin McCullar Jr. Turnover.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (8:12) C.J. Walker Steal.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (8:10) Foul on Nicolas Timberlake.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +2 (7:55) Ibrahima Diallo made Layup.
    2317
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (7:44) Nicolas Timberlake missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (7:41) K.J. Adams Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (7:41) K.J. Adams Jr. made Dunk.
    2517
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (7:28) Foul on Elmarko Jackson.
  • (7:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (7:07) Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (7:06) UCF Offensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (7:06) UCF Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (6:34) Kansas Turnover.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (6:21) Jaylin Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (6:17) Hunter Dickinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (6:13) Nicolas Timberlake made Layup. Assisted by Hunter Dickinson.
    2717
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +2 (5:46) C.J. Walker made Jumper. Assisted by Ibrahima Diallo.
    2719
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (5:32) Hunter Dickinson made Layup. Assisted by K.J. Adams Jr..
    2919
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (5:23) C.J. Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (5:18) K.J. Adams Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (5:18) Dajuan Harris Jr. Turnover.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (5:03) DeMarr Langford Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (5:01) Kevin McCullar Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (4:47) Hunter Dickinson made Layup.
    3119
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (4:25) Jaylin Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (4:22) Kevin McCullar Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (4:18) Nicolas Timberlake made Layup. Assisted by Elmarko Jackson.
    3319
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (3:50) Darius Johnson Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (3:50) Kevin McCullar Jr. Steal.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (3:45) Dajuan Harris Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Kevin McCullar Jr..
    3519
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (3:41) UCF Timeout
  • (3:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (3:31) Foul on Nicolas Timberlake.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (3:20) Foul on Hunter Dickinson.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +1 (3:20) Darius Johnson made Free Throw.
    3520
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (3:20) Darius Johnson missed Free Throw.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (3:17) Darius Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +3 (3:15) Jaylin Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Johnson.
    3523
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (2:43) Parker Braun missed Dunk.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (2:43) Omar Payne Block.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (2:36) Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (2:34) Antwann Jones Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (2:34) Parker Braun Steal.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (2:30) Foul on Antwann Jones.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (2:09) Dajuan Harris Jr. Turnover.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +3 (1:48) Darius Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ibrahima Diallo.
    3526
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (1:31) Kevin McCullar Jr. missed Layup.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (1:29) Shemarri Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (1:26) Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (1:23) Antwann Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (1:22) Foul on K.J. Adams Jr..
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +1 (1:22) Ibrahima Diallo made Free Throw.
    3527
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (1:22) Ibrahima Diallo missed Free Throw.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (1:21) Parker Braun Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (1:12) K.J. Adams Jr. Turnover.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (0:57) Darius Johnson missed Layup.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (0:57) Parker Braun Block.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (0:53) Kansas Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (0:50) Dajuan Harris Jr. Turnover.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    +2 (0:30) Darius Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Ibrahima Diallo.
    3529
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (0:06) Dajuan Harris Jr. missed Layup.
  • Ucf Knights logo
    (0:06) Shemarri Allen Block.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (0:06) Kansas Offensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (0:02) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Dajuan Harris Jr..
    3729
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

60Points65
24-47(51.1%)Field Goal(%)22-52(42.3%)
6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)7-20(35%)
6-11(54.5%)Free Throw(%)14-18(77.8%)
32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)28(9)
20Assists12
6Steals8
2Blocks7
18Turnovers13
15(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
16Largest Lead7

Game Details

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 · 7:00 PM
Addition Financial Arena · Orlando, FL
attendance: 9,469 (94.7%)
spread: KU -6.5
over/under: 145.5