Kansas Jayhawks vs. UCF Knights

Jan 10, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KU	37	23	60
UCF	29	36	65

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.

Player Stats

KANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24KJ Adams Jr.	38	5-7	0-1	0-1	7	3	0	1	4	2	10
1Hunter Dickinson	28	5-9	1-3	1-2	4	1	2	0	2	4	12
13Elmarko Jackson	22	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	2	3	0
3Dajuan Harris	37	2-8	0-3	1-2	2	8	1	0	3	0	5
15Kevin McCullar Jr.	37	5-10	3-5	3-4	6	5	1	0	5	2	16
23Parker Braun	9	1-2	1-1	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	1	3
10Johnny Furphy	17	4-8	1-4	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	1	9
11Jamari McDowell	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Nicolas Timberlake	10	2-3	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	2	5

TOTAL	-	24-4751.1%	6-1833.3%	6-1154.5%	26	20	6	2	17	15	60

UCF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Ibrahima Diallo	24	4-6	0-0	5-6	5	3	1	1	0	3	13
21C.J. Walker	30	1-8	0-2	5-6	2	1	1	3	0	1	7
24Jaylin Sellers	36	7-11	4-7	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	18
2Shemarri Allen	30	1-7	0-1	0-0	6	0	3	2	2	2	2
3Darius Johnson	38	5-10	3-6	4-5	2	6	3	0	7	2	17
13Marchelus Avery	15	2-5	0-3	0-1	4	0	0	0	0	1	4
5Omar Payne	16	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	2	4
31Thierno Sylla	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12DeMarr Langford Jr.	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Antwann Jones	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	22-5242.3%	7-2035.0%	14-1877.8%	25	12	8	7	10	13	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKUUCF

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

2nd half

Team Stats

UCF

60Points65

24-47(51.1%)Field Goal(%)22-52(42.3%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)7-20(35.0%)

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%)

tv: BIG12|ESPN+