Kansas Jayhawks vs. UCF Knights

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KU	41	34	75
UCF	44	37	81

Game Recap

UCF pulls off an 81-75 win against No. 17 Kansas to earn best start since 2010-11. Riley Kugel had 19 points and a crucial three-point play with less than 10 seconds remaining to lead UCF over No. 17 Kansas 81-75 on Saturday.

Player Stats

KANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
40Flory Bidunga	29	3-5	0-0	2-4	9	2	1	4	1	4	8
15Bryson Tiller	27	0-5	0-1	2-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	2
14Melvin Council Jr.	30	8-11	1-2	3-3	1	1	1	0	2	3	20
3Tre White	37	4-13	1-5	5-5	11	2	0	0	3	1	14
22Darryn Peterson	23	8-17	5-10	5-6	6	1	0	2	3	2	26
6Samis Calderon	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
7Kohl Rosario	19	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	3	0
11Jamari McDowell	19	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	3
13Elmarko Jackson	11	1-2	0-0	0-1	0	2	0	0	2	1	2

TOTAL	-	25-5843.1%	8-2334.8%	17-2373.9%	34	11	3	7	11	18	75

UCF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Jamichael Stillwell	29	3-8	1-1	1-1	7	2	1	0	2	2	8
99Jordan Burks	29	4-7	3-6	3-5	4	1	0	0	1	1	14
7John Bol	22	2-3	0-0	2-4	5	0	0	0	0	3	6
2Riley Kugel	26	8-17	2-7	1-1	3	1	0	1	0	4	19
1Themus Fulks	33	6-15	0-2	4-6	4	3	1	0	2	1	16
35Devan Cambridge	17	1-4	0-2	6-7	8	1	1	0	0	1	8
0Jeremy Foumena	13	1-3	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	1	0	2	3
11Carmelo Pacheco	17	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
22Chris Johnson	13	3-6	1-4	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	7
5Kris Parker	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	28-6443.8%	7-2330.4%	18-2669.2%	34	10	4	2	6	18	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKUUCF

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by UCF.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Kansas.
(19:43) Riley Kugel misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:40) Themus Fulks Offensive Rebound.
(19:38) Themus Fulks misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(19:36) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(19:33) Darryn Peterson misses layup.
(19:33) Riley Kugel Block.
(19:28) Themus Fulks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:24) Themus Fulks makes driving layup.
02
+3 (18:57) Tre White makes 22-foot three point jumper (Darryn Peterson assists).
32
(18:37) Jamichael Stillwell misses 6-foot jumper.
(18:33) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(18:23) Darryn Peterson bad pass turnover.
(18:23) Themus Fulks Steal.
(18:18) Foul on Melvin Council Jr..
+1 (18:18) Jordan Burks makes free throw 1 of 2.
33
+1 (18:18) Jordan Burks makes free throw 2 of 2.
34
(18:01) Darryn Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:57) Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
(17:45) Bryson Tiller misses 8-foot jumper.
(17:39) Kansas Offensive Rebound.
(17:37) Tre White offensive goaltending turnover.
(17:35) Jamichael Stillwell misses layup.
(17:31) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(17:31) Foul on Jamichael Stillwell.
(17:10) Foul on Riley Kugel.
+1 (17:10) Bryson Tiller makes free throw 1 of 2.
44
+1 (17:10) Bryson Tiller makes free throw 2 of 2.
54
+3 (16:55) Riley Kugel makes 27-foot three point jumper.
57
(16:36) Darryn Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:32) Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:31) Flory Bidunga makes layup.
77
(16:26) Themus Fulks bad pass turnover.
(16:26) Melvin Council Jr. Steal.
+3 (16:22) Darryn Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
107
(16:06) Foul on Melvin Council Jr..
+1 (16:06) John Bol makes free throw 1 of 2.
108
+1 (16:06) John Bol makes free throw 2 of 2.
109
+2 (15:55) Darryn Peterson makes 19-foot jumper (Flory Bidunga assists).
129
(15:42) Jamichael Stillwell misses layup.
(15:42) Darryn Peterson Block.
(15:42) UCF Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:41) Jordan Burks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Riley Kugel assists).
1212
+3 (15:32) Darryn Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1512
(15:13) Jamichael Stillwell bad pass turnover.
(15:13) Flory Bidunga Steal.
(15:02) Darryn Peterson misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(14:58) Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:43) Darryn Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tre White assists).
1812
(14:24) Jordan Burks misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:19) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Tre White misses 15-foot jumper.
(13:58) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
(13:44) Carmelo Pacheco misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:39) Jamichael Stillwell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:39) Jamichael Stillwell makes layup.
1814
(13:39) Foul on Flory Bidunga.
+1 (13:39) Jamichael Stillwell makes free throw 1 of 1.
1815
(13:18) Bryson Tiller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:15) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
(13:14) Tre White misses layup.
(13:14) Jeremy Foumena Block.
(13:12) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:58) Jamari McDowell makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2115
+2 (12:45) Themus Fulks makes driving layup.
2117
(12:19) Flory Bidunga bad pass turnover.
(12:04) Themus Fulks out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(11:52) Kohl Rosario misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:46) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
(11:41) Elmarko Jackson bad pass turnover.
(11:41) Jeremy Foumena Steal.
+3 (11:28) Chris Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper.
2120
(10:53) Darryn Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:51) Jeremy Foumena Defensive Rebound.
(10:22) Jeremy Foumena misses 7-foot jumper.
(10:20) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Kohl Rosario misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:05) Themus Fulks Defensive Rebound.
(9:53) Devan Cambridge misses layup.
(9:53) Darryn Peterson Block.
(9:48) Kohl Rosario Defensive Rebound.
(9:43) Darryn Peterson out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(9:26) Chris Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:23) Kansas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:09) Tre White makes 16-foot jumper.
2320
(8:51) Themus Fulks misses 17-foot jumper.
(8:48) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(8:40) Foul on Carmelo Pacheco.
(8:36) Foul on Themus Fulks.
(8:27) Darryn Peterson misses 16-foot jumper.
(8:23) UCF Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:07) Riley Kugel makes 17-foot jumper.
2322
(7:38) Bryson Tiller misses layup.
(7:35) John Bol Defensive Rebound.
(7:27) Foul on Bryson Tiller.
+2 (7:21) Riley Kugel makes driving layup.
2324
(6:59) Darryn Peterson out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (6:48) Riley Kugel makes 29-foot three point jumper.
2327
(6:22) Flory Bidunga misses 17-foot floating jump shot.
(6:18) Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:17) Flory Bidunga makes 2-foot hook shot.
2527
+2 (6:01) John Bol makes layup (Jamichael Stillwell assists).
2529
(5:48) Bryson Tiller misses 18-foot jumper.
(5:45) Jordan Burks Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Riley Kugel misses 17-foot jumper.
(5:38) UCF Offensive Rebound.
(5:32) Foul on Flory Bidunga.
(5:32) John Bol misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:32) UCF Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:32) John Bol misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:32) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:21) Darryn Peterson makes 7-foot dunk (Jamari McDowell assists).
2729
+2 (5:11) Themus Fulks makes driving layup.
2731
(4:52) Darryn Peterson misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(4:48) Riley Kugel Defensive Rebound.
(4:45) Riley Kugel misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:41) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(4:30) Melvin Council Jr. misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(4:27) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:26) Riley Kugel makes layup (Jamichael Stillwell assists).
2733
(4:15) Foul on Jordan Burks.
+1 (4:15) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2833
+1 (4:15) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2933
+3 (4:02) Jamichael Stillwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Themus Fulks assists).
2936
+2 (3:47) Darryn Peterson makes layup (Elmarko Jackson assists).
3136
(3:39) Foul on Darryn Peterson.
+1 (3:39) Jeremy Foumena makes free throw 1 of 2.
3137
(3:39) Jeremy Foumena misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:38) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(3:38) Foul on Riley Kugel.
+3 (3:14) Darryn Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamari McDowell assists).
3437
(2:55) Jordan Burks misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:52) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:46) Elmarko Jackson makes driving layup.
3637
(2:46) Foul on Jeremy Foumena.
(2:46) Elmarko Jackson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:44) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:31) Chris Johnson makes driving layup.
3639
(2:29) Technical Foul on Chris Johnson.
(2:29) Darryn Peterson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:29) Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:29) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3739
(2:10) Darryn Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:06) John Bol Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) Jamichael Stillwell traveling turnover.
(1:29) team 5 sec inbound turnover.
+2 (1:09) Themus Fulks makes 13-foot jumper.
3741
+2 (0:48) Tre White makes driving layup.
3941
(0:46) Foul on Jamari McDowell.
+1 (0:45) Themus Fulks makes free throw 1 of 2.
3942
(0:45) Themus Fulks misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:45) UCF Offensive Rebound.
(0:39) Themus Fulks misses layup.
(0:36) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) Foul on Kris Parker.
+1 (0:32) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2.
4042
+1 (0:32) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2.
4142
+2 (0:04) Themus Fulks makes 8-foot pullup jump shot.
4144

2nd half

Team Stats

UCF

75Points81

25-58(43.1%)Field Goal(%)28-64(43.8%)

8-23(34.8%)3-Point(%)7-23(30.4%)

17-23(73.9%)Free Throw(%)18-26(69.2%)

39(11)Rebounds(Offensive)38(13)

11Assists10

3Steals4

7Blocks2

12Turnovers6

18(0)Fouls(Technical)18(1)

6Largest Lead9

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Addition Financial Arena · Orlando, FL

attendance: 8,808 (88.1%)

tv: Peacock

spread: KU -4.5

over/under: 157.5