Kansas basketball vs. UCF recap: Jayhawks fumble big lead, fall to Knights in Big 12 play
ORLANDO — Kansas basketball’s 2023-24 regular season continued Wednesday with a Big 12 Conference road game against UCF.
The No. 3 Jayhawks came in off of a win at home against TCU. The Knights came in off of a loss on the road against Kansas State. It was the first time Kansas played UCF with UCF as a member of the Big 12.
The Knights secured their second ranked win in program history, while also winning the program's first Big 12 victory by downing the Jayhawks 65-60.
Here is what happened during the game:
Kansas game time, TV channel, betting odds for today’s game against UCF
Tip-off: 6 p.m. (CT) on Wednesday, Jan. 10
TV: Big 12 NOW on ESPN+
Betting odds: Kansas by 7 points
Kansas basketball vs. UCF recap
FINAL: UCF 65, Kansas 60
UCF leads 57-56 with 3:22 left in 2nd half
Media timeout.
UCF up one with 3:22 left.#kubball pic.twitter.com/4XeeKbLv8G— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 11, 2024
UCF leads 52-49 with 7:20 left in 2nd half
Looked like #kubball might fade for a minute there, but Jayhawks are down just one possession with 7:20 left in the second half. pic.twitter.com/9fZ4O481Cu
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 11, 2024
UCF leads 48-44 with 12:36 left in 2nd half
#kubball struggling.
UCF leads. pic.twitter.com/cikAT0O5Vy— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 11, 2024
Kansas leads 40-36 with 15:49 left in 2nd half
#kubball has more turnovers than made shots so far in the second half pic.twitter.com/Vym8Q3PCvl
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 11, 2024
HALFTIME: Kansas 37, UCF 29
A bucket from McCullar ensures #kubball won't go scoreless for the last about four minutes of the first half.
Jayhawks lead 37-29. pic.twitter.com/iCG6VwmISv— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 11, 2024
Kansas leads 35-19 with 3:41 left in 1st half
Another scoring drought for UCF, #kubball up 35-19 with 3:41 left in the first half. pic.twitter.com/HZmcSui3WC
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 11, 2024
Kansas leads 25-17 with 7:27 left in 1st half
I don't think Timberlake and the UCF player he was battling for the ball with will be getting dinner together after this, but it wasn't really all that big of a deal.#kubball leads 25-17 with 7:27 left in the first half. pic.twitter.com/TMe5GRT2WD
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 11, 2024
Kansas leads 17-12 with 11:19 left in 1st half
Bill Self and the #kubball staff seem a little confused by the officiating so far pic.twitter.com/E98BC6zgyk
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 11, 2024
Kansas and UCF are tied 7-7 with 15:25 left in 1st half
Just like that #kubball has tied it up
15:25 left in the first half, 7-7 game.
A Furphy 3 ties it. Jayhawks look a lot more comfortable, as you might expect. pic.twitter.com/R1G5wq7B9c— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 11, 2024
Here are the starters
Former Ball State standout Jaylin Sellers among the starters against #kubball tonight
CC: @MSwain247 pic.twitter.com/mw2DKqlynK— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 10, 2024
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Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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