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.
Jan 3, 2026, 04:49 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--KU
100%
--UCF

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Riley Kugel misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Themus Fulks misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Darryn Peterson misses layup
  • Themus Fulks makes driving layup
  • Tre White makes 22-foot three point jumper (Darryn Peterson assists)
  • Jamichael Stillwell misses 6-foot jumper
  • Jordan Burks makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordan Burks makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Darryn Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Bryson Tiller misses 8-foot jumper
  • Jamichael Stillwell misses layup
  • Bryson Tiller makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Bryson Tiller makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Riley Kugel makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Darryn Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Flory Bidunga makes layup
  • Darryn Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists)
  • John Bol makes free throw 1 of 2
  • John Bol makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Darryn Peterson makes 19-foot jumper (Flory Bidunga assists)
  • Jamichael Stillwell misses layup
  • Jordan Burks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Riley Kugel assists)
  • Darryn Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Darryn Peterson misses 14-foot floating jump shot
  • Darryn Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tre White assists)
  • Jordan Burks misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Tre White misses 15-foot jumper
  • Carmelo Pacheco misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jamichael Stillwell makes layup
  • Jamichael Stillwell makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Bryson Tiller misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Tre White misses layup
  • Jamari McDowell makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • Themus Fulks makes driving layup
  • Kohl Rosario misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Chris Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Darryn Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jeremy Foumena misses 7-foot jumper
  • Kohl Rosario misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Devan Cambridge misses layup
  • Chris Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Tre White makes 16-foot jumper
  • Themus Fulks misses 17-foot jumper
  • Darryn Peterson misses 16-foot jumper
  • Riley Kugel makes 17-foot jumper
  • Bryson Tiller misses layup
  • Riley Kugel makes driving layup
  • Riley Kugel makes 29-foot three point jumper
  • Flory Bidunga misses 17-foot floating jump shot
  • Flory Bidunga makes 2-foot hook shot
  • John Bol makes layup (Jamichael Stillwell assists)
  • Bryson Tiller misses 18-foot jumper
  • Riley Kugel misses 17-foot jumper
  • John Bol misses free throw 1 of 2
  • John Bol misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Darryn Peterson makes 7-foot dunk (Jamari McDowell assists)
  • Themus Fulks makes driving layup
  • Darryn Peterson misses 7-foot floating jump shot
  • Riley Kugel misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Melvin Council Jr. misses 8-foot floating jump shot
  • Riley Kugel makes layup (Jamichael Stillwell assists)
  • Darryn Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamichael Stillwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Themus Fulks assists)
  • Darryn Peterson makes layup (Elmarko Jackson assists)
  • Jeremy Foumena makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jeremy Foumena misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Darryn Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamari McDowell assists)
  • Jordan Burks misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Elmarko Jackson makes driving layup
  • Elmarko Jackson misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Chris Johnson makes driving layup
  • Darryn Peterson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Darryn Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Themus Fulks makes 13-foot jumper
  • Tre White makes driving layup
  • Themus Fulks makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Themus Fulks misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Themus Fulks misses layup
  • Darryn Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Themus Fulks makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tre White misses layup
  • Riley Kugel misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Themus Fulks makes driving layup
  • Darryn Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamichael Stillwell makes layup
  • Tre White makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tre White makes free throw 2 of 2
  • John Bol misses layup
  • Flory Bidunga misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Flory Bidunga makes free throw 2 of 2
  • John Bol makes 2-foot hook shot (Jordan Burks assists)
  • Melvin Council Jr. makes 11-foot floating jump shot
  • Riley Kugel makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tre White misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Riley Kugel misses layup
  • Tre White misses driving layup
  • Jamichael Stillwell misses layup
  • Melvin Council Jr. makes 5-foot floating jump shot
  • Chris Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Melvin Council Jr. makes driving layup
  • Melvin Council Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Chris Johnson makes driving layup (Themus Fulks assists)
  • Melvin Council Jr. makes driving layup
  • Jeremy Foumena misses 6-foot jumper
  • Devan Cambridge makes layup
  • Devan Cambridge misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Melvin Council Jr. makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Themus Fulks misses 12-foot jumper
  • Bryson Tiller misses layup
  • Chris Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jeremy Foumena makes 3-foot hook shot (Devan Cambridge assists)
  • Tre White misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Devan Cambridge misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Darryn Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Elmarko Jackson assists)
  • Riley Kugel misses layup
  • Devan Cambridge makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Devan Cambridge makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Elmarko Jackson misses 3-foot floating jump shot
  • Devan Cambridge makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Devan Cambridge makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Melvin Council Jr. misses 5-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jordan Burks makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chris Johnson assists)
  • Melvin Council Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Melvin Council Jr. makes driving layup (Flory Bidunga assists)
  • Devan Cambridge misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Burks misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordan Burks makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bryson Tiller misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Bryson Tiller misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Themus Fulks misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jamari McDowell misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Riley Kugel misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamari McDowell misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Riley Kugel misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Burks makes driving layup
  • Themus Fulks makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Themus Fulks makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tre White misses layup
  • Flory Bidunga makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Flory Bidunga misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Themus Fulks misses layup
  • Melvin Council Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Melvin Council Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tre White makes layup (Kohl Rosario assists)
  • Jordan Burks misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Flory Bidunga makes layup (Tre White assists)
  • Themus Fulks misses layup
  • Themus Fulks misses layup
  • Melvin Council Jr. makes driving layup
  • Jamichael Stillwell misses 4-foot pullup jump shot
  • Riley Kugel makes layup
  • Flory Bidunga misses layup
  • Riley Kugel misses 12-foot jumper
  • Themus Fulks misses layup
  • Jordan Burks misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Melvin Council Jr. makes driving layup
  • Jordan Burks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Themus Fulks assists)
  • Tre White misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Themus Fulks makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Themus Fulks misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Tre White makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Tre White makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Tre White makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Riley Kugel makes layup (Chris Johnson assists)
  • Riley Kugel makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Tre White misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Devan Cambridge makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Devan Cambridge makes free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Kansas JayhawksKUKU
(10-4)
(10-4, 0-1 Conf)
-6.5
-110
-4.5
-102
o157.5
-108
-198
UCF KnightsUCFUCF
(12-1)
(12-1, 1-0 Conf)
u151.5
-110
+4.5
-118
u157.5
-112
+164
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