No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks are defeated by the UCF Knights thanks to a strong defensive effort.
No. 3 Kansas was picked to win the Big 12 preseason poll, while UCF was picked to finish last. To counter such noise, the Knights’ rallying cry was to demonstrate their belonging.
The Knights accomplished exactly that on Wednesday night, upending the Jayhawks 65-60 in another erratic collegiate basketball game.
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The Knights then took the lead with a 14-6 start to the half. Together, Sellers and Johnson made seven of the game’s thirteen 3-pointers, including three of the game’s four in the second half.
The Jayhawks let a crucial opportunity to seal the game slip away, and the Knights capitalized.
Johnson remarked, “It just shows we can compete at the highest level.” “It’s obvious that squad plays excellent basketball. It merely demonstrates that we are a postseason club that can defeat them and contend.”
Kansas committed eighteen mistakes. Of the seven blocks the UCF squad had in the game, five were tallied by the center trio of Omar Payne, C.J. Walker, and Ibrahima Diallo.
With 13 points, five rebounds, and a block, Diallo contributed to the UCF defense’s strong defensive play, which resulted in eight turnovers and four blocked shots in the second half alone.