Despite a strong start, the host Knights struggled to score points in the second half and lost 69-68 to the Cougars.
The Knights are coming off one of the worst losses in program history but have little time to wallow as they host Colorado on Wednesday.
Hunter Dickinson scored 21 of his 27 points in the first half and No. 7 Kansas posted the second-largest margin of victory in program history, beating UCF 99-48 in a Big 12 game.
Kansas Jayhawks senior big man Hunter Dickinson noticed something odd floating down from the rafters of Addition Financial Arena, home of the UCF Knights, during KU’s basketball shootaround on ...
To add insult to injury, as Kansas increased its lead throughout the game, UCF began pressing on offense. The Knights shot a season-worst 20% (14 of 68). “No shot is worth 10 or 14 points ...
ORLANDO — For the second year in a row, UCF made history when hosting Kansas for its Big 12 men's basketball opener. Last January, the Knights scored their biggest upset in program history ...
The Kansas Jayhawks try to get back on track after a loss to West Virginia in the conference opener on Tuesday. Standing in their way is the team that might have pulled off the biggest upset last season, the UCF Knights. Kansas travels to Orlando for the second time in Big 12 play today.
The Kansas Jayhawks lost their first conference opener since the 1990s on New Year's Eve, and they take to the road to try and wash off the memory of that game. Unfortunately for them, the location is Orlando, where the Jayhawks suffered a huge upset in the first season that the UCF Knights were in the Big 12.
The Jayhawks forced eight turnovers in the first half alone. Kansas did an excellent job of swarming UCF’s players in the paint and held Knights star Keyshawn Hall to 11 points on 2-for-7 shooting.
Hunter Dickinson was the star of the show. By halftime, the senior center had already tallied 21 points. He finished with 27 points and nine rebounds, putting on a clinic in efficiency and dominance. UCF simply had no way to slow him down.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Hunter Dickinson scored 21 of his 27 points in the first half and No. 7 Kansas posted the second-largest margin of victory in program history Sunday, beating UCF 99-48 in a Big ...
Kansas center Hunter Dickinson didn’t need much motivation when facing UCF on Sunday, particularly after last season’s 5-point loss to the Knights at Addition Financial Arena. But a bit of ...