UCF led for more than 21 minutes, but the Jayhawks captured a narrow lead down the stretch. UCF had a chance to take the lead down one in the final seconds, but the Jayhawks got a stop. Adams and Mayo each sunk a pair of free throws in the last 10 seconds to secure the win.

Kansas basketball had its options late, up three points with just a handful of seconds left. What happened, and how did that compare to the plan?

For the Jayhawks, the answer is clear — his defender needs to get in his airspace on 3-pointers and recover if he fakes the shot to drive. It will be a big test for freshman Flory Bidunga, with KJ Adams out. The Knights will look to get revenge after the Jayhawks destroyed them by 51 — 99-48 — earlier in January.

The Kansas basketball team survived a scare against UCF on Tuesday night in a surprisingly tough Big 12 Conference showdown. UCF hung around for the entire game, but Kansas won 91-87 in Lawrence. UCF actually held a two-point lead at halftime before Kansas scored 50 points in the second half.

The Kansas Jayhawks narrowly defeated the UCF Knights 87-86 on tuesday night in a riveting college basketball game that was decided in the final moments.

In the absence of Dajuan Harris Jr., David Coit stepped up with a breakout performance for Kansas basketball on Tuesday in the 91-87 victory over UCF. Coit had shown recent struggle in the previous five game stretch,

Kansas basketball weathered terrible injury luck for chunks of last season and went into the NCAA Tournament without star player Kevin McCullar Jr. Needless to say, the campaign ended with a whimper.