Overview
- Themus Fulks hit a jumper with 11 seconds left to secure a 73-72 win after UCF had briefly lost a late five-point lead.
- Jalen Celestine missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer following Baba Miller’s layup that put Cincinnati up 72-71 with 30 seconds remaining.
- UCF improved to 13-2 (2-1 Big 12) while Cincinnati fell to 8-8 (0-3) with a third straight loss.
- Former UCF center Moustapha Thiam, booed throughout his return, tallied a career-high 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting.
- Fulks logged 12 assists for his fourth double-digit effort this season; UCF was without shooter Carmelo Pacheco due to illness, and Jeremy Foumena added 12 points and eight boards as John Bol’s status remained unclear.