Overview
- In his return after a two-game absence, Darryn Peterson scored 26 points with 23 before halftime as Kansas fell 81-75 at UCF.
- Peterson played roughly 23 minutes and left for good with 10:55 remaining, using a massage gun on his left leg on the bench.
- Bill Self said a planned cap near 24 minutes was blown in the first half, which he believes contributed to Peterson's second-half leg issues.
- The freshman has appeared in five games and totaled 127 minutes after missing nine contests with a hamstring injury and subsequent cramps.
- UCF coach Johnny Dawkins praised Peterson as one of the best players in college basketball, highlighting the stakes of Kansas' cautious approach.