UCF Rallies Past Texas A&M 86-74 Behind Second-Half Shooting Surge

Overview

• The Knights erased a 14-point second-half deficit and finished on a 21-9 run to win in College Station.
• Jordan Burks led UCF with 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting, including 5-for-7 from deep, while Carmelo Pacheco added 15 on 5-for-6 from three.
• UCF shot 18-for-29 after halftime, went 8-for-13 from beyond the arc, and made all 12 second-half free throws.
• Texas A&M shot roughly 37% from the field, went 9-for-22 at the rim, and committed 14 turnovers as Bucky McMillan urged resiliency.
• UCF moved to 3-1 and returns home to face Oakland on Monday; Texas A&M fell to 2-2 and hosts Montana on Tuesday, with Mgbako's availability reported for that game.