Overview
- Point guard Themus Fulks led UCF with 21 points and seven assists, hitting a late jumper that pushed the Knights clear.
- UCF controlled the interior with a 35–23 rebounding edge and a 21–4 margin in second-chance points.
- Texas Tech star J.T. Toppin posted 27 points and 10 rebounds in defeat as the Red Raiders missed their final six threes.
- UCF improved to 17–4 (6–3 Big 12) and notched its first three-game conference streak since joining the league; Texas Tech fell to 16–5 (6–2).
- Next up, UCF visits Houston on Wednesday, and Texas Tech hosts No. 14 Kansas on Monday in a matchup carrying Big 12 tiebreaker implications.