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01/03 03:43 CST UCF hosts No. 17 Kansas following Fulks' 24-point game
UCF hosts No. 17 Kansas following Fulks' 24-point game
By The Associated Press
Kansas Jayhawks (10-3) at UCF Knights (11-1)
Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jayhawks -4.5; over/under is 153.5
BOTTOM LINE: UCF hosts No. 17 Kansas after Themus Fulks scored 24 points in
UCF's 85-80 win over the Florida Atlantic Owls.
The Knights are 8-1 in home games. UCF is sixth in the Big 12 scoring 88.3
points while shooting 49.6% from the field.
The Jayhawks have gone 1-1 away from home. Kansas ranks eighth in college
basketball with 28.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Flory Bidunga averaging
6.5.
UCF scores 88.3 points, 25.0 more per game than the 63.3 Kansas allows. Kansas
has shot at a 46.8% clip from the field this season, 4.4 percentage points
greater than the 42.4% shooting opponents of UCF have averaged.
The Knights and Jayhawks match up Saturday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Kugel averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the
Knights, scoring 13.7 points while shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc. Jordan
Burks is shooting 49.0% and averaging 14.1 points over the past 10 games.
Bidunga is averaging 14.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks for the Jayhawks.
Tre White is averaging 15.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knights: 10-0, averaging 88.5 points, 38.6 rebounds, 17.6
assists, 6.9 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 71.6 points per game.
Jayhawks: 8-2, averaging 74.1 points, 37.2 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 5.1 steals
and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 63.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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