UCF led for more than 21 minutes, but the Jayhawks captured a narrow lead down the stretch. UCF had a chance to take the lead down one in the final seconds, but the Jayhawks got a stop. Adams and Mayo each sunk a pair of free throws in the last 10 seconds to secure the win.

Kansas basketball had its options late, up three points with just a handful of seconds left. What happened, and how did that compare to the plan?

For the Jayhawks, the answer is clear — his defender needs to get in his airspace on 3-pointers and recover if he fakes the shot to drive. It will be a big test for freshman Flory Bidunga, with KJ Adams out. The Knights will look to get revenge after the Jayhawks destroyed them by 51 — 99-48 — earlier in January.

The Knights (13-7, 4-5), who got 34 points from Keyshawn Hall and 19 from Darius Johnson, led by nine early in the second half before the Jayhawks used a 12-2 run to take their first lead since

For the first time this season, Kansas basketball is without Dajuan Harris Jr. The veteran guard tweaked his ankle during a recent practice.

The Kansas basketball team survived a scare against UCF on Tuesday night in a surprisingly tough Big 12 Conference showdown. UCF hung around for the entire game, but Kansas won 91-87 in Lawrence. UCF actually held a two-point lead at halftime before Kansas scored 50 points in the second half.

The Kansas Jayhawks narrowly defeated the UCF Knights 87-86 on tuesday night in a riveting college basketball game that was decided in the final moments.

In the absence of Dajuan Harris Jr., David Coit stepped up with a breakout performance for Kansas basketball on Tuesday in the 91-87 victory over UCF. Coit had shown recent struggle in the previous five game stretch,