US EditionUCF outmuscles No. 11 Texas Tech 88-80 to score third straight Big 12 win
UCF dominated rebounds 35-23 and scored 21 second-chance points to secure their first three-game Big 12 winning streak since joining the conference.
- UCF beat No. 11 Texas Tech 88-80 in Orlando on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, with Themus Fulks scoring 21 and hitting a late jumper to spark a decisive run.
- By outrebounding Texas Tech 35-23, UCF Knights controlled the paint and outscored them 21-4 on second-chance points.
- Shooting contrast: Texas Tech's 11 three-pointers, including three by Christian Anderson, missed their last six attempts, while UCF's John Bol scored a career-high 10 points and JaMichael Stillwell added a double-double.
- The win gave UCF Knights its third straight Big 12 conference victory, their first since joining three years ago, moving to 17-4, 6-3 while the Red Raiders fell to 16-5, 6-2.
- Coach comments and Burks' stat line point to UCF's depth and resilience, with Knights coach Johnny Dawkins saying `I thought our guys played a full 40-minute basketball game,` and Jordan Burks adding 17 points and nine assists.
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Sun-Sentinel
Orlando SentinelHost UCF outmuscles No. 11 Texas Tech 88-80
Themus Fulks scored 21 points, including a jumper with a minute to play to key a late run, as host UCF posted an 88-80 win over No. 11 Texas Tech on Saturday. The victory marked UCF’s third straight conference win, the first time the Knights have done that since joining the Big 12 three years ago. The Knights led for all but 1:20 of the game but were clinging to a two-point advantage with 1:30 to play after Fulks turned the ball over. Then Jayle…
Winnipeg Free Press
UCF outmuscles No. 11 Texas Tech 88-80 to score third straight Big 12 win
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
It was the “Space Game” at the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando. UCF, a university founded in 1963 with the aim of supporting an expanding American space program, has once again honored its past and continued presence in the aerospace world, this time wearing light blue «Citronautas» t-shirts in a wink to the former school mascot that combined Florida’s space influence and the citrus industry. UCF eventually took off against No. 11 Texas Tech.
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