Colorado Buffaloes @ UCF Knights
UCF overcomes late gaffe then uses Hall's defensive stop at the end to beat Colorado 75-74
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 22 points and Keyshawn Hall scored 18 and his lone blocked shot helped preserve UCF's 75-74 frantic-finish win over Colorado on Wednesday night.
Darius Johnson scored 17 points for UCF (11-3, 2-1 Big 12) which bounced back from its 99-48 defeat at the hands of No. 7 Kansas on the Knights' home court on Sunday.
Julian Hammond III scored a career-high 26 points, Andrej Jakimovski scored 16 and reserve Bangot Dak 10 for Colorado (9-5, 0-3).
Out of a timeout following a UCF turnover with four seconds left, Colorado inbounded the ball underneath its own basket to center Elijah Malone, who pivoted, spun and had his jump-hook shot attempt swatted by Hall to the end the game.
Colorado got the last look after UCF failed to in-bounds the ball, giving the Buffaloes the ball, but UCF's smothering defense forced Colorado's Julian Hammond III into a desperation 3-point heave as the shot clock expired. His air ball bounced harmlessly out of bounds with four seconds left.
Dallan Coleman made 1 of 2 foul shots with 35 seconds left to give UCF the 75-74 advantage.
Colorado hasn't started 0-3 in conference play since the 2016-17 season when it was playing in the Pac 12.
Colorado travels to play Arizona on Saturday. UCF hosts No. 21 West Virginia on Sunday.
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Game Information
Orlando, FL
Referee:Deron White
Referee:Darron George
Referee:Jeffrey Anderson
2025-26 Standings
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
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