Zeke Mayo scores 24, hits clinching FTs as No. 11 Jayhawks rally past UCF, 91-87

Kansas guard Zeke Mayo (5) puts up a shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against UCF, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan.

Kansas guard Zeke Mayo (5) puts up a shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against UCF, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)


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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Zeke Mayo scored 24 points, including a pair of clinching free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and No. 11 Kansas rallied to beat UCF 91-87 and avoid its first back-to-back losses in Allen Fieldhouse in 36 years. Hunter Dickinson added 24 points and Flory Bidunga had 10 points and 11 boards for the Jayhawks, who were coming off a double-overtime loss to sixth-ranked Houston. They improved to 15-5 and 6-3 in the Big 12. Keyshawn Hall scored 34 points and Darius Johnson had 19 for UCF, which lost by 51 to the Jayhawks at home a couple of weeks ago. The Knights dropped to 13-7 and 4-5 in the league.

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