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

AP
Jan 28, 2025

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) 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 on Tuesday night to 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 (15-5, 6-3 Big 12), who were coming off a double-overtime loss to sixth-ranked Houston.

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 midway through the first half.

The Jayhawks were clinging to an 87-86 lead when KJ Adams, back after missing three games to a shoulder injury, made a pair of free throws with 4.6 seconds left. Kansas fouled Johnson at the other end and he made one of two foul shots, and Mayo then went to the line for the clinching free throws.

Kansas has not lost consecutive games at the Phog since dropping four straight under Roy Williams in 1989.

UCF lost to the Jayhawks by 51 points at home a couple of weeks ago. So the fact that the Knights were able to take Kansas to the wire in Allen Fieldhouse speaks volumes about their resiliency.

Kansas played without Dajuan Harris Jr., who hurt his ankle in practice. The Jayhawks could have used his experience, especially when their guards got into foul trouble. He's played in 159 games and had started the last 98 of them.

Adams only scored 12 points, but his free throws in the final seconds were crucial.

Kansas got 29 points from its bench. UCF got two.

UCF plays BYU on Saturday. Kansas heads to Baylor the same day.

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1st Half
UCF
Knights
43
KAN
Jayhawks
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Moustapha Thiam vs. Hunter Dickinson (Shakeel Moore gains possession)
19:44		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
19:42		Jayhawks offensive rebound
19:35	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point layup	0-2
19:20	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Dallan Coleman assists)	3-2
19:04	+2	Rylan Griffen makes two point jump shot	3-4
18:46		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
18:44		Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive rebound
18:37	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	6-4
18:24	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot	6-7
18:06		Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Flory Bidunga steals)
18:00	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point dunk (Shakeel Moore assists)	6-9
17:38		Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
17:36		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
17:24		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
17:24	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-10
17:24	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-11
17:17		Shakeel Moore personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
17:05	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	8-11
16:53		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
16:51		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
16:44	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point dunk (Keyshawn Hall assists)	10-11
16:22	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot	10-13
16:10		Flory Bidunga blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point layup
16:08		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
16:03	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)	10-16
15:42	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	13-16
15:25	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot	13-19
15:12	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	16-19
14:43		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
14:41		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
14:30		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:28		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
14:16	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot	16-21
13:58	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	18-21
13:47		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
13:45		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
13:33		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
13:31		Jayhawks defensive rebound
13:30		TV timeout
13:21		Shakeel Moore shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
13:21		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:21	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-21
13:16		Rakease Passmore turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
13:08		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
13:06		Jayhawks defensive rebound
13:02		Jordan Ivy-Curry personal foul (David Coit draws the foul)
12:57		David Coit turnover (bad pass) (Benny Williams steals)
12:51	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	22-21
12:49		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
12:36		Zeke Mayo turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
12:31		Zeke Mayo personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
12:22		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
12:20		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
12:15		David Coit turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals)
12:10		Hunter Dickinson blocks Jordan Ivy-Curry's two point layup
12:08		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
12:02		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
12:00		Benny Williams defensive rebound
11:52	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	25-21
11:33	+3	David Coit makes three point jump shot	25-24
11:14		Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Dickinson steals)
11:14		TV timeout
10:50		Zeke Mayo turnover (bad pass) (Keyshawn Hall steals)
10:45		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
10:45	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-24
10:45	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-24
10:34		Dallan Coleman personal foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
10:26		Benny Williams shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul)
10:26	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-25
10:26	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-26
10:02	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Benny Williams assists)	30-26
9:33		Flory Bidunga turnover (bad pass) (Mikey Williams steals)
9:23		Flory Bidunga blocks Benny Williams's two point jump shot
9:21		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
9:12		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
9:10		Mikey Williams defensive rebound
9:05		Mikey Williams misses three point jump shot
9:03		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
8:55	+3	David Coit makes three point jump shot (Zeke Mayo assists)	30-29
8:38		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:36		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
8:28		AJ Storr turnover (bad pass) (Mikey Williams steals)
8:18		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
8:16		KJ Adams defensive rebound
8:07		Benny Williams shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul)
8:07		AJ Storr misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:07	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-30
7:53		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
7:51		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
7:35	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Zeke Mayo assists)	30-32
7:28		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
7:26		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
7:17		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
7:15		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
7:01		Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
6:59		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
6:53		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
6:51		Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
6:42		Dior Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:40		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
6:30		Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
6:30		TV timeout
6:13		Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
6:03	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	32-32
5:38		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
5:36		Zeke Mayo offensive rebound
5:31		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
5:29		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
5:15		Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
5:13		KJ Adams defensive rebound
4:53		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
4:51		Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
4:46	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point layup	34-32
4:46		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
4:34		David Coit misses three point jump shot
4:32		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
4:26		Nils Machowski turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Griffen steals)
4:20		Nils Machowski shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul)
4:20	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-33
4:20	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-34
4:05	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Dallan Coleman assists)	37-34
3:46		AJ Storr misses two point layup
3:44		AJ Storr offensive rebound
3:41		Rylan Griffen turnover (lost ball)
3:41		TV timeout
3:27		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
3:25		Rokas Jocius offensive rebound
3:22		Rokas Jocius misses two point layup
3:20		AJ Storr defensive rebound
3:18		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (KJ Adams draws the foul)
3:18	+1	KJ Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-35
3:18	+1	KJ Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-36
2:55		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
2:53		AJ Storr defensive rebound
2:34	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Flory Bidunga assists)	37-38
2:17	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	40-38
2:17		KJ Adams shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
2:17	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-38
1:57		AJ Storr misses two point jump shot
1:55		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
1:53		Rokas Jocius shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
1:53	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-39
1:53	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-40
1:47		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
1:45		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
1:32		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
1:30		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
1:20		Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
1:18		Jayhawks defensive rebound
1:06		AJ Storr turnover (bad pass) (Dallan Coleman steals)
1:01	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Dallan Coleman assists)	43-40
0:31		AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
0:29		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
0:28		Rokas Jocius personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
0:28		Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:28	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-41
0:28		Knights 30 second timeout
0:00		Flory Bidunga blocks Keyshawn Hall's three point jump shot
0:00		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
0:00		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
0:00		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCF
Knights
44
KAN
Jayhawks
50

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	45-41
19:26	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists)	45-43
19:06	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	48-43
18:46		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
18:44		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
18:25	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot	51-43
17:57		Jordan Ivy-Curry shooting foul (KJ Adams draws the foul)
17:57	+1	KJ Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-44
17:57	+1	KJ Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-45
17:40	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point layup	53-45
17:17	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot	53-47
17:03		David Coit personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
16:49	+3	Moustapha Thiam makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	56-47
16:33		David Coit misses three point jump shot
16:31		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
16:27	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot	56-50
16:23		Knights 30 second timeout
16:23		TV timeout
16:00		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
15:58		David Coit defensive rebound
15:54		Zeke Mayo turnover (bad pass) (Moustapha Thiam steals)
15:41		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (David Coit steals)
15:26		KJ Adams misses two point jump shot
15:24		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
15:20		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (bad pass) (Flory Bidunga steals)
15:11	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot	56-53
14:53		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
14:51		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
14:51		Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
14:51		TV timeout
14:48	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-53
14:48	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-53
14:32		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
14:30		Zeke Mayo offensive rebound
14:24		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
14:22		Zeke Mayo offensive rebound
14:17		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
14:15		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
14:10		Flory Bidunga personal foul
14:02		Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
14:00		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
13:54		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
13:52		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
13:51		Mikey Williams shooting foul (Flory Bidunga draws the foul)
13:51	+1	Flory Bidunga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-54
13:51	+1	Flory Bidunga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-55
13:35	+3	Dallan Coleman makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	61-55
13:21		Flory Bidunga misses two point layup
13:19		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
13:12		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
13:10		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
13:08		Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
13:08	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-55
13:08	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-55
12:46	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point dunk (KJ Adams assists)	63-57
12:30		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
12:28		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
12:28		Hunter Dickinson blocks Moustapha Thiam's two point layup
12:26		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
12:23	+2	KJ Adams makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists)	63-59
12:23		Dallan Coleman shooting foul (KJ Adams draws the foul)
12:23		KJ Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:23		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Mikey Williams makes two point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	65-59
11:50		KJ Adams misses two point jump shot
11:48		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
11:43		KJ Adams personal foul
11:43		TV timeout
11:15		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
11:13		David Coit defensive rebound
10:58	+3	David Coit makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams assists)	65-62
10:41		KJ Adams personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
10:35		Mikey Williams misses three point jump shot
10:33		David Coit defensive rebound
10:22	+2	KJ Adams makes two point jump shot (Rylan Griffen assists)	65-64
10:03		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
10:01		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
9:59	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point layup	67-64
9:45	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point layup	67-66
9:30		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
9:28		David Coit defensive rebound
9:26		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
9:24		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
9:20		Knights 30 second timeout
8:55		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
8:53		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
8:50		Zeke Mayo turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
8:45		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
8:43		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
8:35		David Coit misses three point jump shot
8:33		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
8:32		Darius Johnson personal foul (Flory Bidunga draws the foul)
8:23		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
8:21		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
8:15		Flory Bidunga blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point layup
8:13		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
8:10	+2	KJ Adams makes two point layup (David Coit assists)	67-68
7:53		Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
7:51		KJ Adams defensive rebound
7:30	+3	David Coit makes three point jump shot (Flory Bidunga assists)	67-71
7:23		Knights 30 second timeout
7:23		TV timeout
7:13		Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
7:13	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
7:13	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-71
6:50		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
6:48		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
6:47		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
6:47	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-71
6:47	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-71
6:28		Jordan Ivy-Curry blocks Rylan Griffen's two point layup
6:26		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
6:14		Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
6:12		KJ Adams defensive rebound
5:55		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
5:53		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
5:52	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point layup	71-73
5:45	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	74-73
5:29		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
5:27		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
5:26		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
5:26	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-74
5:26	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-75
5:16		Darius Johnson turnover (traveling)
4:59	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point dunk (Rylan Griffen assists)	74-77
4:45	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	76-77
4:45		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
4:45	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 1	77-77
4:25	+2	Rylan Griffen makes two point layup	77-79
4:12	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	79-79
3:55	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Zeke Mayo assists)	79-81
3:43		Flory Bidunga blocks Moustapha Thiam's two point jump shot
3:43		Knights offensive rebound
3:43		TV timeout
3:29		Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
3:27		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
3:27		Keyshawn Hall personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
3:04		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
3:02		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
3:02		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
3:00		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
2:56	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot	79-84
2:40		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:38		Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
2:30	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	81-84
2:06		David Coit misses three point jump shot
2:04		Knights defensive rebound
1:55	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	83-84
1:55		Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 1	84-84
1:44		Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-85
1:44	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-86
1:20		Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
1:18		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
1:00		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
0:58		KJ Adams offensive rebound
0:55		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-87
0:55		Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:55		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
0:40		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
0:38		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
0:37		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
0:36		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
0:36	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	86-87
0:36		Knights 30 second timeout
0:10		KJ Adams misses two point jump shot
0:08		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
0:04		Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (KJ Adams steals)
0:03		Jordan Ivy-Curry personal foul (KJ Adams draws the foul)
0:03	+1	KJ Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-88
0:03	+1	KJ Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-89
0:03		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
0:02		Rylan Griffen personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
0:02		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:02	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-89
0:02		Darius Johnson personal foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-90
0:02	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-91
0:00		End of period

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Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2