MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Riley Kugel scored 19 points, Jamichael Stillwell added 18, and UCF Knights weathered Kansas State Wildcats’s comeback bid to win 82-73 on Wednesday night.
The Knights (14-2, 3-1 Big 12) shot 53% from the field and 47% from beyond the arc. Themus Fulks had 13 points (6-for-11 shooting) and dished 12 assists for his fifth game with 10 or more assists this season. Devan Cambridge chipped in with 11 points on perfect 4-for-4 shooting.
UCF narrowly won the rebound battle, 35-34, paced by seven rebounds each from Kugel and Stillwell.
A 20-6 run near the midway point of the first half put UCF up by double-figures, and they led 42-28 at halftime.
K-State cut the lead to one point in the second half, but could not pull ahead in the frame. Their last lead came with 15:24 remaining in the first.
PJ Haggerty scored 23 points (9-for-18 shooting) for the Wildcats (9-8, 0-4), and Khamari McGriff added 15 points. Nate Johnson racked up 10 assists. K-State struggled from beyond the arc, converting on just six of their 30 3-point attempts.
UCF won their second straight game, after their 11-game winning streak was snapped by Oklahoma State on Jan. 6. Kansas State has dropped four straight contests after winning four straight to end their non-conference schedule.
Kansas State: visits Oklahoma State on Saturday.
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R. Kugel G | 19PTS | 7REB | 2AST | |
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P. Haggerty G | 23PTS | 5REB | 5AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| R. Kugel | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| J. Stillwell | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Fulks | 13 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| J. Burks | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Bol | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| D. Cambridge | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Johnson | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Foumena | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Pacheco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Beale Jr. | – | – | – | – |
| E. Hulsewe | – | – | – | – |
| P. Warakulnukroh | – | – | – | – |
| K. Parker | – | – | – | – |
| T. Jones | – | – | – | – |
| Z. Johnson | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 82 | 32 | 18 | 14 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| P. Haggerty | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| K. McGriff | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Bashir Jr. | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| T. Manning | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| N. Johnson | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| D. Castillo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Buca | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Jones | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| M. Johnson | – | – | – | – |
| M. Ikegwuruka | – | – | – | – |
| A. Kostic | – | – | – | – |
| S. Osei | – | – | – | – |
| E. Wilson | – | – | – | – |
| E. Rapieque | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 73 | 31 | 25 | 18 |