No. 3 Kansas’ Sluggish Offense Ripped by CBB Fans in Upset Loss vs. UCF

Doric SamJanuary 11, 2024

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One day after both No. 1 Purdue and No. 2 Houston suffered losses, another top team in the nation fell.

No. 3 Kansas was on the receiving end of a 65-60 upset loss to unranked UCF on Wednesday night. It’s the first time since the 2004 NCAA tournament that the top three teams in the AP Poll lost to unranked teams in the span of two days.

The Jayhawks led by as many as 16 in the game before being outscored 36-23 in the second half by the Knights, who were playing in their first Big 12 home game in program history.

Kevin McCullar Jr. led the Jayhawks with 16 points while also adding six rebounds and five assists. Star center Hunter Dickinson was limited to 12 points and four rebounds. Kansas committed 18 turnovers in the loss.

The loss dropped the Jayhawks to 13-2 and ended their nine-game win streak. It’s the first time that Kansas has scored under 65 points since the team’s last loss to Marquette on Nov. 21.

Fans on social media didn’t hold back their thoughts about the Jayhawks’ lackluster performance on Wednesday night:

College Basketball Report @CBKReportThe #3 Kansas Jayhawks just choked away their shot at returning to #1 in the polls…

The Jayhawks fall 60-65 at UCF… what a win for the Knights!⚔️ pic.twitter.com/4vHjirThrB

Jon Rothstein @JonRothsteinUCF lost by 25 on Saturday at Kansas State in its first-ever Big 12 game.

Tonight, it beat Kansas.

Anarchy?

Nope. Just College Basketball.

CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 @CBSSportsCBBANOTHER TOP 5 TEAM FALLS AS @UCF_MBB UPSETS NO. 3 KANSAS 🚨

This is the Knights’ highest AP-ranked win in school history. pic.twitter.com/RYg63iUGZG

Parker Ainsworth, Pres. of Parker Jenkins Fan Club @painsworth512I want to take the high road by damn Kansas folks been all over UH about how the AAC teams couldn’t adjust to the Big 12, especially the last 48 hours… and man, just too funny. https://t.co/dHG5VHd4Ze

Barstool UCF @UCFStoolBeen saying Kansas is going to be by far the worst addition from the expansion. For both basketball and football. Memphis woulda been better bar none (especially for basketball) https://t.co/hUuHMLV40V

Cyclone Dave @CycloneDave69Kansas fans yesterday: “We’re gonna be #1 now”!

Kansas today: pic.twitter.com/Sq57SyJuQP

Bethany Gatz @BethanyGatzWhy are the KU basketball team and the Kansas City Chiefs the exact same team this year. Offense is painful, somehow winning games, gonna lose some bad ones.

Kansas will look to bounce back on Saturday against No. 9 Oklahoma (13-1).