Kansas basketball had its options late, up three points with just a handful of seconds left. What happened, and how did that compare to the plan?

Kansas basketball leaned on its size Tuesday night, and it paid off in a big way. The Jayhawks’ three-big lineup featuring Hunter Dickinson, KJ Adams Jr., and Flory Bidunga helped power them to a 91-87 victory over UCF at Allen Fieldhouse.

For the Jayhawks, the answer is clear — his defender needs to get in his airspace on 3-pointers and recover if he fakes the shot to drive. It will be a big test for freshman Flory Bidunga, with KJ Adams out. The Knights will look to get revenge after the Jayhawks destroyed them by 51 — 99-48 — earlier in January.

The Kansas Jayhawks welcome the UCF Knights to the Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday night for a Big 12 battle on the parquet, and if you want to watch the college basketball action on TV or live stream, yo

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

Kansas obliterated UCF earlier in the month, with a 51-point victory on the road, the largest margin of victory on the road in Big 12 history. Kansas was scorching hot from beyond the arc, as they shot 47% from three.

Kansas basketball weathered terrible injury luck for chunks of last season and went into the NCAA Tournament without star player Kevin McCullar Jr. Needless to say, the campaign ended with a whimper.