Belt game 2,436 · January 10, 2024
UCF take the belt
UCF beat Kansas 65–60 at home to start reign 717 of the College Basketball belt, the 2nd for the program.
Kansas had held it since December 1, 2023, with 6 defenses over 40 days.
UCF held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to BYU on January 13, 2024.
717Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
UCF
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Sellers | 36 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 |
| Darius Johnson | 38 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 4-5 |
| Ibrahima Diallo | 24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| C.J. Walker | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 5-6 |
| Marchelus Avery | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Omar Payne | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shemarri Allen | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Thierno Sylla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeMarr Langford Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Antwann Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kansas
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 37 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 3-4 |
| Hunter Dickinson | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| KJ Adams Jr. | 38 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Johnny Furphy | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Dajuan Harris Jr. | 37 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Nicolas Timberlake | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Parker Braun | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Elmarko Jackson | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamari McDowell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.