College Basketball Upsets Continue
Cincinnati stunned No. 15/19 Kansas 84-68 at Allen Fieldhouse, while BYU topped No. 11/15 Iowa State 79-69. Other upsets included Nevada beating Utah State 80-77 and UCF defeating Utah 73-71.
- Cincinnati's victory was the largest home loss for Kansas against an unranked opponent under coach Bill Self and the Jayhawks' first double-digit home loss to an unranked team since 1993. - The Bearcats' win was their first true road victory over a top-10 team in 36 years, powered by Moustapha Thiam's career-high 28 points. - BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa nearly recorded a triple-double against Iowa State, finishing with 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists while playing all 40 minutes. - The win for BYU marked its first over a top-10 opponent at home in six years and came against an Iowa State team that had just been revealed as a projected No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. - Nevada's win snapped an eight-game winning streak for Utah State, which was leading the Mountain West Conference. - UCF's Themus Fulks scored the game-winning points on free throws with just three seconds remaining after a miscommunication by Utah on a late-game foul. - The game between UCF and Utah was a tight contest with 16 lead changes where neither team built a double-digit lead. - The Bearcats capitalized on strong outside shooting, hitting 12 three-pointers compared to just four for the Jayhawks at the notoriously difficult Allen Fieldhouse.
