The Jayhawks forced eight turnovers in the first half alone. Kansas did an excellent job of swarming UCF’s players in the paint and held Knights star Keyshawn Hall to 11 points on 2-for-7 shooting.

Dickinson, who labored through a knee bruise in last year's trip to UCF, opened the scoring and provided 18 of the Jayhawks' first 29 points. True freshman Flory Bidunga dominated in the second half, providing the night's major highlight with a block of Benny Williams at one end and a fastbreak dunk at the other.