UCF Knights vs UCLA Bruins, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region 1st Round
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 UCF | 27 | 44 | 71 |
 UCLA | 35 | 40 | 75 |
Who won: UCLA 75-71
The UCLA Bruins beat the UCF Knights 75-71 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region 1st Round on Friday, March 20, 2026 at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The UCLA outscored the UCF 35-27 in the 1st half. Eric Dailey Jr. led the UCLA in points (20). Jordan Burks led the UCF in points (22).
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamichael StillwellF | 28 | 10 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Jordan BurksF | 32 | 22 | 8-15 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| John BolC | 20 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Riley KugelG | 28 | 13 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Themus FulksG | 34 | 10 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||
| Devan CambridgeF | 15 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Elijah HulseweC | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carmelo PachecoG | 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris JohnsonG | 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Beale Jr.G | 10 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Long Island24-1158
Arizona33-292Final
Prairie View19-1855
Florida27-7114Final
Tennessee St23-1074
Iowa State28-7108Final
Queens21-1471
Purdue28-8104Final
Furman22-1371
UConn30-582Final
Wright St23-1273
Virginia30-582Final
Hofstra24-1170
Alabama24-990Final
CA Baptist25-960
Kansas24-1068Final
Akron29-671
Texas Tech23-1091Final
Northern Iowa23-1353
St John's29-679Final