Baylor Edges UCF in Final Second for Road Victory

OVIEDO, Fla. (Interstat) — Obi Agbim made the second of three free throws with one second remaining Saturday to lift Baylor to an 87-86 win over UCF in a Big 12 Conference men’s basketball game at CFE Arena.

The Bears squandered a 14-point halftime lead as the Knights mounted a fierce second-half comeback. UCF’s Riley Kugel scored 26 points, including a trio of second-half 3-pointers, to fuel the rally and give his team a late lead. Baylor’s Cameron Carr matched Kugel with 26 points, while Agbim added 12 points and seven assists.

UCF, which entered as a heavy favorite according to analytics projections, had a chance to seal the game at the free-throw line with 25 seconds left but made only one of two attempts, setting the stage for Agbim’s decisive trip to the line. The Knights fell to 20-8 overall, while Baylor improved to 15-14.