Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
UCF Knights
104 111 OT
FINAL Conference
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Big 12 Conference · Addition Financial Arena · March 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UCF -8.5 Away covered
O/U 167.5 Over
Money UCF -425 / OKST +330
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCF win
Actual OKST +7 215 Lost
Massey UCF -6.1 (-13.1)
Massey Totals 171.7 (+43.3)
Bradley-Terry 80%
Weighted B-T 84%
Efficiency Plus ML UCF -6.9 (-13.9) 161.2 (+53.8) 76%
Baseline Tuned ML UCF -6.9 (-13.9) 160.8 (+54.2) 77%
Baseline ML UCF -6.6 (-13.6) 162.3 (+52.7) 78%
Baseline Plus ML UCF -7.1 (-14.1) 163.8 (+51.2) 78%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 7, 2026 OKST 8776 UCF
Mar 6, 2025 UCF 8370 OKST
Feb 20, 2025 OKST 10495 UCF
Mar 12, 2024 UCF 7762 OKST
Feb 29, 2024 UCF 7771 OKST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCF OKST
Overall 21-12 20-15
Conference 9-9 6-12
Home 14-5 15-6
Away 5-5 3-7
Neutral 2-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 80.7 83.9
Avg Pts Against 78.4 83.2
Massey 11.3 (#50) 8.2 (#76)
Bradley-Terry 2.69 (#27) 1.84 (#52)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.43 (#28) 2.37 (#52)
RPI 0.598 (#28) 0.547 (#77)
Shooting & Four Factors UCF OKST
FG% 47.9% 46.0%
3PT% 38.5% 34.1%
REB / G 36.6 37.7
OREB / G 12.0 11.2
AST / TO 1.45 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.6% 52.1%
TOV% 16.1% 16.4%
ORB% 34.9% 30.4%
FT Rate 22.5% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.5% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 16.7%
DRB% 71.5% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 22.8%

Game Analysis

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