A Valentine’s Day showdown at Addition Financial Arena was supposed to help UCF feel the love again after a recent two-game slide. Instead, the Knights had their hearts broken as West Virginia rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to pull out a 74-67 win on Saturday.
The loss was painful not only because it was the third in a row, but it put the Knights’ postseason hopes in peril. The team was projected to earn an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since the 2018-19 season, but those hopes are starting to evaporate.
West Virginia (16-9, 7-5 Big 12) went on a 24-11 run over the final 8 minutes to pull away with the win.