Kay Kay Wright’s Last-Second Layup and Steal Push UCF Past Cincinnati

UCF’s Kay Kay Wright probably won’t get considered much for AAC Player of the Year, with UConn’s Katie Lou Samuelson having an All-American season. But maybe she should.

Against a physical Cincinnati team and missing Fifi N’Dour from the lineup, Wright almost single-handedly led the UCF Knights to a 56-55 victory over the Bearcats at CFE Arena.

Wright scored a team-best 25 points on 10/26 from the field, plus six rebounds, three assists and four steals. Her final two points with five second left were the most significant of the day:

The bench’s reaction says it all:

On Cincinnati’s ensuing possession, Wright stole the ball and ran out the clock in a scrum of bodies:

UCF did not lead from midway through the first until about seven minutes to go in the fourth, but nonetheless the Knights moved up to 14-2, 3-0 in The American and 5-0 at home after their fourth straight win and 11th in the last 12.

Next up: Tulsa, Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET at home.