Ucf Vs Byu: ucf vs byu availability report entering Tuesday game
PROVO, Utah — Feb 23, 2026, 11: 01 PM | Updated: 11: 02 pm. BYU is heading into the ucf vs byu matchup on Tuesday night following a signature upset of No. 4 Iowa State, and availability notes for both teams have emerged ahead of the league meeting.
Status of BYU lineup
BYU enters the game with a 20-7 overall record and an 8-6 mark in Big 12 play. The Cougars have the same availability report that they carried into last week’s games against Arizona and Iowa State. Reserve forward Khadim Mboup was seen limping with 2: 23 to go in BYU’s win over Iowa State last Saturday, but head coach Kevin Young said Mboup was limited in practice on Monday and would be available Tuesday night against the Knights. Young added, "I think he’d have to saw his leg off for him to not play in the game. " In the Iowa State game Mboup provided a spark off the bench, grabbing 10 rebounds and scoring five points.
Ucf Vs Byu injury notes
On the UCF side of the availability report, the Knights’ leading scorer Riley Kugel is listed as "questionable" for Tuesday night. Kugel missed UCF’s win over Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday night because of an undisclosed injury he suffered late in the win over TCU. Kugel, a transfer from Mississippi State, is averaging 14 points per game this season for the Knights.
How the teams stack up
Both BYU and UCF sit at 8-6 in Big 12 play and are tied for sixth place in the conference standings. For BYU, the Tuesday matchup is the first opportunity to build on the momentum of its upset of No. 4 Iowa State. For UCF, the Knights were coming off a win in Salt Lake City in which their leading scorer did not play because of the injury sustained against TCU.
Notes from practice and recent games
BYU’s availability report remained unchanged from recent weeks despite Mboup’s late-game limp in the Iowa State victory. The sequence of events — Mboup limping with 2: 23 remaining, limited practice on Monday, and the coach’s emphatic assessment of his availability — frames BYU’s preparations. On the UCF side, the timeline is that Kugel was injured late in the win over TCU and then missed the subsequent win at Utah on Saturday night; his status for Tuesday remains questionable.
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