Takeaways from UC's Thursday night loss at UCF

UC's Mick Cronin, Trevon Scott on loss to UCF and approach to Houston game Scott Springer, sspringer@enquirer.com

ORLANDO - The latest "Royal Rumble" in the American Athletic Conference took place Thursday night in front of 9,141 fans at CFE Arena at the University of Central Florida. The Knights were playing for the first time in the home gym as a ranked team and it was Senior Night.

They took advantage of those things and came away with a 58-55 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats who came in ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press and 20th in the USA TODAY Coaches poll. For what it's worth if you're Mick Cronin and the Bearcats, consider it a compliment that students stormed the floor afterward.…