No. 5 Houston edged No. 12 Kansas in double overtime, 92–86, at Allen Fieldhouse in a game that was close throughout its 50 minutes of play.
The Cougars’ Mylik Wilson hit a triple with two seconds left in the first overtime to tie the score at 79-79 and force a second overtime period. Milos Uzan proposed that Zeke Mayo’s inbounds pass under the basket and Wilson caught the deflection. The senior then stepped behind the arc for his game-play shot.
Kansas came in after Houston’s Emanuel Sharp hit a 3 to make the score 79-76 with eight seconds left. Before that, the Jayhawks appeared to have put the game away when Rylan Griffen hit a 3 with 55 seconds left to give Kansas a four-point lead. Griffen added two free throws with 28 seconds left for a 79–73 margin.
Dajuan Harris Jr. then missed two free throws that could have opened up an eight-point lead for the Jayhawks. Misses set up Sharp’s three-pointer and Uzan’s fateful steal.
(Tagstotranslate) Lawrence (T) Kansas (T) Mylik Wilson (T) Double overtime (T) Milos Uzan (T) The Cougars (T) Allen Fieldhouse (T) Ed Zurga (T) Houston (T) Kansas (T) Zeke Mayo (T) Dajuan Harris Jr.