No. 5 Hoes survived #12 Kansas In double overtime 92-86 at Allen Fieldhouse in a Saturday game that was close to 50 minutes of play.
Cougars’ Mylik Wilson Hit a 3-pointer with two seconds left in the first overtime to tie the score 79-79 and force a second overtime period. Houston Milos Uzan inclined Zeke MayoThe pass enclosures under the basket and Wilson caught the deflection. The senior then stepped behind the arc for his game-tying shot.
Kansas forced the ball after Houston Emanuel Sharp Hit a 3 to make the score 79-76 with eight seconds left. Before that, the Jayhawks appeared to have clinched the game when Rylan Griffen Hit a 3 with 55 seconds remaining to give Kansas a four-point lead. Griffen added two free throws with 28 seconds left for a 79-73 margin.
Dajuan Harris Jr. Next up were two free throws that could have opened up an eight-point lead for the Jayhawks. The Misses set up Sharp’s 3-pointer and Uzan’s fateful steal.
In the second overtime period, Houston continued to knock out 3-pointers. Sharp and Uzan hit back-to-back 3s to help the Cougars open a five-point lead that they maintained despite Mayo scoring five points to keep Kansas within reach.
Sharp and Uzan each hit two free throws to finally put the game away.
The largest lead Kansas built was nine points as the second half opened. But Houston rallied to take a 48-42 lead. The Jayhawks battled back to a 58-52 lead before the Cougars pulled away until the end of regulation.
J’Wan Roberts scored a game-high 24 points with nine rebounds and five assists for Houston, which improved to 16-3 overall and 8-0 in the Big 12. Wilson followed with 18 points, shooting 2 of 3 on 3s and hitting the game’s most important shot. Uzan added 17 points with nine assists, while Sharp had eight in his late-game heroics.
With the loss, Kansas fell to 14-5 and 5-3, good for fourth place in the Big 12. Flora bidung led the Jayhawks with 19 points and seven rebounds, and Hunter Dickinson scored 17 with eight boards. Mayo added 16 points and nine rebounds, and Harris had 12 assists. His two missed free throws arguably cost Kansas the ball game.
Houston moves next No. 23 West Virginia (13-6) on Wednesday, while Kansas tries to rebound against Ucf (13-6) in a match Tuesday.
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