THREE TAKEAWAYS from Kansas knocking off Oklahoma

With some late defensive stops.

Perrantes made six three-pointers in the second half and led Virginia (12-2, 1-1) with 22 points, but LeDay swatted his driving layup in the final seconds, preserving Virginia Tech’s slim margin.

When Kansas and Oklahoma meet Monday night, it will be the 40th time the top two teams in the poll have played each other. And we got the loose ball, got two rebounds that go through our hands – and that’s a great time to shoot 3s is off offensive rebounds. “I told our guys this…” To prepare us for this massive matchup with huge conference title implications, I reached out to Rich DeCray over at Crimson and Cream Machine, the SB Nation site that covers the Oklahoma Sooners.

Selden had 21, Perry Ellis had 27, and Devonte’ Graham finished with 22 to lead the way for the Jayhawks.

Oklahoma took a five-point lead on Hield’s three-pointer in the first overtime, but Graham and Ellis brought Kansas back, and neither team could pull away in the final minute.

“I wished I’d have that 3 and had more in the tank”, said Hield, who logged 54 minutes. Then we had a few better possessions and made some shots and it was a quick turnaround. Both teams led by double digits, and both leads were quickly erased.

Jordan Woodard hit six 3-pointers and had 27 points for the Sooners.

“I watch those games and I’m like, ‘How in the heck did I ever play in those kind of games, ‘ type thing”, Turgeon said.

“I just hate losing”.

“He’s as good as there’s been in this building for a long time”, Self said.

Hield had his masterpiece, just not the ideal finishing touch – as his desperation heave clanged off the iron and the triple overtime buzzer sound.

While the Bears were pounded in their Big 12 opener, Oklahoma State (9-4) opened league play with an impressive 69-48 win over TCU in Stillwater.

“If we’d have lost the game, I would have walked into the locker room and said, ‘You’ll never forget that one, ‘” Kansas coach Bill Self said.

“He (Hield) just kept grinding in the face of a very good KU team that does very good offensively”.

ABOUT KANSAS (12-1, 1-0): Wayne Selden Jr.

Spangler played 51 minutes, the most in OU history by a player 6-foot-8 or taller, and finished with 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting and a career-high 18 total rebounds. He also made eight 3-pointers and grabbed eight rebounds.

Kansas City gathered the highest-rated market for the Kansas-Oklahoma matchup, bringing in a 16.8 overnight rating, followed by Oklahoma City (10.7); Tulsa (8.6); Louisville (5.6); Raleigh-Durham (4.4); Las Vegas (3.9); Albuquerque (3.8); Greensboro (3.4); Dallas-Fort Worth (2.8) and Greenville (2.5).

SETON HALL IS BACK: The Pirates (13-1) reentered The Associated Press’ poll at No. 25 but will be tested to keep their place when they host No. 24 DePaul tonight. Oklahoma and Kansas both had chances to end the game earlier, but neither managed to convert them.

This is the 58th week at No. 1 all-time for the Jayhawks and their first trip to the top since February 2011.