Kansas outlasts Oklahoma in 3 OTs

Kansas State’s Mike Wroblewski lit up Kansas for a record 46 points in 1962.

Hield scored a career-high 46 points, the most ever scored against Kansas in Big 12 Conference play and the second-most in the nation this season. “Good one-on-one players. We have to keep them out of the paint, just like we have to keep them out of the paint”.

There’s no doubt that this No. 1 vs. No. 2 triple overtime thriller will go down as one of the greatest college basketball games of all-time. And probably more than a handful of the top 10 candidates for national player of the year. “They’re aggressive, just like we are”.

Ellis had 27 points and 13 rebounds for the Jayhawks (13-1, 2-0 Big 12), who had chances to win in regulation and the first two overtimes. Oklahoma G Buddy Hield came into the game as one of three players in Big 12 history to average 24 points and five rebounds in a season. “I couldn’t be more proud of my teammates”.

No. 19 Iowa 77, Nebraska 66: Jarrod Uthoff had 25 points, eight rebounds and four blocks as host Iowa (12-3, 3-0) held off Nebraska (8-8, 0-3).

Woodard’s final 3-pointer gave the Sooners a 106-104 lead, and they still led 106-105 when Hield was stripped by Frank Mason with 17 seconds left.

Kansas took the lead and iced the game with four clutch free throws down the stretch – first from Devonte’ Graham, then from Frank Mason III.

Mason stole an inbounds pass after Oklahoma called timeout with 11.9 seconds remaining. If both teams go on to lose every single game the rest of the way, trust me, history will likely forget this game. His performance was made even more remarkable by the fact that he shot 56 percent for the game, including hitting 8 of 15 shots from three-point range. Mason had a chance to make a driving runner at the end of the second overtime, but he missed as well. Fortunately for college basketball fans, but unfortunately for the Sooners, Khadeem Lattin (a 52% free-throw shooter) missed a potential game-winning free throw (there were three seconds left). The over/under total for the game has been set at 159 points.

There was not much Kansas could do to stop him at the rim…

These two teams will meet again on February 13, in Norman, Oklahoma in what should be another fantastic game.

Almost no one other than my eagle-eyed colleague Luke Winn noticed, but this game nearly ended on a six-man technical foul on Kansas in the first overtime.

The Jayhawks controlled most of the first half, hitting seven 3-pointers and twice taking an 11-point lead.

After trading baskets, the Sooners closed the half with an 18-3 charge. Hield also cashed in at the free-throw line, hitting 12 of his 14 free-throw tries.

The Big East has the other two meetings: St. John’s and Georgetown one month apart in 1985.

BRYANT 85, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 80 (at Hackensack) – Darian Anderson scored 23 points in a losing effort as the Knights (5-8, 1-1 Northeast) fell to the Bulldogs (5-10, 2-0).

“We’ll obviously try to do a better job of getting out to a quicker start”, Drew said.