No. 7 Houston lasts longer than No. 12 Kansas in 2OT
Jan 25, 2025, 10:04 PM ET
LAWRENCE, Kan.– J’Wan Roberts scored 24 points, consisting of 6 in 2 overtime durations, and No. 7 Houston beat No. 12 Kansas 92-86 on Saturday night.Roberts struck 2
complimentary tosses with 13.9 seconds left in regulation to connect the score. At the end of the very first overtime, Houston (16-3, 8-0 Huge 12) got back-to-back 3-pointers from Emanuel Sharp and Mylik Wilson to send it to the second overtime.
“I understand the significance of winning here for anybody,” Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson said. “To win the way we won in double OT, I believe it speaks to this program’s culture, how hard our kids are, and our ability to hang in there.”
The Cougars got 18 from Mylik Wilson and 17 points, 9 rebounds and 9 helps from Milos Uzan.Kansas (14-5
, 5-3) was led by Flory Bidunga with 19 points and Hunter Dickinson had 17.
Takeaway
Houston: Injuries hindered the Cougars. Sharp, who missed Houston’s last game versus Utah with an injury, played 25 minutes but scored just eight points. Ja’Vier Francis rolled his ankle early in the first half and played only 3:45. He ended up with four points.Kansas: Bidunga, after scoring just 2 points on a last-second tip-in in the very first half, scored 17 in the 2nd half and overtime for a career-high 19. With K.J. Adams out with an apart shoulder, Bidunga’s contributions assisted Kansas against a strong Houston front line.Key moment Houston utilized a 13-0 run early in the second half to turn
a 40-31 deficit into a lead. Kansas went 6:21 without a point and missed out on 8 straight shots, consisting of a breakaway dunk effort by Shakeel Moore, during the run.Key stat Both groups missed out on lots of chances.
The groups integrated to shoot 56%from the totally free throw line. Houston missed its first eight free tosses of the second half and finished the half simply 4 of 13 from the line and was 14 of 25 for the game.The Jayhawks were 17 of 30 from the line.Information from The Associated Press was utilized in this report.