No. 5 Houston stuns No. 12 Kansas with clutch 3-pointers for 92–86 win in double OT

No. 5 Houston stuns No. 12 Kansas with clutch 3-pointers for 92–86 win in double OT

LAWRENCE, KANSAS - JANUARY 25: Flory Bidunga #40 of the Kansas Jayhawks drives to the basket as he is defended by Milos Uzan #7 of the Houston Cougars in the first half at Allen Fieldhouse on January 25, 2025 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

Houston’s Milos Uzan tipped an inbounds pass with five seconds remaining in the first overtime that led to a game-tying 3-pointer by Mylik Wilson. The Cougars defeated Kansas, 92–86, in double overtime in Lawrence, Kansas on Jan. 25, 2025. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

No. 5 Houston outlasted 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 3-pointer with two seconds remaining in the first overtime to tie the score at 79–79 and force a second extra period. Milos Uzan tipped Zeke Mayo’s inbounds pass under the basket and Wilson caught the deflection. The senior then stepped behind the arc for his game-tying shot.

Kansas inbounded the ball after Houston’s Emanuel Sharp hit a 3 to make the score 79–76 with eight seconds left. Prior to that, the Jayhawks appear 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. then missed 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.

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