In a thrilling matchup, the Houston Cougars overcame a six-point deficit in the final 18 seconds of overtime to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks in double overtime. Mylik Wilson's clutch 3-pointer at the buzzer of the first overtime sent the game to a second overtime, where Houston ultimately prevailed. J'Wan Roberts led the Cougars with 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Trailing Kansas by six points with 18 seconds left in overtime, the Cougars scored six points in the final 8 seconds to tie the game and send it to double overtime. Houston's will prevailed in the second overtime as forward J'Wan Roberts led Houston with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and guard Milos Uzan racked up 17 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Mylik Wilson came off the bench to score 18 huge points for Houston (16-3, 8-0).
Coming into the game, Houston was 0-3 in Quad 1 games, which are defined as home victories over a top 30 team in the NCAA NET Rankings, or road wins over a top 50 team in the NET. The NET Rankings are important because the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee uses the NET as the primary sorting tool for selection and seeding for the NCAA tournament. Despite a high national ranking and an impressive record, ESPN's most recent Bracketology projections had Houston slotted as a No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament because of their lack of a signature win. The Cougars played a tough nonconference schedule, but lost to Auburn by five, Alabama in overtime and San Diego State in overtime. Saturday's result was a huge step in the right direction for the Cougars, who have at least eight more Quad 1 opportunities on their schedule.It's hard to imagine two high-level Division I college basketball teams shooting a combined 56% from the free throw line on 55 attempts — but that's exactly what happened. Houston went 14-of-25 from the line, with Roberts being the biggest offender. He was just 4-of-9, but he hit two big free throws late in regulation to tie the game. Kansas (14-5, 5-3) was 17-of-30 from the line and missed eight free throws in the overtime periods. Junior guard AJ Storr was 0-of-4 from the line.It looked like Kansas had the game won at the end of the first overtime. The Jayhawks led 79-73 with 18 seconds left and Dajuan Harris Jr. heading to the free throw line to shoot two shots. Harris Jr. missed both free throws, Houston's JoJo Tugler got the rebound and Emanuel Sharp hit a deep 3-pointer to cut the lead to 79-76 with 7.5 seconds left. After a Kansas timeout, Zeke Mayo's inbounds pass was deflected by Milos Uzan, right into the arms of Wilson, who stepped back and drilled a game-tying 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left.It was a remarkable turn of events for the Cougars, who looked like they were headed to their third overtime loss of the season
COLLEGE BASKETBALL NCAA HOUSTON COUGARS KANSAS JAYHAWKS OVERTIME J'wan ROBERTS MILOS UZAN MYLIK WILSON FREE THROWS
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