NEW YORK (AP) – Kansas had already gone through a tough loss this season, falling in overtime to Indiana in Honolulu.
On Tuesday night the Jayhawks went from looking like easy winners to facing another excruciating loss. But a short jumper by Frank Mason III with 1.8 seconds to go gave the Jayhawks a 77-75 victory over top-ranked Duke in the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.
“The play was to iso (isolate) me, and my teammates did a good job of spacing the floor,” Mason said. “It felt good when it left my hand. “
A long 3 at the buzzer by Duke’s Frank Jackson was off line.
The Jayhawks (1-1) beat a top-ranked team for the eighth time.