January 1, Jayhawks fall as Red Storm nails buzzer-beater

Wyatt’s Take

• Dylan Darling scored his only two points on the game-winning buzzer-beater.
• Kansas lost in the second round for the fourth year in a row.
• Rick Pitino led the No. 4 seed Red Storm to their first Sweet 16 since 1999.

Wyatt Matters

Watching a team break a long drought through grit and a last-second hustle play shows that hard work eventually pays off.

Sticking to the fundamentals under pressure can change the outcome when it matters most.

St. Johns guard Dylan Darling ignored the pressure and drove the lane for a season-defining layup.

The Red Storm are finally heading back to the Sweet 16 after a twenty-five year wait.

The Red Storm nearly collapsed after holding a 10-point lead late in the second half.

Kansas used strategic fouls to disrupt the clock and tie the game with 13 seconds left.

Darling found the gap anyway and silenced the Jayhawk faithful with four seconds on the clock.

“It was ugly, but we got it done.”

Zuby Ejofor and Bryce Hopkins led St. Johns with 18 points each during the narrow victory.

Kansas star Darryn Peterson put up 21 points in the losing effort for the No. 5 seed.

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