UNDATED (AP) — Kansas and Creighton went down to the wire today before the fifth-ranked Jayhawks escaped with a 73-72 victory over the No. 8 Bluejays.
Jalen Wilson almost went from hero to goat in the closing moments. He nailed a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 42 seconds left, but he also fouled Marcus Zegarowski from beyond the arc with 1.1 seconds remaining. The preseason Big East player of the year hit his first two free throws but missed the third as Kansas came away with its fifth straight win over Creighton.
Christian Braun scored 14 points and David McCormack contributed 13 for the 5-1 Jayhawks.
Denzel Mahoney led the 3-1 Bluejays with 19 points, while Zegarowski added 16 on 5 of 14 shooting.
In Tuesday’s other top-25 men’s basketball action:
— Jordan Bohannon scored 24 points and third-ranked Iowa won its ACC/Big Ten Challenge game by downing No. 16 North Carolina, 93-80. CJ Fredrick had 21 points and Joe Wieskamp added 19 for the 4-0 Hawkeyes. Luka Garza grabbed 14 rebounds and finished with 16 points, ending his string of 19 straight games with at least 20 points.
— Ayo Dosunmu provided 18 points and sixth-ranked Illinois shot 58% in beating, No. 10 Duke, 83-68 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Kofi Cockburn added 13 points for the Fighting Illini, who jumped to a 14-2 lead and never looked back. The Blue Devils shot 40% and made just 5 of 22 3-point attempts.
— No. 12 Tennessee opened its schedule by grinding out a 57-46 win against Colorado. The Vols didn’t get their first player into double figures until John Fulkerson hit two free throws with less than a minute remaining to finish with 11 points.
— Izaiah Brockington scored a career-high 24 points to lead Penn State to a 75-55 romp at No. 15 Virginia Tech. Brockington shot 10 of 14 from the field for the Nittany Lions, who never trailed after scoring 17 straight early in the first half.
— Rutgers had dropped 13 straight to Syracuse before Ron Harper Jr. scored 26 points to lead the 21st-ranked Scarlet Knights past the Orange, 79-69. Montez Mathis added 19 points and Rutgers scored 11 straight late in the second half to take control.
— E.J. Liddell led five Ohio State players in double figures with 19 points in a 90-85 decision over Notre Dame in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Justice Seuing and C.J. Walker each had 16 points for the 22nd-rated Buckeyes, who trailed by 11 in the second half.
