Dylan Darling hits driving layup at buzzer, St. John’s beats Kansas 67-65 in March Madness thriller
Dylan Darling hit a driving layup as time expired for his only bucket of the game, and St. John’s blew a 13-point lead in the final minutes before advancing to its first Sweet 16 since 1999 with a 67-65 victory over Kansas.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dylan Darling hit a driving layup as time expired for his only bucket of the game, and St. John’s advanced to its first Sweet 16 since 1999 with a 67-65 victory over Kansas in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Darling, the Johnnies’ tenacious point guard, coolly won it after Kansas (24-11) erased a 58-45 deficit with 7 1/2 minutes to play, making a furious 20-7 run capped by Darryn Peterson’s two free throws to tie it with 13.
1 seconds left. The Jayhawks had four fouls to give, and they used all four to wind the clock down to 3. 9 seconds.
That was plenty of time for Darling, the Idaho State transfer who had missed his four previous shots. Darling got the ball up top and drove the lane for a shot that banked in as time expired. His teammates tackled him in front of the St.
John’s band in celebration. Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins scored 18 points apiece for the fifth-seeded Red Storm (30-6), who have roared back to college basketball prominence in just three seasons under coach Rick Pitino. St.