Dylan Darling’s buzzer-beating lay-up pushes St. John’s past Kansas and into Sweet 16

Dylan Darling delivered a dramatic, buzzer-beating lay-up to give fifth-seeded St. John’s a 67-65 win over fourth-seeded Kansas in San Diego on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Kansas had rallied back from a 14-point second-half deficit, with a pair of Darryn Peterson free throws tying ...

The drought is over. For the first time in 27 years, St. John’s is headed to the Sweet 16.

Dylan Darling delivered a dramatic, buzzer-beating lay-up to give fifth-seeded St. John’s a 67-65 win over fourth-seeded Kansas in San Diego on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Kansas had rallied back from a 14-point second-half deficit, with a pair of Darryn Peterson free throws tying the score with 14 seconds left.

That set up Darling’s instant-classic moment. The red-hot Red Storm will next face Duke, the top overall seed in this year’s tournament, on Friday in Washington, D. C.