US EditionCouncil's Huge Day, Final-Play Stop Help No. 19 Kansas Edge NC State in Overtime 77-76
Melvin Council Jr. made nine 3-pointers for a career-high 36 points as Kansas narrowly defeated NC State 77-76 in overtime, holding off a late rally.
- On Saturday at the Lenovo Center, Melvin Council Jr., Kansas guard, scored a career-high 36 points and made nine 3-pointers to lead Kansas Jayhawks past NC State Wolfpack 77-76 in overtime.
- After a slow start from deep this season, Melvin Council Jr., Kansas guard, entered the game just 5-for-27 from beyond the arc despite coach Bill Self naming him MVP earlier this week.
- Council finished 13 of 27 from the floor with seven rebounds and four assists, sank two 3s in the five-minute overtime, and hit a three with 50 seconds left to force OT.
- The win gave Kansas its first true road victory of the season, improving the Jayhawks to 8-3 before a two-day break and a Tuesday home game against Towson.
- With freshman Darryn Peterson sidelined for overtime, NC State's Darrion Williams missed a go-ahead 3 and a final buzzer attempt, leaving the Wolfpack seeking a signature win.
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The Killeen Daily Herald
No. 19 Kansas' Darryn Peterson exited game vs. NC State with tightness in his hamstring, Self says
Kansas coach Bill Self said freshman star Darryn Peterson “was getting tight” in his hamstring and checked out late in regulation during the 19th-ranked Jayhawks’ 77-76 overtime win at N.C. State. The 6-foot-6 guard could be the top pick in…
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Clayton NewsMelvin Council Jr.'s career night lifts No. 19 Kansas past NC State in OT
It seemed like Melvin Council Jr. couldn't miss.
Associated Press News
Council's huge day, final-play stop help No. 19 Kansas edge NC State in overtime 77-76
Melvin Council Jr. had career highs of 36 points and nine made 3-pointers to help No. 19 Kansas edge N.C. State 77-76 in overtime. Council had made just 5 of 27 3s.
NC State fails to pick up signature win, falls to No. 19 Kansas in OT
RALEIGH — With a chance to pick up a signature win, NC State folded in crunch time, missing the game-winning shot at both the end of regulation and overtime, to fall 77-76 to No. 19 Kansas Saturday night at Lenovo Center. There’s no question that the NC State Wolfpack men’s basketball program is in a better place than it was one year ago, but frustrations have to be building over some of these losses that have been so close to flipping the other…
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