Overview
- Melvin Council Jr. scored a career-high 36 points with 9-of-15 shooting from deep, including Kansas’ final 13 points of regulation and a pivotal three early in overtime.
- Council also set up Flory Bidunga’s go-ahead dunk with 51.9 seconds left in the extra period as the Jayhawks held on.
- Freshman Darryn Peterson posted 17 points before exiting late with hamstring tightness and did not play in overtime.
- NC State’s Quadir Copeland had 19 points, and Darrion Williams finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds before missing a potential winning three at the buzzer.
- The victory moves Kansas to 8-3 and NC State to 7-4, reinforcing the Jayhawks’ series edge as Will Wade’s Wolfpack continue to seek a marquee nonconference win.