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Melvin Council Jr. Hits Nine Threes as No. 19 Kansas Edges N.C. State in OT, 77–76

Bill Self called it the best road performance of his 23 years at Kansas.

Overview

  • Council delivered 36 points on 13-for-27 shooting with nine 3-pointers, seven rebounds and four assists in 43 minutes.
  • He scored Kansas' final 13 points of regulation, hit a pull-up 3 for the OT lead, and set up Flory Bidunga's go-ahead dunk with 51.9 seconds left.
  • Freshman Darryn Peterson left late with hamstring tightness after recently returning from a strain.
  • N.C. State initially sagged off Council due to his early-season struggles from deep, then adjusted after his early makes as he had entered 5-for-27 from three.
  • One outlet reported he is the first Jayhawk under Self to make nine threes in a game, with Terry Brown's 11 in 1991 still the program mark.