Kansas survives Okla. St. in 2 OTs
AP
STILLWATER, Okla. -- After he'd missed time and time again all night long, for some reason Naadir Tharpe's final attempt just felt right when it left his hand.
And what a shot it was for No. 9 Kansas.
Tharpe connected on a short jumper in the lane with 16.5 seconds left in the second overtime, lifting the Jayhawks over No. 14 Oklahoma State 68-67 on Wednesday night for a critical win in the Big 12 championship race.
Tharpe had made only one of his first 11 shots, and Kansas (22-4, 10-3 Big 12) hadn't made a field goal in either overtime before one finally fell through at just the right time.
"I knew I just had to make a play," said Tharpe, who was filling in at the point after starter Elijah Johnson fouled out.
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