Kansas edges Texas Tech on Josh Jackson's go-ahead free throw
Josh Jackson had 31 points and 11 rebounds and made a free throw with 2.8 seconds left to lift No. 3 Kansas to an 80-79 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kansas Jayhawks
80
Texas Tech Red Raiders
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KU | 42 | 38 | 80 |
| TTU | 35 | 44 | 79 |
United Supermarkets Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ Kentucky Wildcats | W 89-69 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | W 89-45 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Fordham Rams | W 95-65 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 80-79
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 79-79
Foul on Zach Smith.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 79-79
Foul on Keenan Evans.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 79-79
Foul on Anthony Livingston.
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JumpShot 1:19 79-79
Zach Smith made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:36 79-77
Josh Jackson made Layup.
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DunkShot 2:09 77-77
Josh Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:17 75-77
Justin Gray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:17 75-76
Justin Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:17 75-75
Foul on Landen Lucas.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 75-75
Justin Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 75-74
Foul on Josh Jackson.
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JumpShot 2:52 75-74
Zach Smith made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 3:05 75-72
Foul on Frank Mason III.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 75-72
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 74-72
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:42 73-72
Foul on Justin Gray.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:26 73-72
Frank Mason III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:51 70-72
Niem Stevenson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:51 70-71
Foul on Devonte' Graham.
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LayUpShot 4:51 70-71
Niem Stevenson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:13 70-69
Josh Jackson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:27 68-69
Foul on Aaron Ross.
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JumpShot 5:52 68-69
Zach Smith made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:59 68-67
Foul on Aaron Ross.
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JumpShot 5:59 68-67
Landen Lucas made Jumper. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:12 66-67
Keenan Evans made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:12 66-66
Keenan Evans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:12 66-65
Foul on Lagerald Vick.
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DunkShot 6:59 66-65
Lagerald Vick made Dunk. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:32 64-65
Frank Mason III made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:54 61-65
Niem Stevenson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:54 61-64
Niem Stevenson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:54 61-63
Foul on Landen Lucas.
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LayUpShot 8:23 61-63
Niem Stevenson made Layup.
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JumpShot 8:48 61-61
Josh Jackson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:01 59-61
Zach Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:01 59-60
Zach Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:01 59-59
Foul on Carlton Bragg Jr..
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DunkShot 9:36 59-59
Niem Stevenson made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Gray.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:02 59-57
Zach Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keenan Evans.
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PersonalFoul 10:07 59-54
Foul on Landen Lucas.
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PersonalFoul 10:10 59-54
Foul on Frank Mason III.
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LayUpShot 10:24 59-54
Frank Mason III made Layup.
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LayUpShot 10:41 57-54
Niem Stevenson made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:16 57-52
Keenan Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Niem Stevenson.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:33 57-49
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:33 56-49
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:33 55-49
Foul on Niem Stevenson.
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LayUpShot 12:22 55-49
Justin Gray made Layup. Assisted by Zach Smith.
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PersonalFoul 12:46 55-47
Foul on Niem Stevenson.
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DunkShot 13:09 55-47
Zach Smith made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 14:03 55-45
Foul on Frank Mason III.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:26 55-45
Josh Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:38 52-45
Niem Stevenson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:38 52-44
Foul on Carlton Bragg Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:25 52-44
Keenan Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Niem Stevenson.
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PersonalFoul 15:33 52-41
Foul on Devonte' Graham.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:45 52-41
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:45 51-41
Foul on Justin Gray.
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End Game 0:00 80-79
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 80-79
Texas Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 80-79
Keenan Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 80-79
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:03 79-79
Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 79-79
Josh Jackson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 79-79
Foul on Zach Smith.
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ShortTimeOut 0:06 79-79
Texas Tech Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 0:06 79-79
Kansas Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:21 79-79
Devonte' Graham Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 79-79
Aaron Ross missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:39 79-79
Niem Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 79-79
Josh Jackson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 79-79
Foul on Keenan Evans.
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Steal 0:46 79-79
Josh Jackson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:46 79-79
Niem Stevenson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 79-79
Zach Smith Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 79-79
Landen Lucas missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 79-79
Foul on Anthony Livingston.
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ShortTimeOut 1:13 79-79
Texas Tech Timeout
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JumpShot 1:19 79-79
Zach Smith made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:36 79-77
Josh Jackson made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:56 77-77
Lagerald Vick Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:56 77-77
Anthony Livingston missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:09 77-77
Josh Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:17 75-77
Justin Gray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:17 75-76
Justin Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:17 75-75
Foul on Landen Lucas.
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Offensive Rebound 2:21 75-75
Justin Gray Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 75-75
Justin Gray missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 75-75
Justin Gray made Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 2:21 75-74
Kansas Timeout
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PersonalFoul 2:21 75-74
Foul on Josh Jackson.
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Steal 2:31 75-74
Justin Gray Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:31 75-74
Devonte' Graham Turnover.
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JumpShot 2:52 75-74
Zach Smith made Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:05 75-72
Frank Mason III Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 3:05 75-72
Foul on Frank Mason III.
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Defensive Rebound 3:26 75-72
Frank Mason III Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:26 75-72
Landen Lucas Block.
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Team Stats
KU
TTU
29-59
FG
29-60
49
Field Goal %
48
10-25
3PT
6-20
40
Three Point %
30
12-19
FT
15-21
63
Free Throw %
71
32
Rebounds
38
11
Offensive Rebounds
14
21
Defensive Rebounds
24
13
Assists
10
8
Steals
4
2
Blocks
1
9
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
1
9
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
17
12
Largest Lead
4
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