No. 3 Kansas closer to Big 12 title with 67-65 win at No. 4 Baylor
Landen Lucas made two free throws with 11 seconds left, and No. 3 Kansas grabbed a stranglehold on the Big 12 race with a 67-65 victory at No. 4 Baylor on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kansas Jayhawks
67
Baylor Bears
65
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KU | 29 | 38 | 67 |
| BAY | 35 | 30 | 65 |
Ferrell Center
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 0:12 67-65
Landen Lucas made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 66-65
Landen Lucas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 65-65
Foul on Johnathan Motley.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:16 65-65
Devonte' Graham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:16 64-65
Devonte' Graham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:16 63-65
Foul on Manu Lecomte.
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DunkShot 2:39 63-65
Josh Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
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PersonalFoul 3:01 61-65
Foul on King McClure.
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LayUpShot 3:20 61-65
Josh Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:34 59-65
King McClure made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:34 59-64
King McClure made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:34 59-63
Foul on Landen Lucas.
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LayUpShot 4:02 59-63
Frank Mason III made Layup. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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JumpShot 4:23 57-63
Johnathan Motley made Jumper. Assisted by Jake Lindsey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:08 57-61
King McClure made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Johnathan Motley.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:19 57-58
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:19 56-58
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:19 55-58
Foul on Jo Lual-Acuil Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 5:43 55-58
Lagerald Vick made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:43 54-58
Foul on King McClure.
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PersonalFoul 5:58 54-58
Foul on Jo Lual-Acuil Jr..
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JumpShot 6:12 54-58
Johnathan Motley made Jumper. Assisted by Jake Lindsey.
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PersonalFoul 6:15 54-56
Foul on Lagerald Vick.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:31 54-56
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:31 53-56
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:31 52-56
Foul on Ishmail Wainright.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:59 52-56
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:59 52-55
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:59 52-54
Foul on Josh Jackson.
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LayUpShot 7:32 52-54
Manu Lecomte made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:25 52-52
Ishmail Wainright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Manu Lecomte.
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LayUpShot 8:54 52-49
Johnathan Motley made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:13 52-47
Foul on Landen Lucas.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:19 52-47
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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JumpShot 10:57 49-47
Frank Mason III made Jumper. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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LayUpShot 11:28 47-47
Lagerald Vick made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:49 45-47
Foul on Josh Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:53 45-47
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:53 44-47
Foul on Terry Maston.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 44-47
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:08 43-47
Foul on Terry Maston.
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LayUpShot 13:08 43-47
Frank Mason III made Layup. Assisted by Lagerald Vick.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:26 41-47
Manu Lecomte made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jake Lindsey.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:59 41-44
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:59 40-44
Foul on Ishmail Wainright.
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JumpShot 13:59 40-44
Frank Mason III made Jumper.
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DunkShot 14:26 38-44
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Jake Lindsey.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:54 38-42
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:54 38-41
Foul on Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk.
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PersonalFoul 15:42 38-41
Foul on Johnathan Motley.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:09 38-41
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 16:27 35-41
Johnathan Motley made Layup.
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JumpShot 17:24 35-39
Frank Mason III made Jumper. Assisted by Landen Lucas.
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JumpShot 17:43 33-39
Johnathan Motley made Jumper. Assisted by King McClure.
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DunkShot 18:11 33-37
Josh Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
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JumpShot 18:27 31-37
King McClure made Jumper. Assisted by Johnathan Motley.
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LayUpShot 18:56 31-35
Landen Lucas made Layup. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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PersonalFoul 19:34 29-35
Foul on Josh Jackson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 29-35
Josh Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 26-35
Foul on Johnathan Motley.
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End Game 0:00 67-65
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:02 67-65
Devonte' Graham Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:02 67-65
Manu Lecomte missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:09 67-65
Baylor Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 67-65
Landen Lucas made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 66-65
Landen Lucas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 65-65
Foul on Johnathan Motley.
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Offensive Rebound 0:15 65-65
Landen Lucas Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:15 65-65
Devonte' Graham missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:26 65-65
Kansas Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 65-65
Lagerald Vick Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:42 65-65
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:11 65-65
Ishmail Wainright Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:11 65-65
Manu Lecomte missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:44 65-65
Jake Lindsey Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:44 65-65
Devonte' Graham missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:52 65-65
Devonte' Graham Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:52 65-65
Landen Lucas Block.
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LayUpShot 1:52 65-65
Manu Lecomte missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 2:09 65-65
Baylor Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 2:16 65-65
Devonte' Graham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:16 64-65
Devonte' Graham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:16 63-65
Foul on Manu Lecomte.
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Steal 2:20 63-65
Devonte' Graham Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:20 63-65
Johnathan Motley Turnover.
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DunkShot 2:39 63-65
Josh Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
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Offensive Rebound 2:50 61-65
Landen Lucas Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:50 61-65
Devonte' Graham missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:01 61-65
King McClure Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 3:01 61-65
Foul on King McClure.
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LayUpShot 3:20 61-65
Josh Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:34 59-65
King McClure made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:34 59-64
King McClure made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:34 59-63
Foul on Landen Lucas.
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LayUpShot 4:02 59-63
Frank Mason III made Layup. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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ShortTimeOut 4:11 57-63
Kansas Timeout
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JumpShot 4:23 57-63
Johnathan Motley made Jumper. Assisted by Jake Lindsey.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:38 57-61
Devonte' Graham Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:08 57-61
King McClure made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Johnathan Motley.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:19 57-58
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
KU
BAY
23-55
FG
24-56
42
Field Goal %
43
5-20
3PT
8-18
25
Three Point %
44
16-20
FT
9-11
80
Free Throw %
82
27
Rebounds
35
10
Offensive Rebounds
12
17
Defensive Rebounds
23
18
Assists
17
5
Steals
3
8
Blocks
2
9
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
16
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
13
Fouls
18
5
Largest Lead
12
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