Pop Isaacs helped unranked Creighton upset No. 1 Kansas 76-63 on Wednesday night time, scoring a season-high 27 factors and matching his profession excessive with six 3-pointers.
Kansas lower its 13-point deficit to 1 early within the second half, however Isaacs hit consecutive 3s to rebuild the lead because the Bluejays (6-3) pulled away for his or her second straight win over a excessive degree. They knocked off Connecticut 85-66 in Omaha in February.
The Jayhawks (7-1) misplaced an everyday season recreation to an unranked opponent for the primary time in three years. Creighton had been in 16 consecutive Associated Press polls earlier than dropping out this week following losses in three of its earlier 4 video games.
Students rushed onto the sector on the remaining buzzer as flames poured out of the highest of the purpose requirements.
No. 1 Kansas falls to Creighton, 76-63, and followers storm the courtroom
Isaacs’ capturing efficiency overshadowed what ought to have been the featured matchup between two of the nation’s greatest large males, the Jayhawks’ 7-foot-1 Ryan Kalkbrenner and 7-2 Hunter Dickinson.
Isaacs was 10 of 15 from the sector, together with 6 of 9 from 3, and added seven rebounds and 4 assists in his greatest efficiency since transferring from Texas Tech within the offseason.
Kalkbrenner, who missed the Bluejays’ earlier recreation with a lower-body damage, and Steven Ashworth, nonetheless feeling the consequences of a sprained ankle from two weeks in the past, every scored 17 factors.
The Jayhawks struggled offensively and by no means led. Dajuan Harris scored 15 factors and AJ Storr and Zeke Mayo added 12 apiece for Kansas, which shot 36%.
Associated Press reporting.
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