Who stepped up and who didn’t during St. John’s 67-65 win over Kansas that sends the Red Storm to the Sweet 16.
Hero
Dylan Darling sent St. John’s past Kansas at the buzzer with a right-handed layup. The southpaw point guard received the inbounds pass near half-court with 3.9 seconds left and drove past Jayhawks guard Elmarko Jackson to the rim. The basket represented his only points of the second-round contest.
Zero
Tre White, Kansas’ starting wing, was held to four points on 2-for-6 shooting and committed three turnovers. The Jayhawks needed more out of their second-leading scorer.
Unsung hero
Bryce Hopkins’ ascension continues. The senior forward set a St. John’s NCAA Tournament record with six 3-pointers, 18 points and seven rebounds. Those six 3s were a career high. Hopkins has hit multiple triples in three straight games.
Key stat
27: Years since St. John’s last reached the Sweet 16.
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Quote
“To be honest, the ball left my hands and I hit the ground, and I didn’t even see the ball go in. I just heard everybody going crazy.”
— Dylan Darling on his buzzer-beating layup