St. John's Beats Kansas 67-65 to Reach Sweet 16

In a thrilling finish to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's second round, St. John's guard Dylan Darling drove the length of the court and banked in a layup as time expired Sunday in San Diego, securing a 67-65 victory over Kansas and sending the Red Storm to their first Sweet 16 appearance since 1999.

The fifth-seeded Red Storm, who built a 58-45 lead with 7:22 remaining, watched as the fourth-seeded Jayhawks mounted a furious 20-7 run to close the gap. Kansas tied the score at 65-65 on two free throws by Darryn Peterson with 13.1 seconds left. The Jayhawks, holding four fouls to give, committed all of them to chew up the clock, leaving just 3.9 seconds on the timer before inbounding the ball to Darling.

The tenacious point guard, a transfer from Idaho State who had missed his four previous shots and entered the moment scoreless, took the inbound pass at the top of the key. He blew past defender Elmarko Jackson for an uncontested layup that rattled through the hoop, igniting a celebration in front of the St. John's band as his teammates mobbed him on the court. "It was ugly, but we got it done," Darling said afterward.

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