St John's sends Kansas packing with dramatic buzzer-beating layup in NCAA Tournament

March Madness has a caller darling.

St. John’s Red Storm defender Dylan Darling recovered a lane and drove it. With 4 seconds near successful nan game, he blew past Kansas Jayhawks defender Elmarko Jackson and made nan game-winning layup earlier clip expired.

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Dylan Darling #0 of nan St. John's Red Storm shoots nan shot against Elmarko Jackson #13 and Flory Bidunga #40 of nan Kansas Jayhawks during nan 2nd half successful nan 2nd information of nan 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament astatine Viejas Arena astatine San Diego State University connected March 22, 2026 successful San Diego, California. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

St. John's Red Storm defender Dylan Darling (0) shoots nan game-winning changeable against nan Kansas Jayhawks successful nan 2nd half during a 2nd information crippled of nan men's 2026 NCAA Tournament astatine Viejas Arena connected March 22, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

For nan first clip since 1999, nan Red Storm will beryllium headed to nan Sweet 16 successful nan NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

"It was ugly, but we sewage it done," Darling said.

The No. 4-seeded St. John’s struggled precocious successful nan 2nd half arsenic Kansas pressed up nan floor. St. John’s held a 10-point lead pinch 6:36 near successful nan game. But a fewer missed shots and a mates of turnovers and nan Jayhawks were correct backmost successful nan game.

Kansas prima Darryn Peterson made 2 free throws pinch 13 seconds near to necktie nan game. The Jayhawks, who were nan No. 5 seed, had 4 fouls to springiness and utilized them each up to get nan crippled down to astir 4 seconds to go. The thought was to support nan Red Storm connected their toes and to support them from mounting up a decent inbounds play.

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But Darling sewage nan past laughter pinch his two-point bucket – his only points of nan game. He had 4 assists and 2 steals.

Red Storm’s Zuby Ejofor and Bryce Hopkins each had 18 points to lead St. John’s.

Peterson led Kansas pinch 21 points. Melvin Council Jr. had 15 points and Flory Bidunga had 12 points.

St. John's Red Storm caput coach Rick Pitino talks pinch guardant Sadiku Ibine Ayo (2) successful nan first half against nan Kansas Jayhawks during a 2nd information crippled of nan men's 2026 NCAA Tournament astatine Viejas Arena connected March 22, 2026.  (Denis Poroy/Imagn Images)

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It’s nan 4th consecutive twelvemonth that Kansas has been incapable to get retired of nan 2nd information of nan NCAA Tournament.

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