Pictured: KU’s official 2015-2016 team poses for a group photo inside of KU’s home court, Allen Fieldhouse. Photo courtesy of Google Images.
An intense night full of anticipation and team spirit occurred during the Kansas vs. Oklahoma college basketball game on January 4 2016. This basketball game was not like any other.
Both teams were competing to be number one in the nation. The competitive attitudes obtained that night led the game into triple overtime. The final score was 109-106 with Kansas for the win.
The epic basketball game occurred at Allen Fieldhouse, the official home court for the Jayhawks. In fact, the Oklahoma Sooners haven’t won a game at Allen Fieldhouse since 1993.
In the first half, Oklahoma pulled ahead thanks to shooting guard Buddy Hield who lead the Sooners 22 points ahead with three assists. The Sooners were looking at a victory until KU guard Wayne Selden obtained a steal, following with a dunk and three-pointer. Selden began to lead the Jayhawks to victory with the score now at 65-51.
“Sports Illustrated” writer Brian Hamilton tweeted, “I could be good with clearing the floor and just letting Buddy Hield and Wayne Selden just play to 21, win by two.”
Oklahoma then began to pull ahead; however, this did not stop Kansas, who gained eight points pushing the game into a tie with only six minutes left.
KU player Devonte Graham obtained a great defensive play that lead the game in another tie with 72 points each, following a timeout. The night was only getting started.
The Sooners tried to break their losing streak at Allen Fieldhouse, but by the end of the game KU and Oklahoma were tied once again due to Hield shooting two free throws, leaving the score at 86 points, entering the first round of overtime.
The first round of overtime was in the Sooners favor, leading the game by five points. Sam Vecenie of CBSSports.com tweeted, “Buddy is unstoppable. He is not human. He has become a machine.”
KU redeemed themselves when Graham scored and KU senior player Perry Ellis shot a three-pointer, leading the game into another tie. This called for a second overtime.
At the start of the second overtime, both teams defensive players traded out due to extreme exhaustion. Selden and another KU player Frank Mason III missed a shot running into another tie, and another overtime.
The Jayhawks began triple overtime leading 102-98, until Hield shot a three-pointer, then Selden shot to obtain a winning score of 106-104.
The Kansas Jayhawks won 109-106, thanks to three overtimes, moving the game 55 minutes longer than planned and Mason shooting two winning free throws. The Oklahoma losing streak at Allen Fieldhouse has yet to be broken.
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