SALT LAKE CITY — Samford coach Bucky McMillan did not wish to say whether or not officers had been fallacious once they known as a foul on A.J. Staton-McCray after he tried to dam a dunk by Kansas guard Nic Timberlake.
What the fourth-year coach did say after Thirteenth-seeded Samford fell wanting upsetting fourth-seeded Kansas 93-89 on Thursday was that if the block was clear, the Bulldogs would’ve been going the opposite manner, down some extent, 5 on 4, with an opportunity to go to the second spherical of the NCAA match.
“That is how shut the sport was,” McMillan mentioned. “That is how properly our guys performed. What was the utmost we had been down? We had been down by 22. We will have the ball there with an important alternative.
“It’s what it’s.”
All through his postgame information convention, a dejected McMillan was cautious to not lay blame on the officers.
“I’ve seen the play,” he mentioned. “I assumed A.J. made an unbelievable play on it, you already know what I am saying? I am not faulting the decision. Some individuals can see it alternative ways. However I used to be actually pleased with our guys’ potential to go make a play.”
Timberlake mentioned he was “positively” fouled on the play.
And Kansas coach Invoice Self sidestepped discussing the precise foul when requested if he had an excellent view of the dunk.
“I assumed Nic attacked the basket properly,” Self mentioned. “He is a significantly better athlete than what lots of people assume. He attacked it robust, similar to he ought to.”
Samford shot its manner again into the sport from lengthy distance. The Bulldogs completed with 16 3-pointers, 10 greater than the Jayhawks, main Self to say it was “exceptional” that Kansas received regardless of the disparity from lengthy vary. The Bulldogs hit eight 3-pointers throughout their comeback from 22 down, which began with about 16 minutes left.
Samford was pesky for a lot of the sport, using a full-court press on makes and misses that McMillan has made the id of his crew. It led to seven steals, which became 15 factors off turnovers.
“That is my first expertise with Bucky ball,” Self mentioned. “I would as quickly not play in opposition to it once more for some time.
“It is a exhausting sport for us with little or no depth. You must play guys your entire sport. We knew it will be like that. There’s simply by no means a break within the motion the place you may catch your breath.”
The Bulldogs could not compete with the Jayhawks’ dimension. Kansas had 54 factors within the paint, spearheaded by middle Hunter Dickinson’s 19 factors and 20 rebounds. He was one in every of 5 Jayhawks in double digits, led by Okay.J. Adams Jr.’s 20.
The Bulldogs had been led by Achor Achor’s 23 factors and Jaden Campbell’s 18. Freshman Riley Allenspach had 15 on an surprising 4-of-4 capturing from 3-point vary. He got here into the NCAA match having made 6-of-25 through the season.
All of Allenspach’s 3s got here throughout Samford’s run to chop its deficit to at least one level.
That led to the game-deciding play with 14.7 seconds left. Samford had come inside one for the second time in a span of 5 minutes. After the foul name, Timberlake hit each free throws to increase the Jayhawks’ benefit to 92-89. A 3-point try from Jermaine Marshall with about six seconds left fell brief, and Kansas received a chase to the nook for the possession.
“I feel our guys actually believed they had been going to win,” McMillan mentioned. “I even felt at halftime, when you would have requested me, I used to be very assured we had been going to win. Then once we lower it, we had all of the momentum, I assumed we might win.
“Once we did not win, I used to be shocked we did not win.”
SALT LAKE CITY — Samford coach Bucky McMillan did not wish to say whether or not officers had been fallacious once they known as a foul on A.J. Staton-McCray after he tried to dam a dunk by Kansas guard Nic Timberlake.
What the fourth-year coach did say after Thirteenth-seeded Samford fell wanting upsetting fourth-seeded Kansas 93-89 on Thursday was that if the block was clear, the Bulldogs would’ve been going the opposite manner, down some extent, 5 on 4, with an opportunity to go to the second spherical of the NCAA match.
“That is how shut the sport was,” McMillan mentioned. “That is how properly our guys performed. What was the utmost we had been down? We had been down by 22. We will have the ball there with an important alternative.
“It’s what it’s.”
All through his postgame information convention, a dejected McMillan was cautious to not lay blame on the officers.
“I’ve seen the play,” he mentioned. “I assumed A.J. made an unbelievable play on it, you already know what I am saying? I am not faulting the decision. Some individuals can see it alternative ways. However I used to be actually pleased with our guys’ potential to go make a play.”
Timberlake mentioned he was “positively” fouled on the play.
And Kansas coach Invoice Self sidestepped discussing the precise foul when requested if he had an excellent view of the dunk.
“I assumed Nic attacked the basket properly,” Self mentioned. “He is a significantly better athlete than what lots of people assume. He attacked it robust, similar to he ought to.”
Samford shot its manner again into the sport from lengthy distance. The Bulldogs completed with 16 3-pointers, 10 greater than the Jayhawks, main Self to say it was “exceptional” that Kansas received regardless of the disparity from lengthy vary. The Bulldogs hit eight 3-pointers throughout their comeback from 22 down, which began with about 16 minutes left.
Samford was pesky for a lot of the sport, using a full-court press on makes and misses that McMillan has made the id of his crew. It led to seven steals, which became 15 factors off turnovers.
“That is my first expertise with Bucky ball,” Self mentioned. “I would as quickly not play in opposition to it once more for some time.
“It is a exhausting sport for us with little or no depth. You must play guys your entire sport. We knew it will be like that. There’s simply by no means a break within the motion the place you may catch your breath.”
The Bulldogs could not compete with the Jayhawks’ dimension. Kansas had 54 factors within the paint, spearheaded by middle Hunter Dickinson’s 19 factors and 20 rebounds. He was one in every of 5 Jayhawks in double digits, led by Okay.J. Adams Jr.’s 20.
The Bulldogs had been led by Achor Achor’s 23 factors and Jaden Campbell’s 18. Freshman Riley Allenspach had 15 on an surprising 4-of-4 capturing from 3-point vary. He got here into the NCAA match having made 6-of-25 through the season.
All of Allenspach’s 3s got here throughout Samford’s run to chop its deficit to at least one level.
That led to the game-deciding play with 14.7 seconds left. Samford had come inside one for the second time in a span of 5 minutes. After the foul name, Timberlake hit each free throws to increase the Jayhawks’ benefit to 92-89. A 3-point try from Jermaine Marshall with about six seconds left fell brief, and Kansas received a chase to the nook for the possession.
“I feel our guys actually believed they had been going to win,” McMillan mentioned. “I even felt at halftime, when you would have requested me, I used to be very assured we had been going to win. Then once we lower it, we had all of the momentum, I assumed we might win.
“Once we did not win, I used to be shocked we did not win.”
SALT LAKE CITY — Samford coach Bucky McMillan did not wish to say whether or not officers had been fallacious once they known as a foul on A.J. Staton-McCray after he tried to dam a dunk by Kansas guard Nic Timberlake.
What the fourth-year coach did say after Thirteenth-seeded Samford fell wanting upsetting fourth-seeded Kansas 93-89 on Thursday was that if the block was clear, the Bulldogs would’ve been going the opposite manner, down some extent, 5 on 4, with an opportunity to go to the second spherical of the NCAA match.
“That is how shut the sport was,” McMillan mentioned. “That is how properly our guys performed. What was the utmost we had been down? We had been down by 22. We will have the ball there with an important alternative.
“It’s what it’s.”
All through his postgame information convention, a dejected McMillan was cautious to not lay blame on the officers.
“I’ve seen the play,” he mentioned. “I assumed A.J. made an unbelievable play on it, you already know what I am saying? I am not faulting the decision. Some individuals can see it alternative ways. However I used to be actually pleased with our guys’ potential to go make a play.”
Timberlake mentioned he was “positively” fouled on the play.
And Kansas coach Invoice Self sidestepped discussing the precise foul when requested if he had an excellent view of the dunk.
“I assumed Nic attacked the basket properly,” Self mentioned. “He is a significantly better athlete than what lots of people assume. He attacked it robust, similar to he ought to.”
Samford shot its manner again into the sport from lengthy distance. The Bulldogs completed with 16 3-pointers, 10 greater than the Jayhawks, main Self to say it was “exceptional” that Kansas received regardless of the disparity from lengthy vary. The Bulldogs hit eight 3-pointers throughout their comeback from 22 down, which began with about 16 minutes left.
Samford was pesky for a lot of the sport, using a full-court press on makes and misses that McMillan has made the id of his crew. It led to seven steals, which became 15 factors off turnovers.
“That is my first expertise with Bucky ball,” Self mentioned. “I would as quickly not play in opposition to it once more for some time.
“It is a exhausting sport for us with little or no depth. You must play guys your entire sport. We knew it will be like that. There’s simply by no means a break within the motion the place you may catch your breath.”
The Bulldogs could not compete with the Jayhawks’ dimension. Kansas had 54 factors within the paint, spearheaded by middle Hunter Dickinson’s 19 factors and 20 rebounds. He was one in every of 5 Jayhawks in double digits, led by Okay.J. Adams Jr.’s 20.
The Bulldogs had been led by Achor Achor’s 23 factors and Jaden Campbell’s 18. Freshman Riley Allenspach had 15 on an surprising 4-of-4 capturing from 3-point vary. He got here into the NCAA match having made 6-of-25 through the season.
All of Allenspach’s 3s got here throughout Samford’s run to chop its deficit to at least one level.
That led to the game-deciding play with 14.7 seconds left. Samford had come inside one for the second time in a span of 5 minutes. After the foul name, Timberlake hit each free throws to increase the Jayhawks’ benefit to 92-89. A 3-point try from Jermaine Marshall with about six seconds left fell brief, and Kansas received a chase to the nook for the possession.
“I feel our guys actually believed they had been going to win,” McMillan mentioned. “I even felt at halftime, when you would have requested me, I used to be very assured we had been going to win. Then once we lower it, we had all of the momentum, I assumed we might win.
“Once we did not win, I used to be shocked we did not win.”
SALT LAKE CITY — Samford coach Bucky McMillan did not wish to say whether or not officers had been fallacious once they known as a foul on A.J. Staton-McCray after he tried to dam a dunk by Kansas guard Nic Timberlake.
What the fourth-year coach did say after Thirteenth-seeded Samford fell wanting upsetting fourth-seeded Kansas 93-89 on Thursday was that if the block was clear, the Bulldogs would’ve been going the opposite manner, down some extent, 5 on 4, with an opportunity to go to the second spherical of the NCAA match.
“That is how shut the sport was,” McMillan mentioned. “That is how properly our guys performed. What was the utmost we had been down? We had been down by 22. We will have the ball there with an important alternative.
“It’s what it’s.”
All through his postgame information convention, a dejected McMillan was cautious to not lay blame on the officers.
“I’ve seen the play,” he mentioned. “I assumed A.J. made an unbelievable play on it, you already know what I am saying? I am not faulting the decision. Some individuals can see it alternative ways. However I used to be actually pleased with our guys’ potential to go make a play.”
Timberlake mentioned he was “positively” fouled on the play.
And Kansas coach Invoice Self sidestepped discussing the precise foul when requested if he had an excellent view of the dunk.
“I assumed Nic attacked the basket properly,” Self mentioned. “He is a significantly better athlete than what lots of people assume. He attacked it robust, similar to he ought to.”
Samford shot its manner again into the sport from lengthy distance. The Bulldogs completed with 16 3-pointers, 10 greater than the Jayhawks, main Self to say it was “exceptional” that Kansas received regardless of the disparity from lengthy vary. The Bulldogs hit eight 3-pointers throughout their comeback from 22 down, which began with about 16 minutes left.
Samford was pesky for a lot of the sport, using a full-court press on makes and misses that McMillan has made the id of his crew. It led to seven steals, which became 15 factors off turnovers.
“That is my first expertise with Bucky ball,” Self mentioned. “I would as quickly not play in opposition to it once more for some time.
“It is a exhausting sport for us with little or no depth. You must play guys your entire sport. We knew it will be like that. There’s simply by no means a break within the motion the place you may catch your breath.”
The Bulldogs could not compete with the Jayhawks’ dimension. Kansas had 54 factors within the paint, spearheaded by middle Hunter Dickinson’s 19 factors and 20 rebounds. He was one in every of 5 Jayhawks in double digits, led by Okay.J. Adams Jr.’s 20.
The Bulldogs had been led by Achor Achor’s 23 factors and Jaden Campbell’s 18. Freshman Riley Allenspach had 15 on an surprising 4-of-4 capturing from 3-point vary. He got here into the NCAA match having made 6-of-25 through the season.
All of Allenspach’s 3s got here throughout Samford’s run to chop its deficit to at least one level.
That led to the game-deciding play with 14.7 seconds left. Samford had come inside one for the second time in a span of 5 minutes. After the foul name, Timberlake hit each free throws to increase the Jayhawks’ benefit to 92-89. A 3-point try from Jermaine Marshall with about six seconds left fell brief, and Kansas received a chase to the nook for the possession.
“I feel our guys actually believed they had been going to win,” McMillan mentioned. “I even felt at halftime, when you would have requested me, I used to be very assured we had been going to win. Then once we lower it, we had all of the momentum, I assumed we might win.
“Once we did not win, I used to be shocked we did not win.”
SALT LAKE CITY — Samford coach Bucky McMillan did not wish to say whether or not officers had been fallacious once they known as a foul on A.J. Staton-McCray after he tried to dam a dunk by Kansas guard Nic Timberlake.
What the fourth-year coach did say after Thirteenth-seeded Samford fell wanting upsetting fourth-seeded Kansas 93-89 on Thursday was that if the block was clear, the Bulldogs would’ve been going the opposite manner, down some extent, 5 on 4, with an opportunity to go to the second spherical of the NCAA match.
“That is how shut the sport was,” McMillan mentioned. “That is how properly our guys performed. What was the utmost we had been down? We had been down by 22. We will have the ball there with an important alternative.
“It’s what it’s.”
All through his postgame information convention, a dejected McMillan was cautious to not lay blame on the officers.
“I’ve seen the play,” he mentioned. “I assumed A.J. made an unbelievable play on it, you already know what I am saying? I am not faulting the decision. Some individuals can see it alternative ways. However I used to be actually pleased with our guys’ potential to go make a play.”
Timberlake mentioned he was “positively” fouled on the play.
And Kansas coach Invoice Self sidestepped discussing the precise foul when requested if he had an excellent view of the dunk.
“I assumed Nic attacked the basket properly,” Self mentioned. “He is a significantly better athlete than what lots of people assume. He attacked it robust, similar to he ought to.”
Samford shot its manner again into the sport from lengthy distance. The Bulldogs completed with 16 3-pointers, 10 greater than the Jayhawks, main Self to say it was “exceptional” that Kansas received regardless of the disparity from lengthy vary. The Bulldogs hit eight 3-pointers throughout their comeback from 22 down, which began with about 16 minutes left.
Samford was pesky for a lot of the sport, using a full-court press on makes and misses that McMillan has made the id of his crew. It led to seven steals, which became 15 factors off turnovers.
“That is my first expertise with Bucky ball,” Self mentioned. “I would as quickly not play in opposition to it once more for some time.
“It is a exhausting sport for us with little or no depth. You must play guys your entire sport. We knew it will be like that. There’s simply by no means a break within the motion the place you may catch your breath.”
The Bulldogs could not compete with the Jayhawks’ dimension. Kansas had 54 factors within the paint, spearheaded by middle Hunter Dickinson’s 19 factors and 20 rebounds. He was one in every of 5 Jayhawks in double digits, led by Okay.J. Adams Jr.’s 20.
The Bulldogs had been led by Achor Achor’s 23 factors and Jaden Campbell’s 18. Freshman Riley Allenspach had 15 on an surprising 4-of-4 capturing from 3-point vary. He got here into the NCAA match having made 6-of-25 through the season.
All of Allenspach’s 3s got here throughout Samford’s run to chop its deficit to at least one level.
That led to the game-deciding play with 14.7 seconds left. Samford had come inside one for the second time in a span of 5 minutes. After the foul name, Timberlake hit each free throws to increase the Jayhawks’ benefit to 92-89. A 3-point try from Jermaine Marshall with about six seconds left fell brief, and Kansas received a chase to the nook for the possession.
“I feel our guys actually believed they had been going to win,” McMillan mentioned. “I even felt at halftime, when you would have requested me, I used to be very assured we had been going to win. Then once we lower it, we had all of the momentum, I assumed we might win.
“Once we did not win, I used to be shocked we did not win.”
SALT LAKE CITY — Samford coach Bucky McMillan did not wish to say whether or not officers had been fallacious once they known as a foul on A.J. Staton-McCray after he tried to dam a dunk by Kansas guard Nic Timberlake.
What the fourth-year coach did say after Thirteenth-seeded Samford fell wanting upsetting fourth-seeded Kansas 93-89 on Thursday was that if the block was clear, the Bulldogs would’ve been going the opposite manner, down some extent, 5 on 4, with an opportunity to go to the second spherical of the NCAA match.
“That is how shut the sport was,” McMillan mentioned. “That is how properly our guys performed. What was the utmost we had been down? We had been down by 22. We will have the ball there with an important alternative.
“It’s what it’s.”
All through his postgame information convention, a dejected McMillan was cautious to not lay blame on the officers.
“I’ve seen the play,” he mentioned. “I assumed A.J. made an unbelievable play on it, you already know what I am saying? I am not faulting the decision. Some individuals can see it alternative ways. However I used to be actually pleased with our guys’ potential to go make a play.”
Timberlake mentioned he was “positively” fouled on the play.
And Kansas coach Invoice Self sidestepped discussing the precise foul when requested if he had an excellent view of the dunk.
“I assumed Nic attacked the basket properly,” Self mentioned. “He is a significantly better athlete than what lots of people assume. He attacked it robust, similar to he ought to.”
Samford shot its manner again into the sport from lengthy distance. The Bulldogs completed with 16 3-pointers, 10 greater than the Jayhawks, main Self to say it was “exceptional” that Kansas received regardless of the disparity from lengthy vary. The Bulldogs hit eight 3-pointers throughout their comeback from 22 down, which began with about 16 minutes left.
Samford was pesky for a lot of the sport, using a full-court press on makes and misses that McMillan has made the id of his crew. It led to seven steals, which became 15 factors off turnovers.
“That is my first expertise with Bucky ball,” Self mentioned. “I would as quickly not play in opposition to it once more for some time.
“It is a exhausting sport for us with little or no depth. You must play guys your entire sport. We knew it will be like that. There’s simply by no means a break within the motion the place you may catch your breath.”
The Bulldogs could not compete with the Jayhawks’ dimension. Kansas had 54 factors within the paint, spearheaded by middle Hunter Dickinson’s 19 factors and 20 rebounds. He was one in every of 5 Jayhawks in double digits, led by Okay.J. Adams Jr.’s 20.
The Bulldogs had been led by Achor Achor’s 23 factors and Jaden Campbell’s 18. Freshman Riley Allenspach had 15 on an surprising 4-of-4 capturing from 3-point vary. He got here into the NCAA match having made 6-of-25 through the season.
All of Allenspach’s 3s got here throughout Samford’s run to chop its deficit to at least one level.
That led to the game-deciding play with 14.7 seconds left. Samford had come inside one for the second time in a span of 5 minutes. After the foul name, Timberlake hit each free throws to increase the Jayhawks’ benefit to 92-89. A 3-point try from Jermaine Marshall with about six seconds left fell brief, and Kansas received a chase to the nook for the possession.
“I feel our guys actually believed they had been going to win,” McMillan mentioned. “I even felt at halftime, when you would have requested me, I used to be very assured we had been going to win. Then once we lower it, we had all of the momentum, I assumed we might win.
“Once we did not win, I used to be shocked we did not win.”
SALT LAKE CITY — Samford coach Bucky McMillan did not wish to say whether or not officers had been fallacious once they known as a foul on A.J. Staton-McCray after he tried to dam a dunk by Kansas guard Nic Timberlake.
What the fourth-year coach did say after Thirteenth-seeded Samford fell wanting upsetting fourth-seeded Kansas 93-89 on Thursday was that if the block was clear, the Bulldogs would’ve been going the opposite manner, down some extent, 5 on 4, with an opportunity to go to the second spherical of the NCAA match.
“That is how shut the sport was,” McMillan mentioned. “That is how properly our guys performed. What was the utmost we had been down? We had been down by 22. We will have the ball there with an important alternative.
“It’s what it’s.”
All through his postgame information convention, a dejected McMillan was cautious to not lay blame on the officers.
“I’ve seen the play,” he mentioned. “I assumed A.J. made an unbelievable play on it, you already know what I am saying? I am not faulting the decision. Some individuals can see it alternative ways. However I used to be actually pleased with our guys’ potential to go make a play.”
Timberlake mentioned he was “positively” fouled on the play.
And Kansas coach Invoice Self sidestepped discussing the precise foul when requested if he had an excellent view of the dunk.
“I assumed Nic attacked the basket properly,” Self mentioned. “He is a significantly better athlete than what lots of people assume. He attacked it robust, similar to he ought to.”
Samford shot its manner again into the sport from lengthy distance. The Bulldogs completed with 16 3-pointers, 10 greater than the Jayhawks, main Self to say it was “exceptional” that Kansas received regardless of the disparity from lengthy vary. The Bulldogs hit eight 3-pointers throughout their comeback from 22 down, which began with about 16 minutes left.
Samford was pesky for a lot of the sport, using a full-court press on makes and misses that McMillan has made the id of his crew. It led to seven steals, which became 15 factors off turnovers.
“That is my first expertise with Bucky ball,” Self mentioned. “I would as quickly not play in opposition to it once more for some time.
“It is a exhausting sport for us with little or no depth. You must play guys your entire sport. We knew it will be like that. There’s simply by no means a break within the motion the place you may catch your breath.”
The Bulldogs could not compete with the Jayhawks’ dimension. Kansas had 54 factors within the paint, spearheaded by middle Hunter Dickinson’s 19 factors and 20 rebounds. He was one in every of 5 Jayhawks in double digits, led by Okay.J. Adams Jr.’s 20.
The Bulldogs had been led by Achor Achor’s 23 factors and Jaden Campbell’s 18. Freshman Riley Allenspach had 15 on an surprising 4-of-4 capturing from 3-point vary. He got here into the NCAA match having made 6-of-25 through the season.
All of Allenspach’s 3s got here throughout Samford’s run to chop its deficit to at least one level.
That led to the game-deciding play with 14.7 seconds left. Samford had come inside one for the second time in a span of 5 minutes. After the foul name, Timberlake hit each free throws to increase the Jayhawks’ benefit to 92-89. A 3-point try from Jermaine Marshall with about six seconds left fell brief, and Kansas received a chase to the nook for the possession.
“I feel our guys actually believed they had been going to win,” McMillan mentioned. “I even felt at halftime, when you would have requested me, I used to be very assured we had been going to win. Then once we lower it, we had all of the momentum, I assumed we might win.
“Once we did not win, I used to be shocked we did not win.”
SALT LAKE CITY — Samford coach Bucky McMillan did not wish to say whether or not officers had been fallacious once they known as a foul on A.J. Staton-McCray after he tried to dam a dunk by Kansas guard Nic Timberlake.
What the fourth-year coach did say after Thirteenth-seeded Samford fell wanting upsetting fourth-seeded Kansas 93-89 on Thursday was that if the block was clear, the Bulldogs would’ve been going the opposite manner, down some extent, 5 on 4, with an opportunity to go to the second spherical of the NCAA match.
“That is how shut the sport was,” McMillan mentioned. “That is how properly our guys performed. What was the utmost we had been down? We had been down by 22. We will have the ball there with an important alternative.
“It’s what it’s.”
All through his postgame information convention, a dejected McMillan was cautious to not lay blame on the officers.
“I’ve seen the play,” he mentioned. “I assumed A.J. made an unbelievable play on it, you already know what I am saying? I am not faulting the decision. Some individuals can see it alternative ways. However I used to be actually pleased with our guys’ potential to go make a play.”
Timberlake mentioned he was “positively” fouled on the play.
And Kansas coach Invoice Self sidestepped discussing the precise foul when requested if he had an excellent view of the dunk.
“I assumed Nic attacked the basket properly,” Self mentioned. “He is a significantly better athlete than what lots of people assume. He attacked it robust, similar to he ought to.”
Samford shot its manner again into the sport from lengthy distance. The Bulldogs completed with 16 3-pointers, 10 greater than the Jayhawks, main Self to say it was “exceptional” that Kansas received regardless of the disparity from lengthy vary. The Bulldogs hit eight 3-pointers throughout their comeback from 22 down, which began with about 16 minutes left.
Samford was pesky for a lot of the sport, using a full-court press on makes and misses that McMillan has made the id of his crew. It led to seven steals, which became 15 factors off turnovers.
“That is my first expertise with Bucky ball,” Self mentioned. “I would as quickly not play in opposition to it once more for some time.
“It is a exhausting sport for us with little or no depth. You must play guys your entire sport. We knew it will be like that. There’s simply by no means a break within the motion the place you may catch your breath.”
The Bulldogs could not compete with the Jayhawks’ dimension. Kansas had 54 factors within the paint, spearheaded by middle Hunter Dickinson’s 19 factors and 20 rebounds. He was one in every of 5 Jayhawks in double digits, led by Okay.J. Adams Jr.’s 20.
The Bulldogs had been led by Achor Achor’s 23 factors and Jaden Campbell’s 18. Freshman Riley Allenspach had 15 on an surprising 4-of-4 capturing from 3-point vary. He got here into the NCAA match having made 6-of-25 through the season.
All of Allenspach’s 3s got here throughout Samford’s run to chop its deficit to at least one level.
That led to the game-deciding play with 14.7 seconds left. Samford had come inside one for the second time in a span of 5 minutes. After the foul name, Timberlake hit each free throws to increase the Jayhawks’ benefit to 92-89. A 3-point try from Jermaine Marshall with about six seconds left fell brief, and Kansas received a chase to the nook for the possession.
“I feel our guys actually believed they had been going to win,” McMillan mentioned. “I even felt at halftime, when you would have requested me, I used to be very assured we had been going to win. Then once we lower it, we had all of the momentum, I assumed we might win.
“Once we did not win, I used to be shocked we did not win.”