Pop Isaacs helped unranked Creighton upset No. 1 Kansas 76-63 on Wednesday night time, scoring a season-high 27 factors and matching his profession excessive with six 3-pointers.
Kansas minimize a 13-point deficit to at least one early within the second half, however Isaacs hit back-to-back 3s to rebuild the lead because the Bluejays (6-3) pulled away for his or her second straight win over a top-ranked opponent. They knocked off Connecticut 85-66 in Omaha in February.
The Jayhawks (7-1) misplaced a regular-season sport towards an unranked nonconference opponent for the primary time in three years. Creighton had been in 16 straight Related Press polls earlier than dropping out this week following losses in three of its earlier 4 video games.
College students rushed the court docket on the remaining buzzer as flames shot out of the highest of the purpose requirements.
No. 1 Kansas falls to Creighton, 76-63, and followers storm the court docket
Isaacs’ taking pictures show overshadowed what was alleged to be the featured matchup between two of the nation’s finest huge males, the 7-foot-1 Ryan Kalkbrenner and the Jayhawks’ 7-2 Hunter Dickinson.
Isaacs was 10-of-15 from the sphere, together with 6-of-9 on 3s, and added seven rebounds and 4 assists in his finest efficiency since he transferred from Texas Tech within the offseason.
Kalkbrenner, who had missed the Bluejays’ earlier sport due to a lower-body damage, and Steven Ashworth, nonetheless feeling the results of an ankle sprain from two weeks in the past, every scored 17 factors.
The Jayhawks struggled offensively and by no means led. Dajuan Harris had 15 factors and AJ Storr and Zeke Mayo added 12 apiece for Kansas, which shot 36%.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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