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 the game, helium blew past Kansas Jayhawks defender Elmarko Jackson and made the game-winning layup earlier clip expired.

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Dylan Darling #0 of the St. John's Red Storm shoots the shot against Elmarko Jackson #13 and Flory Bidunga #40 of the Kansas Jayhawks during the 2nd fractional successful the 2nd circular of the 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 the game-winning changeable against the Kansas Jayhawks successful the 2nd fractional during a 2nd circular crippled of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament astatine Viejas Arena connected March 22, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

For the archetypal clip since 1999, the Red Storm volition beryllium headed to the Sweet 16 successful the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

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

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

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

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But Darling got the past laughter with his two-point bucket – his lone points of the game. He had 4 assists and 2 steals.

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

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

St. John's Red Storm caput manager Rick Pitino talks with guardant Sadiku Ibine Ayo (2) successful the archetypal fractional against the Kansas Jayhawks during a 2nd circular crippled of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament astatine Viejas Arena connected March 22, 2026.  (Denis Poroy/Imagn Images)

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

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