Arkansas upsets defending champion Kansas to advance to Sweet 16

There will beryllium nary repetition champion successful March Madness.

The top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks are headed location aft being upset by No. 8 Arkansas, 72-71, successful nan 2nd round.

Kansas led by arsenic galore arsenic 12 points, but Arkansas responded pinch an 18-5 tally to return a one-point lead, its first since it was 2-0.

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Davonte Davis (4) of nan Arkansas Razorbacks reacts against nan Kansas Jayhawks during nan 2nd half successful nan 2nd information of nan NCAA Tournament astatine Wells Fargo Arena March 18, 2023, successful Des Moines, Iowa.  (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Both teams exchanged buckets pinch neither squad capable to summation its lead by much than 4 points for respective minutes.

The crippled was tied astatine 65 pinch 1:07 to spell pinch nan shot successful nan Razorbacks’ possession, and a tip-in gave them a two-point lead. The Jayhawks drew a foul successful nan double-bonus, though, and Jalen Wilson made some free throws pinch 39 seconds near to necktie it up again.

Arkansas' Ricky Council IV drew a foul pinch 23.7 to go, but he only made 1 of 2 foul shots. However, Arkansas sewage nan violative committee connected nan missed 2nd shot, and Council again went to nan statement aft a shooting foul. With 20.4 seconds left, he drilled some free throws to make it a three-point game.

Kamani Johnson of nan Arkansas Razorbacks reacts against nan Kansas Jayhawks during nan 2nd half successful nan 2nd information of nan NCAA Tournament astatine Wells Fargo Arena March 18, 2023, successful Des Moines, Iowa.  (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

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Kansas called its last timeout pinch 16.1 2nd left, and it opted to effort a layup, and a foul was called. Wilson made 2 free throws to trim their shortage to one, but Kansas had to foul Council and make him sprout a brace of free throws pinch 7.1 seconds left. 

Council deed some shots, and a blocking foul put Kansas backmost connected nan line. Wilson made nan first, and he tried to miss nan 2nd but banked it in. Arkansas was capable to support possession for nan last 3 seconds to triumph and advance.

Davonte Davis of Arkansas vanished pinch 25 points, 21 of them successful nan 2nd half.

Arkansas will look nan victor of nan crippled betwixt No. 4 UConn and No. 5 St. Mary's.

Arkansas' Jordan Walsh reacts to his 3-pointer during nan 2nd half of a second-round crippled successful nan NCAA Tournament Saturday, March 18, 2023, successful Des Moines, Iowa.  (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Half nan tournament's No. 1 seeds are now eliminated aft No. 1 Purdue was connected nan losing extremity of nan biggest upset successful tourney history to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson Friday.