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Sweet survival: Jayhawks rally past Purdue
Tyshawn Taylor pulled his Kansas University basketball jersey over his head, breathing a quick sigh of relief. Teammate Elijah Johnson thrust his hands high in the air, celebrating with fans who were dancing in the aisles of CenturyLink Center after the final horn sounded in KU’s 63-60 NCAA Midwest Regional victory over Purdue on Sunday.
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by Gary Bedore
at 12:00am
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Elijah Johnson comes up big for KU
In the final 3:12 of KU’s 63-60 victory against Purdue, which advanced the Jayhawks to a Sweet 16 match-up against North Carolina State, Johnson sensed somebody had to make things happen, and he didn’t see any reason not to be that somebody.
Sweet survival: Jayhawks rally past Purdue
Tyshawn Taylor pulled his Kansas University basketball jersey over his head, breathing a quick sigh of relief. Teammate Elijah Johnson thrust his hands high in the air, celebrating with fans who were dancing in the aisles of CenturyLink Center after the final horn sounded in KU’s 63-60 NCAA Midwest Regional victory over Purdue on Sunday.
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Switch stymies Robbie Hummel
For Kansas University basketball fans who believe in omens, Sunday’s 63-60 third-round NCAA Tournament victory against 10th-seeded Purdue had to be a sweet sign. In each of the last three years, the team that has knocked out the Boilermakers in the NCAA Tournament has advanced to the Final Four.
Upstart Wolfpack next up for KU
No. 2-seeded Kansas University will meet No. 11 seed North Carolina State on Friday in the Sweet 16 in St. Louis. Game time is 9:17 p.m. at Edward Jones Dome.
