Dedric Lawson’s buzzer-beating shot from the corner sailed off target, sending Friday night’s early-season showdown between No. 2 Kansas and No. 5 Tennessee into overtime.
“Man, that’s a play we work on a lot. I was trying to get my shot as soon as possible. I just missed,” Lawson, KU’s 6-foot-9 junior forward said.
Not to worry … Lawson, who had accepted an inbounds pass from Devon Dotson, who took out the ball from under the goal with 2 seconds left in regulation, didn’t brood after failing to break a 69-69 tie.
He opened overtime with a tip-in and scored eight of KU’s 18 extra-session points in the Jayhawks’ 87-81 victory over the Volunteers in the finals of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Barclays Center.