LAWRENCE — With 2.2 seconds remaining in regulation Saturday following a turnover by Kentucky’s Tyler Ulis, Kansas had an opportunity to win the game in regulation. Junior Frank Mason corralled the inbounds pass and heaved up a prayer from half court.
Nearly all 16,300 people in the crowd fell silent, watching the ball travel through the air in what seemed like slow motion. Mason’s shot hit hard off the back iron and fell to the ground. The 5-foot-11 point guard had followed his heave through the air and fielded it under basket, and slammed the ball against the floor in frustration.