Malik Newman, who had scored just six points in 31 minutes four days after exploding for a career-high 27-points against Iowa State, swished a free throw to propel Kansas into a tie with Kansas State with 15.2 seconds left in Saturday’s Sunflower Showdown at Allen Fieldhouse.
Newman, a 6-foot-3 sophomore combo guard from Jackson, Miss., was given some time to think about his possible game-winning second toss during a timeout called by K-State coach Bruce Weber.
“Coach (Bill) Self was confident in me. My teammates were confident in me,” Newman said. “Everybody was in the huddle like, ‘After Malik makes this free throw, we have to bunker down and get a stop.