After launching 39 of Oklahoma’s 82 total shot attempts in the Sooners’ 83-81 overtime loss Saturday at Oklahoma State, Young had just nine field goal attempts in the game against a stubborn Kansas defense, hitting seven of them, including two of his patented deep three balls. He also made eight consecutive free throws in the closing five minutes to keep the Sooners within striking distance of the Big 12-leading Jayhawks, who led the game for most of the second half.
Young finished with 26 points and nine assists, but in this game, unlike his previous outing, the Sooner magic man was more of a ball distributor, and his teammates came through, delivering 67 percent of the Oklahoma offense.