By the time the buzzer sounded, No. 1 Kansas (AP poll) and No. 1 Oklahoma (Coaches Poll) had played 55 minutes and scored 215 points. In the end, the Jayhawks beat the Sooners, 109–106, cementing their status as the top team in the country right now. It was the perfect game at the perfect time for college basketball. With the NFL approaching the playoffs and college football closing down after next week's national championship game, Monday night reminded casual sports fans everywhere that college hoops is ready for the spotlight. Here are three thoughts on the best game of the college basketball season:
It was a wild one
Almost no one other than my eagle-eyed colleague Luke Winn noticed, but this game nearly ended on a six-man technical foul on Kansas in the first overtime.