The No. 13 Kansas State Wildcats took down the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks in an upset thriller at Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday night.
The upset victory came in electric fashion as Kansas State star Keyontae Johnson finished an alley-oop dunk to give the Wildcats the lead with just over 20 seconds remaining in overtime.
The final score finished 83-82 in favor of Kansas State.
🚨 Upset. Keyontae Johnson with the alley-oop for the Kansas State lead and the win! pic.twitter.com/cPoYdCMaGf
— OddsStack (@OddsStack) January 18, 2023
The college basketball world took to Twitter to react to this notable rivalry upset.
“Epic game winning bucket for the win. Insane game in Manhattan and Kansas State is the real deal. What a story. What a game,” one fan wrote.
“Kansas v K State already up for game of the year. That was awesome basketball,” another said.
“Kansas-Kansas State just now was everything great and right about college hoops. What a damn game,” another added.
Kansas State Baby!!!! pic.twitter.com/o51Ezr9Dvo
— OutsiderBetting (@Outsiderbet777) January 18, 2023
The Wildcats come out on top in overtime in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown! 🚨#Big12MBB x @KStateMBB pic.twitter.com/adtW8pkhYY
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) January 18, 2023
CATS WIN!!!! pic.twitter.com/nkBAecmhfx
— K-State Men’s Basketball (@KStateMBB) January 18, 2023
This upset further proves the theory that this 2022-23 college basketball season has more parity than any other season in recent memory. With tonight’s result, both Kansas and Kansas State are 16-2 on the season.
Kansas was a 1.5-point favorite heading into tonight’s game.