Newman leads Kansas past Duke 85-81 in OT for Final Four bid
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March 25, 2018
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kansas is going back to the Final Four.
It's hard to argue that Duke shouldn't be headed there as well after the most riveting show of the NCAA tournament.
Malik Newman and the top-seeded Jayhawks got past their Elite Eight road block Sunday, knocking off second-seeded Duke 85-81 in overtime to clinch the program's first trip to the Final Four since 2012.
Newman scored all 13 of the Jayhawks' points in OT and finished with a career-high 32 to lead Kansas (31-7).
The Jayhawks will face fellow top seed Villanova on Saturday in San Antonio — the site of KU's last title over Mem...
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