KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Frank Mason rolled in the inbounds, the Kansas senior guard desperate to extend his collegiate career by every single second he could squeeze out of Saturday night’s Elite Eight contest at Sprint Center.
That this was happening was not in and of itself surprising. Oregon, the Jayhawks’ opponent, entered the contest as seven-point underdogs but with 32 victories, and for a reason.
That Mason’s slow, trickling inbounds came with just under 14 minutes left, though? That it happened with the Jayhawks down 16 in front of the most partisan neutral site crowd imaginable?