As a back-and-forth game with nine ties and 13 lead changes wound down on Tuesday, Creighton trailed 70-65 with 87 seconds to play. It looked like Kansas was going to ultimately be the team to survive and pull just far enough ahead to win. Then Denzel Mahoney hit a three-pointer, intercepted a pass 14 seconds later, and raced down court for the game-tying bucket.
Suddenly, Bluejay fans were envisioning a very different ending. An ending with late-game heroics leading them to victory in the most historic venue in the sport, against a team ranked fifth in the nation.