Darling's layup seals St. John's tournament win over Kansas

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SAN DIEGO -- Dylan Darling hit a driving layup as time expired for his only bucket of the game, and St. John's advanced to its first Sweet 16 since 1999 with a 67-65 victory over Kansas in the men's NCAA tournament on Sunday.

Darling, the Johnnies' tenacious point guard, coolly won it after Kansas (24-11) erased a 58-45 deficit with 7 1/2 minutes to play, making a furious 20-7 run capped by Darryn Peterson's two free throws to tie it with 13.1 seconds left.

The Jayhawks had four fouls to give, and they used all four to wind the clock down to 3.9 seconds. That was plenty of time for Darling, the Idaho State transfer who had missed his four…