There was a huge upset in the college basketball landscape today, as the TCU Horned Frogs shocked the world by beating the Kansas Jayhawks 85-82 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. With the score tied at 82-82 with 2.5 seconds left, TCU’s Desmond Bane was fouled shooting a three-pointer. He calmly drilled all three free throws to put TCU up 85-82, and Kansas’ Devonte’ Graham’s couldn’t get a deep three-pointer to fall at the buzzer.
TCU with the upset over Kansas!#marchmadness is fully underway
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— Def Pen Sports (@DefPenSports) March 9, 2017
VIDEO: HUGE upset at the Big 12 Tournament as TCU knocks off Kansas 85-82. pic.twitter.com/G29DyxDvV2
— Nick Canizales (@NickCanizales) March 9, 2017
Kansas was ranked as the #1 team in the entire country, while TCU will most likely need to win the Big 12 Tournament just to get into the NCAA Tournament. Kansas rolled through the Big 12 during the regular season, going 16-2 in conference play and winning their mind-blowing 13th straight conference title.
Kansas earned the #1 seed and a first round bye in the Big 12 Tournament, while TCU was given the #8 seed and a first round date with #9 Oklahoma. The Horned Frogs cruised to an 82-63 win over the Sooners, but it turns out that they were just getting warmed up.
These crazy stats really put this upset into perspective.
TCU knocks off AP No. 1 Kansas! Jayhawks knocked out before Big 12 Tournament semifinals for first time since 2009
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 9, 2017
Down goes No. 1!
TCU stuns Kansas at the Big 12 Tournament, beating the Jayhawks for the first time in 11 games. pic.twitter.com/aVdMG0OcB4
— ESPN (@espn) March 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/839962774365167621
.@TCUBasketball was 0-6 all-time vs AP No. 1. Kansas is first AP No. 1 to lose in a conference tournament since Kentucky, 2012 to Vanderbilt
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 9, 2017
Up next for TCU, will be a date with Iowa State in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament.