St. John’s Dylan Darling has special March Madness moment
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St. St. John’s Red Storm guard Dylan Darling found a lane and drove it. With four seconds left in the game, he outran Kansas Jayhawks defender Elmarko Jackson and made the game-winning layup before time expired.
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St. Louis in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament held at San Diego State University Viejas Arena on March 22, 2026 in San Diego, California. Dylan Darling #0 of St. John’s Red Storm shoots against Elmarko Jackson #13 and Flory Bidunga #40 of the Kansas Jayhawks. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
St. John’s Red Storm guard Dylan Darling (0) makes the game-winning shot against the Kansas Jayhawks during the second round game of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament on March 22, 2026 at Viejas Arena. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
The Red Storm will advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for the first time since 1999.
“It was ugly, but we took care of it,” Darling said.
No. 4 seed St. St. John’s struggled late in the second half as Kansas pressured the floor. St. St. John’s was ahead by 10 points with 6:36 left in the game. But with a few missed shots and a few turnovers, the Jayhawks got right back into the game.
Kansas star Darryn Peterson made two free throws with 13 seconds left in the game. The 5th-seeded Jayhawks had four fouls to call, and they used them all to close the game with about four seconds left. The idea was to keep the Red Storm on their toes and prevent them from establishing a good on-field play.
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But Darling had the last laugh with her two-point shot; this was his only point of the game. He recorded four assists and two steals.
Red Storm’s Zuby Ejofor and Bryce Hopkins scored 18 points each for St. He led St. John’s.
Peterson led Kansas with 21 points. Melvin Council Jr. Scored 15 points and Flory Bidunga scored 12 points.
St. John’s Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino talks to forward Sadiku Ibine Ayo (2) during the first half against the Kansas Jayhawks during the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament second-round game at Viejas Arena on March 22, 2026. (Denis Poroy/Imagn Images)
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This is the fourth straight year that Kansas has failed to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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