LAWRENCE, Kan. _ Kansas' 50th straight homecourt victory is one that the Jayhawks won't soon forget.
Junior guard Svi Mykhailiuk hit a driving layup to beat the buzzer as Kansas defeated Kansas State 90-88 on Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse. It was KU's 10th straight win over their rivals in the tradition-rich building, and 50th homecourt win overall, which includes 47 at the fieldhouse. Three regular-season games in Sprint Center count as part of the streak.
Mykhailiuk, who took the ball out of bounds under K-State's goal with 5.6 seconds left, ended up finishing on the other end and was mobbed by teammates after hitting the shot. Mykhailiuk, who finished with 11 points, appeared to take more than two steps after picking up his dribble near the 3-point arc.
Meanwhile, one subpar game apparently was enough for Kansas freshman guard Josh Jackson, who came off a four-point, 12-minute outing against TCU and tied a career high with 22 points. He scored 16 points the first half. Jackson also had nine rebounds and six assists.
Landen Lucas had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Frank Mason chipped in 15 points and Devonte Graham added 13 for the Jayhawks.
Dean Wade scored 20 points, which tied a career high, for the Wildcats. Wesley Iwundu had 17 points, Barry Brown scored 13 and Kamau Stokes added 13 for K-State. The Wildcats' D.J. Johnson had 10 points before fouling out at 1:02.
KU improved to 13-1 and 2-0 in the Big 12; KSU dropped to 12-2 and 1-1.
Jackson, who rammed home two vicious one-handed slams during a first-half in which he hit 7 of 8 shots, iced a 3-pointer in an 18-4 KU run that turned a 32-28 deficit into a 46-36 lead with 2:11 left in the half.
Jackson's shooting led a KU attack that accounted for 20 baskets in 32 tries in the first half (including seven 3-pointers in 14 tries) for 62.5 percent. He also had a key bucket the final half to bust a 75-75 tie with 8:11 left.
Kansas State, which sizzled with 53.6 percent shooting the first half, led by as many as nine points (24-15) in the initial half. In fact, the Wildcats used a 16-4 run to erase an early 11-8 KU lead. Stokes had five points, while Iwundu, Austin Budke and Xavier Sneed had 3s in the run.
Mason hit three 3-pointers in that important 18-4 run for the Jayhawks. Carlton Bragg, who hit for five points in six first-half minutes, had a bucket and foul shot. Lucas grabbed seven rebounds and scored eight points in the first half. He had a bucket in the 18-4 run.
KSU's Brown had eight points, and Dean Wade and Iwundu seven in the half.
Jackson, who had a technical foul against TCU, picked up another key "T" against K-State early in the second half. He was whistled after missing a shot, K-State's Iwundu hit two free throws and then a 3 in a 7-0 run that helped cut KU's 12-point lead to 56-53 with 17:23 left.
KU will travel to Kansas State on Feb. 6.
The Jayhawks will next meet Texas Tech on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas State will play Oklahoma on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum.
