Senior Tylor Perry scored a season-high 26 points, including 8 in overtime, as Kansas State continued its success in overtime games under head coach Jerome Tang with a 75-70 win over No. 4/4 Kansas before a sold-out crowd of 11,010 fans at Bramlage Coliseum.

K-State (15-8, 5-5 Big 12) moved to 11-0 under Tang in overtime games, including 6-0 this season. The six overtime wins this season tie the Division I record for most overtime wins in a season. The current 11-game overtime streak is the second-longest nationally behind Florida State (14).

Perry played all 45 minutes in the contest, scoring 21 of his 26 points in the second half and overtime, in willing his team to a second consecutive home overtime victory over Kansas (18-5, 6-4 Big 12) while snapping a 4-game losing streak. He finished 7-of-15 from the field, including 4-of-10 from 3-point range, and 8-of-9 from the free throw line, to go with team-highs in assists (4) and steals (2).

The victory was the 27th over a Top 5 team in school history, including the 12th at Bramlage Coliseum. It was the first Top 5 win since knocking off No. 2 Kansas in overtime at home last season, giving the Wildcats back-to-back home wins over the Jayhawks for the first time since 2014 and 2015.

K-State is now 26-3 at Bramlage Coliseum under Tang, including 12-2 in Big 12 play.

Perry was joined in double figures by junior Cam Carter, who collected his second career double-double with 19 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in playing all but 27 seconds in the game, and fellow junior Arthur Kaluma added 13 points and 8 rebounds.

In a game that included 12 lead changes and 15 ties, K-State had seemingly taken control of the game late in the second half, as the Wildcats erased a 3-point deficit with a 10-2 run to pull ahead 58-54 on a Carter 3-pointer with 4:19 to play and force a timeout by head coach Bill Self. However, the Jayhawks chipped away at the deficit, scoring 10 of the last 16 points to force overtime at 64-all.

In the extra period, Kansas went ahead 66-65 on a jumper by senior Dajuan Harris Jr., but Perry responded with a personal 5-0 run that included a layup and his fourth 3-pointer that gave K-State a 70-66 lead with 1:54 remaining. The Jayhawks continued to fight, closing to within a possession on several occasions, and even had a chance to tie the game with 21 seconds but senior Kevin McCullar Jr. missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and Kaluma grabbed the rebound and was fouled.

Kaluma hit both free throws for a 74-70 lead with 18 seconds then Perry finished out the scoring with free throw for the final 75-70 score.

K-State connected on 41.4 percent (24-of-58) from the field, including 34.6 percent (9-of-26) from 3-point range. In the extra period, the Wildcats shot 50 percent (2-of-4) from the field, making their only 3-pointer, and converted on 6 of 8 free throws. They also won the rebounding battle, 43-33, collecting 40 or more rebounds for the eighth time this season.

Senior David N'Guessan and Will McNair Jr., gave the Wildcats a lift off the bench, combining for 11 points and 10 rebounds. N'Guessan finished with 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and a block in 26 minutes, while McNair had 6 points and 3 rebounds in 29 minutes.

Kansas finished the night hitting on 41.2 percent (28-of-68) from the field, including just 20 percent (3-of-15) from 3-point range, and 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from the free throw line. The Jayhawks took advantage of 16 Wildcat turnovers, converting those into 21 points.

Four Jayhawks scored in double figures, including 21 points by senior Hunter Dickinson on 8-of-18 shooting with a game-high 12 rebounds. Seniors Dajuan Harris Jr. and Kevin McCullar Jr. each had 15 points, while Harris dished out a game-high 8 assists and McCullar had a game-best 4 steals. Junior K.J. Adams Jr. added 13 points to go with 4 assists and 4 steals.

Kansas now leads one of college basketball's oldest rivalries, 204-96, including 57-8 in the Big 12 era. It is the sixth-most played rivalry in Division I and the second-longest active rivalry at 117 years.

HOW IT HAPPENED
K-State was able to get off to a fast start, as junior Cam Carter struck first from the top of the key for the first of consecutive 3-pointers that gave the Wildcats a 6-3 lead. However, Kansas responded with 6 straight points to go ahead 9-6. The Wildcats scored 7 of the next 11 points to go ahead 13-11 in a run that included a pair of dunks by senior Will McNair Jr. and a 3-pointer from freshman Dai Dai Ames.

In a back and forth game, the Jayhawks responded to the spurt by scoring 8 of the next 10 points to push back ahead 19-15 at the first media timeout with just 11 minutes before halftime. The Wildcats were able to cut the deficit to 21-20 at the 8:24 mark and another media timeout behind a 3-pointer from junior Arthur Kaluma and a layup by Carter.

The teams battled through ties at 21-all, 23-all and 25-all before Kansas was able to go ahead 30-25 on a 5-0 spurt that forced a timeout by head coach Jerome Tang at the 3:41 mark. K-State was able to respond out of the timeout with its own 5-0 run that tied the game at 30-all and forced a timeout by head coach Bill Self with 2:02 to play before halftime. Neither team was able to score until a pair of free throws by senior Dajuan Harris Jr., with 48 seconds gave the Jayhawks a 32-30 lead at the break.

Kansas came out on fire to start the second half with 7 straight points to take a 39-30 and forced a timeout by Tang with 18:07 on the clock. The lead grew to double figures after a layup by senior Hunter Dickinson, but Kaluma was able to end the drought with a running layup that sparked an 8-0 run and cut the deficit to 41-38 at the first media timeout with 15:10 on the clock.

A 3-point play by Carter extended the run to 11-0 and tied the score at 41-all just 10 seconds out of the timeout. The teams battled through another tie before a jumper by Dickinson gave the Jayhawks a 45-43 lead into the second media timeout with just under 12 to play. Two free throws by Carter tied the game at 45-all, while a Carter jumper knotted it at 47-all at the 10:23 mark.

Kansas took the lead on a free throw by senior Kevin McCullar Jr., at 48-47 and held it until K-State strung together 7 straight points, highlighted by 5 free throws from Perry, that gave the Wildcats a 55-52 lead with 4:49 to play. After a basket by the Jayhawks, Carter nailed a 3-pointer from the corner to push the lead to 58-54 and force a timeout by Self with 4:19 remaining.

K-State managed to stay ahead, including by 4 at 60-56, but Kansas took advantage of some untimely turnovers to pull ahead at 62-60 and force a timeout by Tang with 1:36 to play. Perry and Kaluma had back-to-back layups to give the Wildcats a 64-62 lead with 20.5 seconds before junior K.J. Adams Jr., knotted it up at 64-all on a dunk with 14 seconds. Perry's fade way jumper missed with 2 seconds, pushing the game to overtime for the second straight year at Bramlage Coliseum.

In the extra period, Kansas took a 66-65 lead on a jumper by Harris before Perry scored 5 straight points, including a 3-pointer, that gave K-State a 70-66 with 1:50 play and another time by Self. The Wildcats stayed ahead, but the Jayhawks stayed within one possession and even had a chance to tie but McCullar missed the front-end of a 1-and-1 with 21 seconds and Kaluma grabbed the rebound. He sank both free throws for a 74-70 before Perry added the final margin, going 1-of-2 from the line.