No. 3 Kansas survives in overtime

Kansas’ Bobby Pettiford Jr. stood near midcourt, almost on the Battle 4 Atlantis logo, when he saw his teammate launch a shot for the lead with only a few seconds left in overtime.

“I mean, I normally don’t crash but that’s the one time I get to crash,” Pettiford said.

He sprinted all the way under the basket just in time to see a loose rebound pop to him. Pettiford then made a twisting reverse layup with 0.2 seconds left to give No. 3 Kansas a 69-68 win against Wisconsin on Thursday in a tournament semifinal game. Pettiford’s layup marked his only points of the game.

Trailing 68-67, Kansas’ final play appeared stuck when Jalen Wilson had to kick out a pass to Zach Clemence beyond the threepoint arc with about five seconds left. Clemence launched the long three that banged off the basket, but Wilson kept the play alive by tipping the ball enough to keep Tyler Wahl from snagging the rebound. The ball went right to Pettiford and Kansas improved to 6-0.

No. 1 North Carolina 89, Portland 81:

Pete Nance scored 28 points, Caleb Love added 23 and the Tar Heels (5-0) survived an unexpected test from the host Pilots (4-3) in the opening round of the Phil Knight Invitational.

No. 8 Duke 54, Oregon State 51:

Kyle Filipowski had 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Blue Devils (5-1) held off a challenge from the Beavers (3-2) in the opener of the Phil Knight Legacy tournament.

No. 18 Alabama 81, No. 12 Michigan State 70:

Brandon Miller scored 24 points, including four three-pointers, to lead the Crimson Tide (5-0) past the Spartans (3-2) in a Phil Knight Invitational opener.

Women

No. 8 North Carolina 85, No. 18 Oregon 79:

Eva Hodgson scored 14 of her 21 points during a fourth quarter flurry of shotmaking, and the Tar Heels (5-0) beat the Ducks (4-1) in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Invitational.