Live blog: No. 3 Kansas visits No. 1 Baylor in college basketball's game of the year

Third-ranked Kansas knocked off top-ranked Baylor 64-61 in Waco on Saturday in a potential Final Four matchup.

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Second half

Kansas 64, Baylor 61

• Leading 64-61, Kansas opted not to foul, and Baylor’s Jared Butler missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the Bears lost for the first time since November.

• Kansas big man Udoka Azubuike was dominant, with 23 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks.

• Leading 62-58, Kansas turned it over on the inbounds pass — and Baylor’s MaCio Teague hit a trey to make it 62-61 with 16.2 seconds to go. Baylor took a long time to foul and sent Isaiah Moss to the line with 7.9 seconds left. He hit both free throws to make it 64-61 Kansas.

• Trailing 60-55, Baylor’s Mark Vital forced a KU turnover, but the Bears missed the front end of a 1-and-1. Vital, however, forced a held ball and the Bears got the ball back with 1:19 to go. Jared Butler missed a 3-pointer, however. Devon Dotson, however, missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with about 40 seconds left, and Udoka Azubuike then committed his fourth foul. Baylor’s Freddie Gillespie missed the front end of a 1-and-1, and Dotson hit both ends of a 1-and-1 to make it 62-55 with 32.3 seconds left. A long 3-pointer by Baylor’s Jared Butler made it 62-58 with 26.5 seconds to go.

• The Bears missed a point-blank shot that could have cut the Jayhawks’ lead to one. A fourth foul by Mark Vital put Marcus Garrett on the foul line. He hit both ends of a 1-and-1 to make it 58-53. A block from Udoka Azubuike led to a held ball and Kansas getting possession with 2:30 left. A layup by Azubuike made it 60-53. Baylor’s Freddie Gillespie hit two free throws to make it 60-55 with 1:55 left.

• Here come the Bears! A big-time block from Baylor’s Davion Mitchell led to a fifth foul for Kansas’ David McCormack as the Bears have made it a one-possession game with 3:37 remaining.

• Baylor pulled within six with a transition alley-oop, but Devon Dotson came right back with a layup for Kansas. A 3-pointer from Jared Butler got the Bears within 56-51.

• Kansas went on an 7-0 run to take a double-digit lead (48-37) with 11:43 to play before a 3-pointer from Baylor’s Jared Butler ended the run. The Bears pulled within 52-44 with 7:48 remaining.

• Isaiah Moss and Udoka Azubuike scored back-to-back buckets to open the second half as the Jayhawks’ lead grew to 38-31 before Baylor’s Jared Butler and Moss traded baskets. A KU turnover led to an easy Baylor basket and cut the Jayhawks’ lead to 40-35 with 15:40 remaining.

First half

Kansas 34, Baylor 31

• Baylor scored the last six points of the first half, ending it with a rejection, to pull within three points at the break. Kansas played 18 strong minutes but struggled in the final two minutes of the half.

• Udoka Azubuike led Kansas with 13 points and eight rebounds. Marcus Garrett scored seven.

• Devon Dotson went to the bench with his second foul with about six minutes to play in the first half. He came back into the game after Marcus Garrett picked up his second foul with 4:27 left in the half.

• Baylor hit just 6 of 11 free throws in the first half.

• Baylor scored the game’s first five points before a Udoka Azubuike slam started a 9-0 run for Kansas.

• Good news for Baylor as junior guard MaCio Teague, who has missed the past two games with a wrist injury, is playing against Baylor. And he made an impact.

Pregame

Who’s going to win?

You can make your prediction above. Yahoo Sports’ Krysten Peek breaks down the matchup and predicts a winner here.

‘College GameDay’ is here

It’s setting up to be a beautiful day in Waco.

This is a huge day for Scott Drew’s program.

From the Rivals network

The Jayhawks have won 11 straight but lost to the Bears 67-55 on Jan. 11.

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