Kansas' McLemore Ties It With 1.0 Left, Jayhawks Roll Iowa State In Overtime

Kansas' Ben McLemore puts up a shot over Iowa State's Chris Babb during the opening half at Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, in Lawrence, Kansas. (Rich Sugg/Kansas City Star/MCT)

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By Grant Burkhardt

Story Created: Jan 9, 2013 at 9:36 PM CDT

Story Updated: Jan 10, 2013 at 12:05 PM CDT

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Freshman Ben McLemore had a career-high 33 points, including a tying 3-pointer with a second left in regulation, and No. 6 Kansas rallied to beat Iowa State 97-89 in overtime Wednesday night.

McLemore was 10 of 12 from the field and perfect on six 3-pointers for the Jayhawks (13-1, 1-0 Big 12), who scored the first nine points of overtime to wrap up their 12th straight win.

Iowa State (10-4, 0-1) poured in 14 3-pointers, and had forged a 79-76 lead with 8.4 seconds left in regulation. But the Jayhawks' Elijah Johnson found McLemore on the wing, and he banked in a 3-pointer from well beyond the arc with a single tick on the clock to force overtime.

McLemore added another 3-pointer to open the extra 5 minutes, and Travis Releford and Jeff Withey made five consecutive free throws to help put the game away.

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