Bryce Hopkins was the other hero for St. Johns as ascension continues

Who stepped up and who didn’t during St.John’s 67-65 win over Kansas that sends the Red Storm to the Sweet 16.Dylan Darling sent St.

John’s past Kansas at the buzzer with a right-handed layup.The southpaw point guard received the inbounds pass near half-court with 3.9 seconds left and drove past Jayhawks guard Elmarko Jackson to the rim.

The basket represented his only points of the second-round contest.Tre White, Kansas’ starting wing, was held to four points on 2-for-6 shooting and committed three turnovers.The Jayhawks needed more out of their second-leading scorer.Bryce Hopkins’ ascension continues.

The senior forward set a St.John’s NCAA Tournament record with six 3-pointers, 18 points and seven rebounds.

Those six 3s were a career high.Hopkins has hit multiple triples in three straight games.27: Years since St.

John’s last reached the Sweet 16.CHECK OUT THE LATEST BIG EAST STANDINGS AND ST.JOHN’S STATS“To be honest, the ball left my hands and I hit the ground, and I didn’t even see the ball go in.

I just heard everybody going crazy.”— Dylan Darling on his buzzer-beating layup...