Naadir Tharpe connected on a short jumper in the lane with 16.5 seconds left in the second overtime, lifting ninth-ranked Kansas to a 68-67 win over No. 14 Oklahoma State on Wednesday nigh in Stillwater, Okla.

Travis Releford scored 18 points and Jeff Withey had three double-overtime free throws among his 17 points for the Jayhawks (22-4, 10-4 Big 12), who are tied with No. 13 Kansas State for the conference lead with five games to go.