Jayhawks Shock Sooners, 59-58

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Brandon Rush scored 18 points and Mario Chalmers made the go-ahead bucket as Kansas wiped out a 16-point second-half deficit for a 59-58 win over No. 19 Oklahoma on Sunday.

Chalmers, one of three freshmen starting for Kansas (15-6, 6-2), drove into the lane just a few seconds after Michael Neal made a 3-pointer for a 58-57 Oklahoma lead in a rematch between the defending Big 12 co-champions.

Oklahoma (14-5, 5-3), which had won five in a row and beaten Kansas three of their four previous meetings, seemed to seize command with a 16-4 run early in the second half. The Sooners were dominating the boards and Rush, Kansas' leading scorer on the year, was having a poor shooting day after getting poked in the eye. He had only six points in the first half.

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With second place in the Big 12 at stake, Rush made two quick 3-pointers and the Jayhawks were off on a backbreaking 17-3 run that brought the sellout crowd of 16,300 to its feet in the nationally televised game.

Freshman Julian Wright hit a dunk off a fastbreak in the spree, followed by buckets from Chalmers and Rush.

Wright hit a follow shot that finally tied it at 55 with 2:06 to go. The 6-foot-8 freshman left dunked home a miss by Rush for a 57-55 lead with 53 seconds left.

After Chalmers followed Neal's 3-pointer to put the Jayhawks back in the lead, the Sooners inbounded the ball with 19.1 seconds left. Rush blocked Terrell Everett's shot, then Everett put it up again but missed and the ball was tied up with 1.6 seconds to go. Neal's 3-pointer at the buzzer was short.

The Jayhawks appeared rusty from a six-day layoff and missed 11 of their first 14 shots.

They found holes in the suffocating Oklahoma defense and unleashed a 10-0 run, highlighted by Jeff Hawkins' crosscourt pass to Rush for a fastbreak layup and a three-point play by Chalmers.

The Sooners took a 29-26 halftime lead after Taj Gray stole the ball near midcourt and made a spectacular dunk a few seconds ahead of the buzzer.

The Sooners shot only 34.8 percent against Kansas' NCAA-leading defense, but the nation's rebound leaders held a 44-34 advantage over Kansas on the boards.

Wright had 14 points for Kansas and Chalmers had 10. Everett had 14 and Gray 13 points and 12 rebounds for Oklahoma. Neal had 11 points.