Melvin Council Jr. had career highs of 36 points and nine made 3-pointers to help No. 19 Kansas edge N.C. State 77-76 in overtime. Council had made just 5 of 27 3s.

NC State was led by Quadir Copeland’s 19-point performance, but it couldn’t stop Melvin Council, who scored a career-high 36 points.

As Wade said following NC State’s win over VCU in November, after the Rams attempted 42 triples: “It looks like, ‘Oh, my gosh, it’s an open shot’ — but it’s not nearly as high a percentage shot as you would think, if it’s the type of 3 that we want taken.”

On a night when KU needed him most, Council, the self-proclaimed “Robin,” became KU’s “Batman.” He erupted for 36 points, including nine 3-pointers, in a KU (8-3) road victory. No. 19 Kansas defeated NC State 77-76 in an overtime thriller Saturday afternoon at the Lenovo Center.

Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. was otherworldly in the second half vs. NC State, leading the Jayhawks to an improbable victory.

Kansas' Melvin Council Jr. had career highs of 36 points and nine made 3-pointers to help the 19th-ranked Jayhawks edge N