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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas States Marcus Foster was battered and bruised, just like everyone else on the court, and was having a hard time limping around during breaks in the play. When the final buzzer sounded, he had no problem jumping up in celebration. Foster scored a game-high 20 points, two coming on free throws in the closing seconds of overtime, and helped the Wildcats hold off No. 7 Kansas 85-82 on Monday night. "Marcus is Marcus," Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said of the freshman. "He hit a lot of big shots." Will Spradling added 15 points for the Wildcats (17-7, 7-4 Big 12), who blew a nine-point lead with less than 2 minutes left in regulation, only to survive for just their third win over the Jayhawks (18-6, 9-2) in 26 games played at Bramlage Coliseum. Hundreds of students flooded the court when the final buzzer sounded to celebrate the end of a six-game skid against Kansas. The Wildcats, who had lost 48 of the last 51 in the series, hadnt beaten their rivals in their on-campus octagon since Feb. 14, 2011. "We just went out there and played hard," said Foster, who turned his right ankle and showed up to the postgame news conference in a walking boot. "We knew if we played hard, the rest would take care of itself." Andrew Wiggins scored 16 points for the Jayhawks, including a putback of his own miss with 6.9 seconds left to force overtime. Perry Ellis had 19 points, Naadir Tharpe added 13 and Brannen Greene scored 10, making two key baskets near the end of regulation. "I thought momentum was on our side," Kansas coach Bill Self said. Tarik Black even scored the opening basket of overtime, but every time the Jayhawks tried to build a lead, the Wildcats had an answer -- a three-point play by Foster, a free throw by Omari Lawrence, or a big putback from unheralded big man D.J. Johnson, who had nine points. "We felt good. We felt energized," Ellis said. "We just couldnt get no stops. We couldnt get no stops in the second half and overtime." Still, it wasnt over until Fosters two free throws with 21.9 seconds left gave Kansas State an 83-79 lead, and Wiggins missed a 3-pointer at the other end. Black missed another shot, and the Wildcats finally corralled the rebound, allowing time to run out. "If we lost," Weber said, "it would have been a heartbreaker." Unlike the first meeting in January, when the Jayhawks raced out to a big lead and then simply nursed it through the second half, the rivals played to a draw Monday night. Kansas State surged to an early lead thanks to some poor shooting by the Jayhawks, only to go into a slump of its own. Both teams eventually got into foul trouble as the game began to resemble an old Big Eight tussle, and the result was a 29-29 halftime tie. In fact, there may have been more bodies on the court than baskets made, and the Jayhawks Black even had to limp off after twisting his ankle while going up for a rebound. The angst reached a crescendo midway through the second half, when Thomas Gipson of the Wildcats and Kansas guard Frank Mason got into a shoving match. Both were given technical fouls. Kansas was already playing without reserve forward Jamari Traylor, whom Self sat for disciplinary reasons. With the nagging injury to Black on top of the foul trouble, one of the deepest teams in the nation had its depth tested in one of the rare instances all season. "Both teams are beat up," Self said afterward. After taking a 35-34 lead with 17:34 remaining, the Wildcats ripped off the next nine points. And even when Foster turned his ankle and briefly went to the locker room, Kansas State was still able to match the Jayhawks basket for basket. The Wildcats couldnt close the game in regulation, though. Wesley Iwundu made one of two free throws with 30 seconds left to give Kansas State a 69-65 lead, but Tharpe quickly answered with a layup. Iwundu was fouled again but missed the front end of a 1-and-1, giving Wiggins a chance to send the game to overtime. The Wildcats simply refused to give up. "We made mistakes," Weber said. "To their credit they came back, but our character, and thats something we talked about, let us overcome the emotion." . Nathan Beaulieu, Tomas Jurco, Danick Gauthier and Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist each as the Sea Dogs extended the longest streak in the Canadian Hockey League this season. . Brad Malone had the other goal for the Monsters (1-1-0), while Elliott chipped in an assist for a three-point night and the games first star. Bryan Lerg also had two assists. Corban Knight and Max Reinhart scored for the Heat (1-1-0), who opened their season Friday with a 5-2 win over the Monsters in Cleveland. http://www.soccernetherlandsshop.us/Customized/.com) - DAngelo Harrison posted 21 points to guide No. . After Andrew Romine served up two monster home runs in the inning, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said he thought Romine was one of the bright spots on the night, showing just how bad the series opener against the last-place Minnesota Twins went for the Tigers. . The Cottagers last victory came in a 2-1 home win over West Ham when Rene Meulensteen was still in charge. Since then, a miserable run of seven defeats and two draws has seen the club part with the Dutch coach and replace him with German Felix Magath.BATHURST, N.B. - Anthony Mantha set up two goals and then scored the winner as the Val-dOr Foreurs edged the host Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff action. Louick Marcotte had a pair of goals in regulation for the Foreurs, who lead the first-round series 3-0, and Samuel Henley chipped in with two assists. Val-dOrs Antoine Bibeau stopped 17 shots for the victory. Scott Oke and Nicholas Blanchard scored for the Titan and Jacob Brennan kicked out 39-of-42 shots in a losing cause. The Foreurs can sweep the series Wednesday when the Titan host Game 4. --- MOOSEHEADS 4 ISLANDERS 1 CHARLOTTETOWN -- Philippe Gadoury scored three times and Zachary Fucale made 16 saves as Halifax toppled the Islanders to go up 3-0 in its first-round matchup. Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist for the Mooseheads while Andrew Ryan, Nikolaj Ehlers and Matt Murphy each tacked on two assists. Daniel Sprong scored the lone goal for Charlottetown. Islanders netminder Mason MacDonald turned away 38-of-42 shots in defeat. --- ARMADA 4 WILDCATS 3 MONCTON, N.B. -- Danick Martel had a pair of goals as Blainville-Boisbriand edged the Wildcats in Game 4 of its opening-round series. Ryan Tesink and Daniel Walcott also scored for the Armada, who lead the series 3-1, and Philippe Sanche had two assists. Vladimir Tkachev scored all three goals for Moncton, which trailed 4-0 after two periods of play. Blainville-Boisbriands Etienne Marcoux made 20 saves for the win. Alex Dubeau played the first two periods for the Wildcats and allowed four goals on 30 shots. Jason Rioux faced only two shots in a period of relief. --- OLYMPIQUES 7 SCREAMING EAGLES 2 SYDNEY, N.S. -- Vaclav Karabacek scored twice and Simon Tardif-Richard had a goal and two assists as Gatineau took Game 3 against Cape Breton in its first-round tilt. Alexis Pepin, Emile Poirier, Jonathan Bourcier and Adam Stevens also scored for the Olympiques, who lead the series 3-0, and Robert Steeves made 18 saves for thee victory.dddddddddddd Kyle Farrell and Julien Pelletier responded for the Screaming Eagles. Cape Bretons Zachary Fortin was relieved at the 10:33 mark of the second period after giving up four goals on 26 shots. Alex Bureau stopped 11-of-14 shots in relief. --- DRAKKAR 3 CATARACTES 0 SHAWINIGAN, Que. -- Philippe Cadorette made 26 saves as Baie-Comeau blanked the Cataractes to go up 3-0 in its first-round matchup. Robby Graham, Jeremy Gregoire and Francis Turbide supplied the scoring for the Drakkar. Marvin Cupper gave Shawinigan an opportunity to win by stopping 50-of-53 shots in defeat. Nicholas Welsh led the Cataractes with five shots in net. --- OCEANIC 4 SAGUENEENS 0 CHICOUTIMI, Que. -- Michael Joly scored three times as Rimouski downed the Sagueneens in Game 3 of Round 1 action. Peter Trainor also scored for the Oceanic, who lead the series 3-0, while Philippe Desrosiers stopped 19 shots for the shutout. Chicoutimis Simon Tremblay led his lcub with three shots against Desrosiers. Domenic Graham stopped 30-of-34 shots for the Sagueneens. --- VOLTIGEURS 6 TIGRES 3 VICTORIAVILLE, Que. -- Alexandre Grande-Maison scored twice and Olivier Caouette and Frederick Gaudreau each had a goal and two assists as Drummondville doubled up the Tigres to take Game 3 in Round 1 play. Matthew Boudens and Joey Ratelle also scored for the Voltigeurs, who lead the series 2-1. Yan Pavel Laplante, Angelo Miceli and Philippe Hudon scored for Victoriaville. Drummondvilles Louis-Philip Guindon made 19 saves for the win as Francois Tremblay turned away 24-of-29 shots for the Tigres. --- HUSKIES 5 REMPARTS 2 ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. -- Mathieu Lemay scored twice as the Huskies beat Quebec to take a 2-1 lead in first-round series action. Jean-Sebastien Dea, Francis Beauvillier and Francis Perron also scored for Rouyn-Noranda. Alexandre Belanger made 19 saves for the Huskies, who outshot the Remparts 54-21. Nick Sorensen scored both goals for Quebec and Francois Brassard stopped 49 shots in defeat. ' ' '