RALEIGH, N.C. (Interstat) — Melvin Council scored a game-high 36 points as Kansas outlasted North Carolina State 77-76 in overtime Saturday at a sold-out Lenovo Center.

The Jayhawks and Wolfpack were tied at 66 after regulation, having matched each other with 30 points in the first half and 36 in the second. Council, a guard from Rochester, N.Y., played 43 minutes and added four assists to lead Kansas. Darryn Peterson added 17 points for the Jayhawks, who improved to 8-3.

Quadir Copeland paced North Carolina State (7-4) with 19 points and six assists. Ven-Allen Lubin and Darrion Williams each scored 16 points for the Wolfpack, which fell despite being a slight pregame favorite. A crowd of 19,119 watched the narrow contest.