WACO, Texas -- Landen Lucas made two free throws with 11 seconds left and No. 3 Kansas grabbed a stranglehold on the Big 12 race with a 67-65 victory at No. 4 Baylor on Saturday.

The Jayhawks (24-3, 12-2) have a three-game lead in the Big 12 standings over Baylor with four games to play. With one more win, Kansas will match the UCLA teams of the 1960s and '70s by winning its 13th consecutive conference championship.

Baylor (22-5, 9-5) had one more chance, but Manu Lecomte missed on a shot he took surrounded by defenders. As the ball ricocheted off the front of rim and toward the end line as time ran out, Jayhawks guard Devonte Graham threw his arms up in celebration.

Frank Mason III had 23 points for the Jayhawks, including some significant points in a spurt midway through the second half for their first lead. Josh Jackson had 16 points with some highlight dunks.

Johnathan Motley had 19 points for Baylor, which has lost four of its last six games. Lecomte had 16 points and Jo Lual-Acuil 11.

In a raucous Ferrell Center, with all the Baylor fans wearing neon yellow highlighter-colored T-shirts, Kansas never led until Mason's jumper with 10:56 left made it 49-47. That was part of an 11-0 run that he started with a three-point play after a driving layup while being fouled. Svi Mykhailiuk hit a 3-pointer to make it 52-47 before the Jayhawks went nearly 6 1/2 minutes without a field goal.

That was Mason's second three-point play in less than a minute, though the previous basket didn't even make it to the rim. Mason was fouled on the shot by Ish Wainright, while Lual-Acuil was called for goaltending.

Baylor then scored nine straight points, gaining the lead at 54-52 when Lecomte was credited with a basket on a breakaway layup attempt when Mykailiuk was called for goaltending.

When King McClure made two free throws with 3:34 left, the Bears led 65-59. But they didn't score again, and Kansas was even after two strong baskets by Jackson, a layup and then a one-handed windmill slam, before Graham's two free throws with 2:16 left, the last points until Lucas' game-deciding free throws.

BIG PICTURE
Kansas: Being behind was no problem for the Jayhawks, who in their last game against No. 9 West Virginia overcame a 14-point deficit in the final 2:43 and won in overtime. It is the second time this season Kansas has won consecutive games against Top 10 teams. With the conference title in reach, the next three games are against teams in the lower half of the Big 12 standings.
Baylor: Not too long ago, Baylor was considered a potential No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament. But the Bears have lost four of their last six games, and now will need to use the last two weeks of the regular season to get back on track for March instead of chasing a Big 12 title.

UP NEXT
Kansas: Home against TCU on Wednesday night.
Baylor: Home against Oklahoma on Tuesday night.