With 60 seconds left in the Jayhawks’ 94-61 victory over Marquette, the capacity crowd at Abe & Jake’s Landing went crazy.

And with the final buzzer, the 700-odd fans did what had seconds earlier had seemed impossible: They got louder.

Moments later, Massachusetts Street was jammed with pedestrians and cars full of screaming people and hundreds — if not thousands — of fans rushed campus as the Campanile chimed out the KU fight song.

“I didn’t expect to blow ’em away like this, but I’m definitely proud of the ‘Hawks,” Adam Davis yelled over the din at Abe & Jake’s during the final moments of the Kansas University men’s basketball game in New Orleans.

“We came out and showed what we’re made of in the Final Four,” the Kansas University sophomore said.

Davis watched the game with his brother Nathan Davis, a Washburn Rural High School senior, and their friend Aaron Law, a KU junior.

“He went to KU, I went to KU and I’m bringing my little brother to KU,” Adam Davis said, obviously bursting with pride for his school.

On Jayhawk Boulevard, the only thing that overpowered the scent of alcohol on revelers’ breath was that of pine needles broken off by fans who were inexplicably diving headfirst into curbside bushes.

Police officers stood by calmly, guarding building entrances, as people bodysurfed over the crowd and more than a few discreetly sipped from beer cans.

Few arrests were reported in the first hours after the game, although some pieces of furniture were thrown in the 1100 block of Tennessee Street and lit on fire.

Lawrence Police would not release the number of officers working post-game activities but said extra support had been called in from Ottawa.

“We have a large number of uniformed officers out,” said Sgt. Mike Pattrick.

And they stayed busy, he said.

“A lot of foot traffic,” Pattrick said. “A lot of vehicle traffic. But everyone seems to be behaving themselves fairly well.”

Traffic was backed up south of downtown on Massachusetts to 19th Street. On Sixth Street, traffic was backed up from Sixth Street as far west as Louisiana Street.

Yet, everyone seemed to be having a lot of fun.

“This is my lucky year,” said Roberto Aga, who graduated from KU in December and went with his family to Wescoe Beach.

It was their first time to witness the mayhem atop Mount Oread, which Aga described as “awesome.”

His 7-year-old son Rob Aga agreed, naming Kirk Hinrich as his favorite player.

“Because I like him and he scores a lot of points,” Rob said.

Downtown, if your car wasn’t already cruising Massachusetts Street, it probably wasn’t going to be.

Many motorists, stuck on side streets in gridlock, jumped out and ran the last few blocks, unable to wait before joining the mayhem.

“I’ve never been at anything like this before,” said Daniel Sailors, a KU sophomore. “It’s crazy.”

“Crazy” was also the word used by a truck bed full of junior-high schoolers who were prepared to stay “as long as the party’s here,” said Lawrence ninth-grader Samuel White.

But a KU alumnus who witnessed the last Jayhawk championship said the celebration had yet to top 1988’s.

“Most of us were on campus and it was a riot,” said Brad Bond, Lawrence. “It looked like a war zone. This is more civilized and more enjoyable.”

Can the city expect more to come Monday?

“It’s hard to imagine anything being better than this,” Sailors said.