Regardless of a late rally from the No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks, West Virginia was in management all through the sport in a surprising 62-61 win on Tuesday.
After the Jayhawks trailed 57-50 with 3:59 left, they went on an 11-5 run. With the sport tied at 61, Javon Small made a free throw with one second left to seal the highway upset.
The win was solely the eighth time West Virginia has defeated Kansas in 29 tries. It marked the primary win for the Mountaineers at Allen Fieldhouse after beforehand going 0-11.
This lob from KJ Tenner to Eduardo Andre put West Virginia up 17-7 with 8:06 remaining within the first half.
Though Zeke Mayo had a team-high 27 factors for Kansas, the Mountaineers protection made it troublesome for the remainder of workforce, together with leading-scorer Hunter Dickinson. Dickinson had solely 10 factors on 4-of-10 taking pictures.
Based on TeamRankings, West Virginia entered Tuesday with the Twenty third-ranked protection within the nation (63.8 PPG). As a workforce, Kansas was 19-for-49 (38.8%) and 4-for-16 (25%) from lengthy vary. The free-throw taking pictures (19-for-21) is the one factor that saved Kansas within the sport contemplating West Virginia was 4-for-6.
The 61 factors had been a season-low for Kansas (9-3, 0-1 Massive 12), which speaks to the extent of protection the Mountaineers are taking part in at. As West Virginia (10-2, 1-0 Massive 12) continues convention play in opposition to Oklahoma State on Saturday, it brings a six-game successful streak and a potent protection that led to a history-making highway win over Kansas.
