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FINAL: No. 8 Kansas downs WVU 83-69

LAWRENCE, Kan. — West Virginia made its second-ever trip to Allen Fieldhouse, hoping to improve upon the first matchup there (a 26-point loss last season that felt much worse).

The result was marginally better, though a four-point game in the final 5:14 turned into an 83-69 win for No. 8 Kansas.

West Virginia (14-10, 6-5) saw its three-game win streak snapped, while the Jayhawks (18-5, 9-1) continued marching toward a 10th consecutive Big 12 title.

Check out the recap of in-game updates below:

KANSAS 83, WEST VIRGINIA 69 (final)
Staten finished with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting and four assists, while Harris added 17 points, albeit going 3-of-10. … Wiggins led Kansas with 19 points while Selden scored 17 and Embiid had 11 points and 12 rebounds. … KU led 37-28 in rebounding and 46-18 on points in paint.
KANSAS 83, WEST VIRGINIA 69 (final)
Staten’s free throw made it 72-66 before the Jayhawks put the game away with a 9-0 run in a two-minute stretch. Eron Harris was whisteled for a bang-bang charge in the middle of it. WVU missed its final six shots, Kansas made its last four, and the Mountaineers become the 111th consecutive unranked team to lose at the Phog.
KANSAS 72, WEST VIRGINIA 65 (3:49 second half)
The lead ballooned to 12 at one juncture and Kansas appeared poised for a blowout, but Wet Virginia countered with a 9-1 spurt, including a 3-pointer by Gary Browne to draw within 69-65. … The Mountaineers also have lost Brandon Watkins, who picked up his fifth foul at the 4:52 mark.
KANSAS 55, WEST VIRGINIA 50 (11:57 second half)
WVU’s Terry Henderson heads to bench after committing his third unforced turnover—countered by only two points. At 0-of-3 from the floor in 18 minutes, he appears to be trying to do too much. … Staten, after a sweet ball-fake drive that led to a layup, has a team-high 16 points.
KANSAS 46, WEST VIRGINIA 44 (16:08 second half)
WVU enjoys a strong start to the second half, thanks to an and-1 by Staten and a 3-point bomb by Nate Adrian. Wiggins picks up two fouls in the opening stretch. Staten now has 12 points and probably needs to take ore shots, considering he’s 4-of-5. But the Kansas defense has done a solid job of helping in the lane.
KANSAS 43, WEST VIRGINIA 36 (halftime)
Wiggins and Wayne Selden Jr. had 10 points each in the half to lead Kansas, which shot 58 percent overall. WVU shot 43 percent and got 13 from Harris and nine from Staten. … The Jayhawks held a 17-12 edge in rebounds. … WVU’s nine turnovers were well ahead of typical pace.
KANSAS 43, WEST VIRGINIA 36 (halftime)
From the point where WVU led 30-27 at the 6:26 mark, Kansas closed the half on 16-6 run. Yes, runs are inevitable when you’re facing the Jayhawks, but West Virginia fueled this one by failing to execute its offense. The Mountaineers did not ATTEMPT a 2-point shot in the final 7 minutes, going 0-of-5 on 3-pointers with five turnovers in that stretch.
KANSAS 34, WEST VIRGINIA 30 (3:55 first half)
The Jayhawks are shooting 58 percent, which is too high for WVU to remain competitive, but West Virginia is knocking down 53 percent in its own right. The most unsettling aspect for the Mountaineers is their seven turnovers to four for Kansas. Bob Huggins’ team looks a little hurried at times.
KANSAS 27, WEST VIRGINIA 24 (7:54 first half)
Joel Embiid just picked up his second foul, lowering a shoulder into Kevin Noreen on a low-post move. He joins Perry Ellis in the Kansas two-foul club, which could negate the overwhelming frontline advantage for the Jayhawks. And make no mistake, this is the biggest disadvantage WVU has faced all season.
KANSAS 25, WEST VIRGINIA 22 (8:53 first half)
Eron Harris sinks three 3-pointers in the span of 1:21 and West Virginia recovers from a 17-11 deficit to lead 20-17. The guy has deep range, which stresses defenders to extend and allows more room for Staten to penetrate. Sometimes he forces long shots—what shooter doesn’t?—but those are mistakes Huggins will suffer in order for Harris to play without inhibition.
KANSAS 8, WEST VIRGINIA 8 (15:43 first half)
Early impressions of Jayhawks phenom Andrew Wiggins: He’s explosive yet doesn’t get off-balance—sort of a controlled athleticism. He has a fluid jump shot, pretty good handle and superb instincts.






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