MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — RaeQuan Battle scored 23 issues and grabbed 9 rebounds, Patrick Suemnick added a career-high 20 issues and West Virginia beat Incorrect. 3 Kansas 91-85 on Saturday.
Lovers stormed the court docket then the Mountaineers (7-11, 2-3 Fat 12) advanced to 7-5 in opposition to Kansas in Morgantown and unpriviledged a six-game dropping streak within the line.
West Virginia poised the while with an early 3-point capturing barrage and outhustled the Jayhawks to get key distant throws in spite of everything.
With Incorrect. 9 Baylor additionally dropping Saturday at Texas, there have now been 21 losses via lead 10 groups at the highway in opposition to unranked combatants this season. That fits essentially the most via January within the AP Ballot day, tying the 21 losses within the 1965-66 season, consistent with ESPN Stats & Data analysis.
Kansas (15-3, 3-2) trailed for lots of the 2d part till Ok.J. Adams clash two distant throws for an 81-80 govern with 2:41 excess. Suemnick responded with a storagefacility shot over Hunter Dickinson 35 seconds then to provide the Mountaineers the govern for just right.
West Virginia sealed the win via making 9 of 10 distant throws within the ultimate 34 seconds.
Kerr Kriisa added 15 issues for the Mountaineers.
Kevin McCullar Jr. led Kansas with 24 issues and Dickinson scored 19. Freshman Johnny Furphy clash 3 3-pointers and grabbed 3 rebounds within the first 4 mins however went 22 mins earlier than scoring once more and completed with 13 issues.
The Mountaineers, the Fat 12’s worst 3-point capturing staff, made 12 of 21 (57%) from past the arc, together with 9 in their first 11.
