National Basketball Association
Kansas 71, West Virginia 66
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, January 15, 2018
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials:
# Joe DeRosa, # Doug Simmons, # Tom Eades
Attendance:
14115
By Field Level Media
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- No. 10 Kansas was headed for a fifth consecutive loss at the WVU Coliseum until Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and Devonte' Graham cued a second-half rally.
Their late shooting helped the Jayhawks rally from 16 points down for a stunning 71-66 comeback win at No. 6 West Virginia on Monday.
Mykhailiuk scored 17 and Graham had 16 - and the pair combined for 24 after halftime as Kansas (15-3, 5-1) ended a four-year skid in Morgantown.
Sagaba Konate finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks for the Mountaineers (15-3, 4-2), who blew a double-digit lead for the second straight game.
West Virginia led 33-17 with 5:41 left in the first half before taking a 41-28 cushion to the locker room.
That lead melted in the second half when the Mountaineers had 11 turnovers and made only 10 field goals. That was an upside-down night for "Press Virginia," which forced only 13 turnovers and committed 16.
Esa Ahmad scored 15 points and Jevon Carter added 14 points on 4-of-15 shooting.
Kansas 7-footer Udoka Azubuike had 10 points and nine rebounds before fouling out late, but his team finished on an 8-of-10 shooting streak. The Jayhawks closed the game on a 17-6 run over the final 5:41.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Kansas |
|
West Virginia |
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 17 |
Scoring |
Sagaba Konate 16 |
Devonte' Graham 6 |
Assists |
Jevon Carter 4 |
Udoka Azubuike 9 |
Rebounds |
Sagaba Konate 10 |
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Esa Ahmad 4 |
Devonte' Graham 2 |
Steals |
Esa Ahmad 2 |
Udoka Azubuike 1 |
Blocks |
Sagaba Konate 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Kansas
|
71 |
44.1 |
8-23 |
11-16 |
15 |
33 |
1 |
9 |
13 |
West Virginia
|
66 |
40.3 |
5-27 |
11-12 |
9 |
35 |
6 |
5 |
16 |