Down goes No. 1: West Virginia trips up Kansas 74-63

The Kansas Jayhawks will take on the West Virginia Mountaineers on Tuesday night in a battle of the last two unbeaten teams in Big 12 play. As a team Kansas shoots 50 percent from the floor, and nearly 46-percent from three-point range, while also being one of the better defensive teams in the league presenting problems for the Mountaineers.

Oklahoma State: hosts archrival Oklahoma on Wednesday.

Against the Wildcats, he attempted 17 shots from the field and was called to the line 10 times, also attempting a team-high five 3-point shots, landing just one.

On a snowy evening in West Virginia, the Jayhawks failed the tough-man exercise, a truth that will cause Self more unrest than any of the unsavory stats from Tuesday night. When we watch the Kansas game live streaming or on TV tonight, they can solidify their ranking by taking down another potent opponent that has already done damage in the conference. Allen ranks second in the Big 12 in blocked shots with 26 in 14 games.2.

Since then the Jayhawks have improved their Big 12 record to 3-0. The Mountaineer lead remained at 13 going into the half, 36-23.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jonathan Holton 15 points and nine rebounds Saturday as No. 17 West Virginia beat Oklahoma State 77-60 in its first Big 12 home game this season. Freshman F Cheick Diallo scores an average of 4.9 points per contest and grabs 2.6 rebounds.

Devin Williams leads West Virginia in scoring at 14.5 points per game and rebounding with an 8.6 average, which is fourth in the Big 12.

In the third quarter Tech was able to cut the deficit to 10 points, but that is as close as the Lady Raiders would get, as WVU went on a 10-0 run from there, capped by back-to-back three-pointers from Bria Holmes and Jessica Morton to give the Mountaineers a 47-27 lead.

Cue up John Denver, because West Virginia defeated the No. 1 team in the country.

“We had a lot of chances to pack it in”, coach Bob Huggins said. Jevon Carter leads the team making 81%, but everyone else hovers around 71%.

NOTES: Daxter Miles’ string of 49 consecutive starts ended.

The duo of Holton and Williams showed off how WVU has emerged as the nation’s top offensive rebounding team, finishing with an 18-to-8 advantage in that category. Despite coming out hot and hitting 3 of their first 5 three-point attempts, the Jayhawks went ice cold after that and looked like they were not comfortable doing anything against that WVU defense. Last year, Ellis caught a long pass and missed a layup off the back of the rim just before the final buzzer, and the Jayhawks lost 62-61. Other WVU regulars include junior G Tarik Phillip (7.7 ppg), sophomore F Elijah Macon (6.4 ppg) and junior G Teyvon Myers (2.3 ppg).