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Big 12 Championship: Anyone’s for the taking

by Shanna Rose - March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 0121

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--With Kansas and Baylor eradicated from the Phillips 66 Men's Basketball Championship, the door is wide-open for second-seeded West Virginia University to win the prize. However, it won't be an easy task. "It's a great league," Mountaineers guard Daxter Miles Jr. said. "You can't look past anybody. Anybody can win

No. 9 WVU loses heartbreaker to No. 3 Kansas in overtime

by Shanna Rose - February 14, 2017 0126

LAWRENCE, Kan.-- Frank Mason III scored 24 points and No. 3 Kansas used a 21-7 run to force overtime and defeat No. 9 West Virginia University 84-80 in overtime on Monday night at the Phog Allen Fieldhouse. The Mountaineers (20-6, 8-5) were cruising when missed free throws and turnovers fueled

Ahmad lifts No. 18 WVU past No. 2 Kansas

by Shanna Rose - January 24, 2017 0147

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Sophomore Esa Ahmad broke out of his scoring slump and scored a career-high 27 points as No.18 West Virginia University defeated No.2 Kansas 85-69 on Tuesday night at the Coliseum in front of a raucous sellout crowd. "I think he rededicated himself to the game, really after the Kansas State

No. 18 WVU hosts No. 2 Kansas on Tuesday

by Shanna Rose - January 23, 2017January 23, 2017 0116

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--With the dust settling on Saturday’s 79-75 loss at Kansas State, No.18 West Virginia University looks to snap a two-game losing skid but Tuesday’s opponent is none other than the second-ranked team in the nation. Kansas (18-1, 7-0 Big 12) comes to the Coliseum with an 18-game winning streak and

2016-17 Big 12 basketball preview

by Shanna Rose - November 12, 2016November 12, 2016 0134

Coming off one of the Big 12's best seasons in which seven of the 10 teams made the NCAA Tournament and Oklahoma made it to the Final Four, the conference will turn a new page led by a new crop of stars. Big name athletes like Georges Niang, Perry Ellis,

Ellis carries No. 6 Kansas past No. 10 WVU

by Shanna Rose - February 9, 2016 0156

LAWRENCE, Kan.--Perry Ellis scored 21 points and No. 6 Kansas found revenge over No. 10 West Virginia, beating the Mountaineers 75-65 on Tuesday night. The top of the Big 12 standings is once again jumbled. WVU, No. 3 Oklahoma and the Jayhawks are in a three-way tie for first place with

No. 10 WVU visits No. 6 Kansas

by Shanna Rose - February 9, 2016February 9, 2016 0105

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--After knocking off the then-15th-ranked Baylor Bears and then-No. 1 Oklahoma's loss to Kansas State, the 10th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers were sitting alone at the top of the Big 12 standings. WVU (19-4, 8-2 Big 12) now controls its own destiny at taking away the Big 12 crown from the

No. 20 West Virginia loses heartbreaker to No.9 Kansas in overtime

by Shanna Rose - March 4, 2015March 4, 2015 090

Frank Mason III helped No. 9 Kansas rally from an 18-point deficit to knock off No. 20 West Virginia 76-69 in overtime on Tuesday. Mason scored 19 points, including the last eight in the overtime session. Jamari Traylor had 14 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 12. Devonte Graham had 10