Kansas State Stuns West Virginia in Close Game

0:00On March 9th, Kansas State pulled out a tight 65-63 win over West Virginia, on Tuesday night, dealing another head to the mountaineer's NCAA tournament, Chances. Kamari McGriff led the wildcats with 18 points while Nate Johnson added 16. For West Virginia, Chances more top-discoring with 18 points. The game got wild without Kansas State's star-point guard PJ Haggardy, who was scratched just before tip-off due to a recent practice injury. These day-to-day heading into their next match-up. Still, the wildcats built a big lead with a 21-0 run midway through the second half. West Virginia mounted a furious comeback, outscoring Kansas State 19-1 late, getting within three points with under a minute left. The wildcats hung on thanks the key free throws from McGriffin Johnson down the stretch. This marked Kansas State's first win of the season, where they scored under 81 points, improving their record to 12 wins and 18 losses overall, 3, and 14 in conference.

1:01West Virginia sits at 17 and 13, 8 and 9 in the big 12. Both teams wrap up the regular season soon, with West Virginia hosting UCF on Friday and Kansas State facing rival Kansas on the road Saturday.