National Basketball Association
West Virginia 85, Kansas St. 80
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 8, 2011
Where: Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas
Officials:
# James Breeding, # John Higgins, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance:
15004
By SportsDirect Inc.
Kevin Jones scored a career-high 30 points and added 12 rebounds as West Virginia outlasted Kansas State, 85-80, in double overtime in Wichita, Kan., on Thursday.
Darryl Bryant chipped in 24 points for the Mountaineers (5-2).
West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was the head man at Kansas State in 2006-07, where current Wildcats head coach Frank Martin was his top assistant.
Jones locked it down for the Mountaineers in the second overtime, hitting a turnaround hook shot in the lane to give them the lead and sealing it with a pair of free throws with four seconds left.
Kansas State's Rodney McGruder had two open looks at a 3-pointer that would have kept the game going before Jones’ final free throws. McGruder would finish with 20 points for the Wildcats (5-1), who were one of 13 remaining unbeaten teams before the end.
Thomas Gipson turned a turnover into a basket for Kansas State late in regulation, fighting off two players for an offensive rebound and putting it back to make it 64-61 with 19 seconds on the clock.
But Jones used a jab step to clear the defender and buried a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, sending the game to overtime.
McGruder’s jumper with nine seconds left in the first overtime extended it further.
Top Game Performances
West Virginia |
|
Kansas St. |
Kevin Jones 30 |
Scoring |
Rodney McGruder 20 |
Jabarie Hinds 5 |
Assists |
Martavious Irving 5 |
Kevin Jones 12 |
Rebounds |
Thomas Gipson 10 |
Darryl Bryant 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Thomas Gipson 7 |
Darryl Bryant 2 |
Steals |
Martavious Irving 3 |
Kevin Jones 2 |
Blocks |
Jordan Henriquez 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
West Virginia
|
85 |
49.2 |
5-17 |
18-31 |
14 |
37 |
3 |
5 |
18 |
Kansas St.
|
80 |
44.1 |
6-21 |
14-26 |
19 |
37 |
6 |
10 |
18 |