National Basketball Association
Kansas 83, West Virginia 69
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 8, 2014
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Officials:
# David Hall, # Rick Hartzell, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
16300
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No. 9 Kansas 83, West Virginia 69: Andrew Wiggins led the way with 19 points as the Jayhawks held off the visiting Mountaineers.
Wayne Selden Jr. buried three 3-pointers en route to 17 points and Tarik Black scored 11 points off the bench for Kansas (18-5, 9-1 Big 12), which remained undefeated at home in conference play. Joel Embiid collected 11 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks as the Jayhawks controlled the glass 37-28.
Juwan Staten scored 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting and Eron Harris added 17 points as West Virginia (14-10, 6-5) had a three-game winning streak come to an end. Staten and Harris combined to go 16-of-18 from the free-throw line to help make up for some field-goal shooting issues.
Kansas held a 68-56 lead with just over seven minutes to play before West Virginia made a move, using a 9-1 burst to draw within four points. Embiid knocked down a pair of free throws and dunked as the Jayhawks responded with a 12-1 surge to put the game away.
The Mountaineers held a 28-27 lead with just under eight minutes left in the first half but did not make another field goal the rest of the period and Selden knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to help Kansas take a 43-36 lead into the break. West Virginia pulled within a basket four times early in the second half but never managed to take the lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas entered ranked fifth in the nation with a team field-goal percentage of 50.1 and shot 54.9 percent against West Virginia. … Embiid’s double-double was his sixth of the season and second in the last four contests. … Kansas has won 111 straight home games against unranked opponents.
Top Game Performances
West Virginia |
|
Kansas |
Juwan Staten 22 |
Scoring |
Andrew Wiggins 19 |
Juwan Staten 4 |
Assists |
Frank Mason 5 |
Eron Harris 6 |
Rebounds |
Joel Embiid 12 |
Eron Harris 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Andrew Wiggins 7 |
Nathan Adrian 1 |
Steals |
Perry Ellis 2 |
Eron Harris 1 |
Blocks |
Joel Embiid 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
West Virginia
|
69 |
39.6 |
6-23 |
25-31 |
11 |
25 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
Kansas
|
83 |
54.9 |
4-14 |
23-34 |
17 |
34 |
6 |
7 |
12 |