West Virginia outlasts K-State 85-80 at INTRUST Bank Arena

December 08, 2011|By Chris Durden | KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports

(WICHITA, Kan.) — For the first time, the teacher meets the student. Former K-State head coach and current West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins and his Mountaineers battled K-State and Frank Martin, Thursday night at INTRUST Bank Arena.

Martin was an assistant to Huggins when he was the head coach of K-State in 2006-07. The friendship between the two was evident with hugs before the game began. Then it was down to business.

Kevin Jones hit a tying 3-point shot in regulation and scored 30 points to lead West Virginia to an 85-80, double-overtime victory Thursday night over Kansas State, its future Big 12 foe.

Darryl Bryant had 25 points for West Virginia (5-2). Rodney McGruder scored 20 and Will Spradling had 16 for Kansas State (5-1).

Each team scored on its first three possessions of the second overtime, and the score was tied in the final minute. The Mountaineers went back to Jones in the post, and his baby hook with 26.6 seconds on the clock made it 82-80 West Virginia.

McGruder's jumper then rimmed out. Trailing by three 8 seconds later, McGruder missed a 3-pointer.

West Virginia's Aaron Brown made a 3-pointer with 50.9 seconds remaining in the first overtime to break a tie. But McGruder made a floater with 6.2 seconds left to tie it at 74.

The two teams will play each other more often when West Virginia moves to the Big 12 as soon as next year.

*Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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