No. 18 West Virginia beats No. 2 Kansas behind Esa Ahmad's 27 points
Esa Ahmad broke out of a shooting slump with a career-high 27 points to lead No. 18 West Virginia to an 85-69 victory over No. 2 Kansas on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kansas Jayhawks
69
West Virginia Mountaineers
85
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KU | 35 | 34 | 69 |
| WVU | 38 | 47 | 85 |
Hope Coliseum
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ Kentucky Wildcats | W 89-69 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | W 89-45 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Fordham Rams | W 95-65 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:20 69-85
Frank Mason III made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:26 66-85
Jevon Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 66-82
Daxter Miles Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 66-81
Daxter Miles Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:09 66-80
Foul on Josh Jackson.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 66-80
Foul on Esa Ahmad.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:38 66-80
Tarik Phillip made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:38 66-79
Tarik Phillip made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:38 66-78
Foul on Landen Lucas.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:57 66-78
Daxter Miles Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 66-75
Daxter Miles Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:09 66-74
Foul on Frank Mason III.
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LayUpShot 2:37 66-74
Josh Jackson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:07 64-74
Devonte' Graham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:07 63-74
Foul on Tarik Phillip.
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DunkShot 3:18 63-74
Sagaba Konate made Dunk. Assisted by Daxter Miles Jr..
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LayUpShot 3:35 63-72
Daxter Miles Jr. made Layup.
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DunkShot 4:06 63-70
Landen Lucas made Dunk. Assisted by Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk.
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PersonalFoul 4:18 61-70
Foul on Elijah Macon.
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PersonalFoul 4:35 61-70
Foul on Jevon Carter.
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LayUpShot 4:55 61-70
Esa Ahmad made Layup. Assisted by Nathan Adrian.
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PersonalFoul 5:51 61-68
Foul on Elijah Macon.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:06 61-68
Elijah Macon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:06 61-67
Elijah Macon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:06 61-66
Foul on Landen Lucas.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:39 61-66
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:39 61-65
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:39 61-64
Foul on Josh Jackson.
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DunkShot 7:16 61-64
Josh Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk.
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PersonalFoul 7:35 59-64
Foul on Mitch Lightfoot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:58 59-64
Lamont West made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Esa Ahmad.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:34 59-61
Elijah Macon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:34 59-60
Foul on Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk.
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JumpShot 9:16 59-60
Esa Ahmad made Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:54 59-58
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Jackson.
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LayUpShot 10:22 56-58
Frank Mason III made Layup. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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PersonalFoul 10:47 54-58
Foul on Carlton Bragg Jr..
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PersonalFoul 10:49 54-58
Foul on Jevon Carter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:53 54-58
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:00 51-58
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:00 51-57
Foul on Carlton Bragg Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:30 51-57
Josh Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk.
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PersonalFoul 11:33 48-57
Foul on Sagaba Konate.
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LayUpShot 11:58 48-57
Esa Ahmad made Layup. Assisted by Daxter Miles Jr..
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PersonalFoul 12:14 48-55
Foul on Lamont West.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:22 48-55
Frank Mason III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk.
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LayUpShot 13:44 45-55
Tarik Phillip made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:56 45-53
Foul on Devonte' Graham.
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JumpShot 14:11 45-53
Elijah Macon made Jumper. Assisted by Teyvon Myers.
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LayUpShot 14:27 45-51
Lagerald Vick made Layup. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:26 43-51
Nathan Adrian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
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PersonalFoul 15:49 43-48
Foul on Josh Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:23 43-48
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:23 42-48
Foul on Tarik Phillip.
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LayUpShot 16:39 42-48
Nathan Adrian made Layup. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.
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PersonalFoul 16:51 42-46
Foul on Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk.
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LayUpShot 17:16 42-46
Frank Mason III made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:06 40-46
Josh Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk.
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LayUpShot 18:32 37-46
Esa Ahmad made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Macon.
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PersonalFoul 18:43 37-44
Foul on Frank Mason III.
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End Game 0:00 69-85
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:20 69-85
Frank Mason III made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:26 66-85
Jevon Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 66-82
Esa Ahmad Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 66-82
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 66-82
Daxter Miles Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 66-81
Daxter Miles Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:09 66-80
Foul on Josh Jackson.
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Defensive Rebound 1:22 66-80
Sagaba Konate Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 66-80
Mitch Lightfoot missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:22 66-80
Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 66-80
Mitch Lightfoot missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 66-80
Foul on Esa Ahmad.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:38 66-80
Tarik Phillip made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:38 66-79
Tarik Phillip made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:38 66-78
Foul on Landen Lucas.
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Steal 1:43 66-78
Jevon Carter Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:43 66-78
Devonte' Graham Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:57 66-78
Daxter Miles Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
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Offensive Rebound 2:09 66-75
Jevon Carter Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 66-75
Daxter Miles Jr. missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 66-75
Daxter Miles Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:09 66-74
Foul on Frank Mason III.
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LayUpShot 2:37 66-74
Josh Jackson made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:47 64-74
Landen Lucas Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:47 64-74
Tarik Phillip missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:07 64-74
Jevon Carter Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:07 64-74
Devonte' Graham missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:07 64-74
Devonte' Graham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:07 63-74
Foul on Tarik Phillip.
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ShortTimeOut 3:14 63-74
Kansas Timeout
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DunkShot 3:18 63-74
Sagaba Konate made Dunk. Assisted by Daxter Miles Jr..
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Steal 3:26 63-72
Daxter Miles Jr. Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:26 63-72
Frank Mason III Turnover.
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LayUpShot 3:35 63-72
Daxter Miles Jr. made Layup.
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DunkShot 4:06 63-70
Landen Lucas made Dunk. Assisted by Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:18 61-70
Elijah Macon Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 4:18 61-70
Foul on Elijah Macon.
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Defensive Rebound 4:35 61-70
Daxter Miles Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 61-70
Josh Jackson missed Free Throw.
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Team Stats
KU
WVU
25-59
FG
29-60
42
Field Goal %
48
13-29
3PT
8-20
45
Three Point %
40
6-15
FT
19-23
40
Free Throw %
83
32
Rebounds
39
13
Offensive Rebounds
13
19
Defensive Rebounds
26
16
Assists
22
3
Steals
9
2
Blocks
4
13
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
22
Fouls
18
6
Largest Lead
19
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