No. 11 West Virginia beats K-State to reach Big 12 finals
West Virginia's Esa Ahmad made the second of two free throws with 20.2 seconds left, as the No. 11 Mountaineers beat Kansas State 51-50 on Friday night in the Big 12 tournament semifinals.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kansas State Wildcats
50
West Virginia Mountaineers
51
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KSU | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| WVU | 16 | 35 | 51 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Creighton Bluejays | W 89-82 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Cal State Northridge Matadors | W 95-78 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs South Dakota State Jackrabbits | L 66-68 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 50-51
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 50-50
Foul on D.J. Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:47 50-50
Tarik Phillip made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
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LayUpShot 2:10 50-47
D.J. Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Wesley Iwundu.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 48-47
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 48-46
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:19 48-45
Foul on Wesley Iwundu.
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PersonalFoul 4:01 48-45
Foul on Esa Ahmad.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:49 48-45
Jevon Carter made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:07 48-42
Barry Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamau Stokes.
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PersonalFoul 5:29 45-42
Foul on Wesley Iwundu.
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PersonalFoul 5:47 45-42
Foul on Tarik Phillip.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:08 45-42
D.J. Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:08 44-42
Foul on Elijah Macon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:26 44-42
Esa Ahmad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
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JumpShot 7:27 44-39
Kamau Stokes made Jumper. Assisted by Barry Brown.
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LayUpShot 7:46 42-39
Esa Ahmad made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Macon.
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PersonalFoul 8:40 42-37
Foul on Dean Wade.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:34 42-37
Wesley Iwundu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:34 41-37
Foul on Elijah Macon.
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LayUpShot 9:34 41-37
Wesley Iwundu made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:53 39-37
Esa Ahmad made Layup. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:34 39-35
Jevon Carter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:34 39-34
Jevon Carter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:34 39-33
Foul on Kamau Stokes.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:02 39-33
Tarik Phillip made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:02 39-32
Tarik Phillip made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:02 39-31
Foul on Wesley Iwundu.
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JumpShot 12:33 39-31
Tarik Phillip made Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:56 39-29
Elijah Macon made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:08 39-27
Foul on Dean Wade.
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PersonalFoul 13:11 39-27
Foul on Isaiah Maurice.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:28 39-27
Wesley Iwundu made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:50 36-27
Foul on Elijah Macon.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:16 36-27
Wesley Iwundu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:16 35-27
Wesley Iwundu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:16 34-27
Foul on Sagaba Konate.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:31 34-27
Tarik Phillip made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Esa Ahmad.
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PersonalFoul 14:49 34-24
Foul on Carlbe Ervin II.
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LayUpShot 15:15 34-24
Barry Brown made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:30 32-24
Tarik Phillip made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nathan Adrian.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:57 32-21
Brandon Watkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:57 32-20
Foul on D.J. Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:24 32-20
Kamau Stokes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dean Wade.
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PersonalFoul 17:04 29-20
Foul on Brandon Watkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:27 29-20
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:27 29-19
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:27 29-18
Foul on Barry Brown.
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JumpShot 17:49 29-18
Barry Brown made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 18:05 27-18
Foul on Esa Ahmad.
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JumpShot 18:15 27-18
Elijah Macon made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 19:38 27-16
Dean Wade made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 25-16
Kamau Stokes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 24-16
Foul on Sagaba Konate.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 24-16
Foul on Jevon Carter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:10 24-16
Esa Ahmad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Macon.
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LayUpShot 1:30 24-13
Isaiah Maurice made Layup. Assisted by Kamau Stokes.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:30 22-13
Carlbe Ervin II made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:30 21-13
Carlbe Ervin II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:30 20-13
Foul on Nathan Adrian.
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End Game 0:00 50-51
End of Game
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Offensive Rebound 0:02 50-51
Dean Wade Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 50-51
Kamau Stokes missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:10 50-51
Kansas St Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 50-51
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:19 50-50
West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 50-50
Esa Ahmad missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 50-50
Foul on D.J. Johnson.
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Offensive Rebound 0:24 50-50
Esa Ahmad Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:24 50-50
Nathan Adrian missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:53 50-50
Esa Ahmad Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:53 50-50
Jevon Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:08 50-50
West Virginia Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:10 50-50
Tarik Phillip Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:17 50-50
Barry Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:47 50-50
Tarik Phillip made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
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LayUpShot 2:10 50-47
D.J. Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Wesley Iwundu.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 48-47
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 48-46
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:19 48-45
Foul on Wesley Iwundu.
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Defensive Rebound 2:26 48-45
Tarik Phillip Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:26 48-45
Barry Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:03 48-45
D.J. Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:03 48-45
Elijah Macon missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:17 48-45
Jevon Carter Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:17 48-45
Jevon Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 3:31 48-45
West Virginia Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 3:41 48-45
Sagaba Konate Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:41 48-45
Barry Brown missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:01 48-45
Esa Ahmad Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 4:01 48-45
Foul on Esa Ahmad.
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Steal 4:26 48-45
Jevon Carter Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:26 48-45
D.J. Johnson Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 4:31 48-45
D.J. Johnson Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 4:31 48-45
Sagaba Konate Block.
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LayUpShot 4:31 48-45
D.J. Johnson missed Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:49 48-45
Jevon Carter made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:07 48-42
Barry Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamau Stokes.
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Defensive Rebound 5:29 45-42
D.J. Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:29 45-42
Esa Ahmad missed Free Throw.
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Team Stats
KSU
WVU
18-46
FG
16-60
39
Field Goal %
27
5-21
3PT
9-28
24
Three Point %
32
9-16
FT
10-15
56
Free Throw %
67
35
Rebounds
44
5
Offensive Rebounds
16
30
Defensive Rebounds
28
10
Assists
11
2
Steals
5
6
Blocks
5
11
Turnovers
8
1
Team Turnovers
0
11
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
15
Fouls
20
12
Largest Lead
1
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