West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas State Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Minus lead scorer Haggerty, McGriff and Johnson help Kansas State hold off West Virginia 65-63
Reserve Chance Moore scored 18 points, Brenen Lorient scored 14 points, reserve DJ Thomas 12 and Honor Huff 11 for West Virginia.
It was the first win of the season for the Wildcats in which they didn't score 81-or-more points.
PJ Haggerty, the nation’s third-leading scorer, was unexpectedly scratched from the Wildcats' lineup posted an hour-and-a-half before the 7 p.m. CT tip-off. Haggerty wasn't listed on the team’s initial availability report released Monday.
Kansas State said in a release that Haggerty sustained an injury in practice in recent days. He’s listed day-to-day ahead of Saturday’s matchup at Kansas. Haggerty, the Wildcats’ starting point guard, entered Tuesday night second in the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 23.3 points per game.
Despite his absence Kansas State (12-18, 3-14) used a 21-0 run to take a 48-31 lead with 10:53 remaining, its longest scoring run of the season.
But the Wildcats proceeded to leave the door open failing to score a field goal in the final 3:48. McGriff made two free throws for a 57-39 lead with a 7:29 left.
West Virginia (17-13, 8-9) then outscored the Wildcats 19-1 down the stretch and got to with 61-58 with 48 seconds left before McGriff and Johnson each made foul shots to secure the win.
Kansas State: Ends the regular season on the road against 14th-ranked state rival Kansas on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Honor Huff makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jasper Floyd assists) | 63 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Honor Huff Offensive Rebound. | 63 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Honor Huff misses 26-foot three point jumper | 60 - 65 |
Statistics
 WVU |
 KSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-61 | FG | 20-49 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 9-16 | FT | 19-25 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 42 | Percent Led | 48 |
Game Information
Location: Manhattan, KS
Attendance: 6,705 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 29-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 26-5 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 21-10 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 20-10 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-14 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-21 |