Kansas State Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers
· BIG 12 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
72 - 59
Kansas State women top W Virginia 72-59 in Big 12 quarters
Williams and Ranke both had critical 3-point plays in the fourth quarter, when Christianna Carr had two 3-pointers and the Wildcats' defense limited the Mountaineers to 3-of-8 shooting and seven turnovers.
Kansas State faces the winner between top-seeded and top-ranked Baylor and ninth-seeded Texas Tech in Sunday's semifinals.
Carr finished with 12 points for Kansas State (21-10), which split with West Virginia (20-10) in the regular season. The Mountaineers won the first meeting in late January 60-30 before K-State bounced back with a 90-79 win less than two weeks ago.
The Wildcats closed the first quarter with a 16-3 run to lead 21-8, but the Mountaineers scored the last nine points of the second quarter to cut the deficit to 35-29.
Naomi Davenport had a 3-pointer and 3-point play for West Virginia early in the third quarter to make it a one-point game. After the teams swapped baskets, K-State scored six straight and took a seven-point lead into the fourth quarter.
Davenport scored 14 and Kari Niblack 13 for West Virginia, which had 25 turnovers.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 72 - 59 |
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Savannah Simmons Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 59 |
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Christianna Carr Block. | 72 - 59 |
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Kari Niblack missed Jumper. | 72 - 59 |
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Alisa Wiggins Turnover. | 72 - 59 |
Statistics
 KSU |
WVU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-68 | FG | 19-50 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 9-29 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 15-18 | FT | 17-22 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 18 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 25 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 26-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-18 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |