West Virginia Falls Short in Overtime After Shocking Comeback

MANHATTAN, Kansas — The West Virginia Mountaineers were down 48-26 at halftime. At one point, the Mountaineers were down 70-48 with just over ten minutes left, but stormed back going on a 31-7 run to send the game to overtime against the Kansas State Wildcats tonight. However, in overtime, it was all Kansas State and the Mountaineers remained winless on the road this season with an 94-90 loss.

The Mountaineers were led by point guard Kerr Kriisa, who finished with 23 points and 6 assists. RaeQuan Battle had 28 points and 4 rebounds and Jesse Edwards added 5 points (1-9 FG), 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

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The Mountaineers, now 9-19 overall and 4-11 in the Big 12 Conference, return home to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday, March 2 at 6:00PM.