Jaysean Paige
Kansas teams throughout its program history is known for having a go-to scorer. Recently, that was Andrew Wiggins. He wasn’t afraid to penetrate and take the ball to the hoop.
The Jayhawks didn’t have a player like that on Tuesday, but West Virginia did. Jaysean Paige, back to being the team’s sixth man, scored a game-high 26 points. He shot 6 of 13 from the floor and converted 14 of 17 free throw tries.
As a whole, the Mountaineers were just 3 of 12 from behind-the-arc and scored 32 points in the paint. So, the inside game was necessary for the win. With Paige’s ability to drive to the basket, draw contact, and have a chance to gain some extra points at the charity stripe, WVU thrived.
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