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WVU basketball overwhelms No. 1 Kansas

By Matthew Peaslee

Jan 12, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers forward Jonathan Holton (1) pressures Kansas Jayhawks guard Brannen Greene (14) during the first half at the WVU Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 12, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers forward Jonathan Holton (1) pressures Kansas Jayhawks guard Brannen Greene (14) during the first half at the WVU Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 12, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; Kansas Jayhawks forward Perry Ellis (34) and West Virginia Mountaineers forward Elijah Macon (45) fight for a loose ball during the first half at the WVU Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 12, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; Kansas Jayhawks forward Perry Ellis (34) and West Virginia Mountaineers forward Elijah Macon (45) fight for a loose ball during the first half at the WVU Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /

Altering shots

West Virginia scored more points than Kansas. Simple as that.

The Jayhawks were cold shooting the ball, in part to the Mountaineers’ tight defense.

Kansas did shoot better than WVU (41.7-percent to 33-percent), but the 63 points were the team’s lowest output of the season.

Really, the game was won at the foul line as the Mountaineers were 33 of 47 from the line, while Kansas was 13 of 21.

Any WVU game is akin to draw a lot of fouls. And that remained the case on Tuesday, but it was the Jayhawks who were whistled on more. Kansas committed 32 infractions compared to 20 by WVU.

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