Big 12 regular-season champion Kansas picked up overwhelming support as a possible No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament by downing West Virginia 81-70 in the conference final at the Sprint Center.
Malik Newman scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds, while Devonté Graham tallied 18 points with a career-high 13 assists. Silvio De Sousa scored 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting with 10 rebounds and Svi Mykhailiuk hit four three-pointers and had 16 points as the Jayhawks (27-7), who hit 15 of 27 threes, overcame an eight-point second-half deficit to defeat the Mountaineers (24-10) for the third time this season.