LAWRENCE, Kan. — Perry Ellis finished off his trademark low-post spins, flushed an alley-oop and buried a corner 3 as No. 6 Kansas finally buried No. 10 West Virginia 75-65.
Ellis scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half, Frank Mason scored 14 and Kansas (20-4, 8-3) shot 56 percent to force a three-way tie atop the Big 12 standings.
The Jayhawks also got 16 rebounds from Landon Lucas to extend their home win streak to 37 games by beating the Mountaineers (19-5, 8-3) at Phog Allen Fieldhouse for the fourth consecutive season.