West Virginia entered the Phog Allen Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon looking for their first win on the road in Lawrence. Despite a valiant first half effort, the it was not meant to be as the Mountaineers fell 85-59.
The Mountaineers fell behind 11-5 early, but cut the Kansas lead to three on a Sean McNeil three pointer. The Mountaineers would use that as a momentum builder and eventually take the lead on a Malik Curry jumper with 12:35 to go in the first half. West Virginia would lead by as many as eight in the first half before a Kansas rally (and some seemingly swallowed whistles) allowed Kansas to storm back and take a 33-31 lead at the half.