No. 14 West Virginia piled up twice as many turnovers as assists, never got its transition game revving and shot well below its season average.
Still, it had ample ammunition to throttle short-handed Oklahoma State 70-56 on Saturday in Stillwater.
Devin Williams finished with 13 points and 15 rebounds—combining with Jonathan Holton to outrebound the entire Cowboys team—and Jaysean Paige made his usual array of difficult baskets in a 17-point effort as the Mountaineers (22-7, 11-5) swept the season series.
Hours after Oklahoma’s dramatic fade against Texas, West Virginia took sole possession of second place in the Big 12—essentially the highest point teams in this league can aspire with Kansas now owning 12 consecutive titles.