MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- No. 9 West Virginia had five days to process a late-game meltdown at Kansas. Texas Tech is five days removed from a euphoric upset of No. 4 Baylor.
How the teams handled the space between could determine who wins Saturday's matchup in Morgantown.
The Mountaineers (20-6, 8-5 Big 12) let a victory evaporate in crushing fashion at Lawrence by squandering a 14-point lead in the final 2:45 on Monday. Asked how he could convince his team to forget about such a collapse, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said, "I'm not sure I could if I tried.