MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia played so well against Kansas State Tuesday night that two technical fouls couldn’t even slow down the Mountaineers.
Jonathan Holton had 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 9 West Virginia to a 70-55 Big 12 Conference victory that gave the Mountaineers a sweep of the season series.
It was Holton’s second double-double in three games for the Mountaineers (17-3, 6-2).
Justin Edwards had 11 points for Kansas State (12-8, 2-6), which cut West Virginia’s lead to single digits in the second half just once. Dean Wade had nine points for the Wildcats, who connected on 20 of 57 shots (35.