There was a snow storm outside and a defensive swarm inside. West Virginia took control against Kansas early on and put its foot on the gas pedal as the Mountaineers toppled No. 1 Kansas, 74-63. It was the third time in program history that WVU knocked off a No. 1 ranked team.
“We tried to run them off the line,” said WVU head coach Bob Huggins. “I thought we did a better job as the game wore on. We gave some at the end – it’s hard when you end up with your power forward on a point guard a lot of times, your point guard on the center and all of that.