LAWRENCE, Kan. — West Virginia’s 60-53 loss at Kansas in the Big 12 opener was not a lost cause.
In his first game against a conference opponent in the league’s toughest venue, freshman Oscar Tshiebwe was very much a man with a 17-point, 17-rebound double-double.
Kansas senior center Udoka Azubuike has faced plenty of stiff competition in his four years, but the NCAA’s top field-goal shooter already has Tshiebwe atop his list.
“Oscar, [he’s] a grown man,” said Azubuike, who had 17 points and 11 rebounds. “I’ve never played against somebody like that.
“He’s hard to move in the paint.