Athlete climbs to a 71-68 win over K-State – CBS Pittsburgh

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Sean McNeil scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half, and West Virginia rallied to beat Kansas State 71-68 in Saturday’s Big 12 Conference game.

The climbers, playing their second game since December 22 due to a halt in COVID-19 health and safety protocols, ranked 18-4 early and 40-27 during halftime. tuberculosis.

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West Virginia edged ahead even at 50 when McNeil layup with 9:09 remaining and took the lead with McNeil’s 3-pointer 34 seconds later.

The Nijel Pack answered with 3 for the Wildcats, but Taz Sherman hit back 3 and McNeil added another bucket in an 8-0 run to take the Mountaineers to 61-53 with 5:49 left.

Pack hits two 3s and a basket in 10-4 to get Wildcats in 65-63 with 2:20 left. Ismael Massoud’s 3-pointer with 5 seconds left pulled the Wildcats in 69-68, but Jalen Bridges hit two free throws and Markquis Nowell missed a game 3 at the whistle.

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McNeil, who is a match for his career, has taken nine of 15 shots from the floor for West Virginia (12-2, 1-1), including seven of 10 after interrupting with three. the point. Sherman, who leads the Big 12 with an average score of 20.9, adds 14 points. Kedrian Johnson scored 11 points with six rebounds. Gabe Osabuohien won 12 rebounds.

Sherman, Osabuohien and Kobe Johnson missed the Mountaineers’ 74-59 loss to 14th Texas on Tuesday.

The Pack scored 20 to overtake Kansas State (8-6, 0-3). Mark Smith came out with 14 points and eight rebounds, while Nowell added 10 points and 10 assists. The Wildcats were without head coach Bruce Weber and two assistants along with players Kaosi Ezeagu and Logan Landers for the second straight game because of COVID-19. Nowell and Davion Bradford are back in action – missing the 70-57 loss to Texas last time out.

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