RaeQuan Battle, Pat Suemnick lead West Virginia over No. 3 Kansas 91-85
RaeQuan Battle scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Pat Suemnick added a career-high 20 points and West Virginia beat No. 3 Kansas 91-85
By JOHN RABY
Published - Jan 20, 2024, 07:02 PM ET
Last Updated - Jan 20, 2024, 07:02 PM EST
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — RaeQuan Battle scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Pat Suemnick added a career-high 20 points and West Virginia beat No. 3 Kansas 91-85 on Saturday.
Fans stormed the court after the Mountaineers (7-11, 2-3 Big 12) improved to 7-5 against Kansas in Morgantown and broke a six-game losing streak in the series.
West Virginia set the pace with an early 3-point shooting barrage and outhustled the Jayhawks to get key free throws in the end.
Kansas (15-3, 3-2) trailed for most of the second half until K.J. Adams hit two free throws for an 81-80 lead with 2:41 remaining. Suemnick answered with a bank shot over Hunter Dickinson 35 seconds later to give the Mountaineers the lead for good.
