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01/26 03:43 CST West Virginia hosts Kansas State after Haggerty's 23-point
performance
West Virginia hosts Kansas State after Haggerty's 23-point performance
By The Associated Press
Kansas State Wildcats (10-10, 1-6 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (13-7,
4-3 Big 12)
Morgantown, West Virginia; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State visits West Virginia after PJ Haggerty scored 23
points in Kansas State's 86-62 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks.
The Mountaineers have gone 12-0 at home. West Virginia has a 1-2 record in
one-possession games.
The Wildcats are 1-6 in Big 12 play. Kansas State averages 18.7 assists per
game to lead the Big 12, paced by Haggerty with 4.5.
West Virginia is shooting 45.1% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage
points higher than the 45.0% Kansas State allows to opponents. Kansas State
averages 19.8 more points per game (84.1) than West Virginia allows to
opponents (64.3).
The Mountaineers and Wildcats match up Tuesday for the first time in Big 12
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Honor Huff is shooting 38.9% and averaging 16.3 points for the
Mountaineers. Treysen Eaglestaff is averaging 14.1 points over the last 10
games.
Haggerty is averaging 23.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the
Wildcats. Abdi Bashir Jr. is averaging 11.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 6-4, averaging 71.9 points, 30.8 rebounds, 13.6
assists, 5.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points per game.
Wildcats: 4-6, averaging 81.5 points, 32.4 rebounds, 18.1 assists, 6.6 steals
and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 83.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
