What a big Saturday night it turned out to be for Kansas.
Early in the evening, things looked shaky for the Jayhawks. They trailed West Virginia by double digits in the second half at home, and the possibility of losing an unheard-of fourth game at Allen Fieldhouse this season was real.
More importantly -- considering they entered the day a game behind Texas Tech -- a loss would damage their chances in the Big 12 race as they pursue their 14th consecutive conference title, something coach Bill Self would rather his team not focus on, but it's something that is perpetually thrown at the Jayhawks, especially this season.