Differently constructed shot-blockers could swing 2nd-round showdown

Murray State’s Shaq Buchanan learned the follies of challenging West Virginia center Sagaba Konate (50) during the first round of the NCAA tournament.SAN DIEGO — Sagaba Konate is built like a defensive end with pogo-stick hops. Adjin Penava is built like a pogo stick.

West Virginia-Marshall, for all the mountain marbles in the NCAA tournament’s second round, could hinge upon the performances of their elite shot-blockers.

Konate, WVU’s 6-foot-8 sophomore, provides brawn and bounce, pinning shots with two-handed certainty and forming a wall around the basket. His 3.29 blocks per game rank third in the country.

The spindly Penava, with only 214 pounds spread across his 6-9 frame, actually tops…