LAWRENCE, Kan. — Only five times before, across 109 seasons of basketball, had West Virginia been limited to two free throws or fewer in a game.
When it happened a third time Saturday night, coach Bob Huggins overheated and was ejected in the final seconds of a 77-69 loss.
The frustration, Huggins claimed, had “been building” even before Kansas enjoyed a whopping 35-2 edge in free throws.
Frustrated by his team losing for the sixth straight year at Allen Fieldhouse, Huggins argued, “There’s something wrong to do that to kids who are playing their hearts out.