MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s 38-point blowout win over Kansas State came with a rapid expiration date.
Such is life with these Big 12 Saturday-Monday turnarounds, a gap seemingly more compressed when the Trae Young Challenge awaits on deck.
The Mountaineers (17-6, 6-4) prevailed 89-76 in last month’s meeting against Oklahoma (16-6, 6-4), and now comes the rematch in Norman, where the Sooners are 11-0 this season.
Young’s deep 3s and penetrating moves have fueled a freshman uproar. The nation’s leading scorer (29.8) on the country’s highest-scoring team (89.9), he punishes all that defensive attention by handing out 9.