MANHATTAN, Kan. — Jermaine Haley did not want to hear about the team aspect to West Virginia’s 71-69 loss against Kansas State on Wednesday.
For that matter, neither did West Virginia forward Derek Culver.
They did not want to hear about costly turnovers or missed free throws by their teammates.
Both players walked out of Bramlage Coliseum believing they were the reason the Mountaineers dropped their third straight Big 12 game to open the conference season.
“Honestly, I feel like I lost this game for us, personally,” Culver said after scoring 17 points and adding 12 rebounds, but his final shot of the night hit the back of the rim with three seconds left in what was WVU’s final shot of the game.