LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 20 West Virginia experienced another painful late-game fade inside The Phog, though coach Bob Huggins technically wasn’t around to see it.
With No. 13 Kansas ending the game on a 19-3 run, the Mountaineers’ double-digit lead melted down into a 77-69 loss, following the same failed template displayed here in 2015 and 2017.
Huggins missed the final 8.5 seconds, ejected following back-to-back technicals from John Higgins and James Luckie. An unfathomable 35-2 deficit in free-throw attempts sent the coach boiling over.
“I’ve never been in a game like that,” Huggins said.