Just a few days after rolling over one of the last two teams without a loss in Big 12 play, West Virginia figures to face a sterner test from one of the last two teams without a win in Big 12 play.
The No. 12 Mountaineers (14-2, 3-1 Big 12) are in Manhattan, Kan. to face a Kansas State team looking to keep its season from spiraling out of reach. The Wildcats (7-9, 0-4) are still looking for their first league win a year after hoisting the crown.
The primary reasons for those struggles are easy enough to figure out with tough-nosed guard Barry Brown and smooth-shooting big man Dean Wade lost to graduation.