Huff, Eaglestaff help lift West Virginia past Kansas State 59-54
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Honor Huff scored 17 points and Treysen Eaglestaff scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds and West Virginia beat Kansas State 59-54 on Tuesday night.
Brenen Lorient scored 10 points for West Virginia (14-7, 5-3 Big 12), which has won three of four and six of its last nine games. It was the second fewest points scored this season since a 77-48 loss at Houston on Jan. 13.
P.J. Haggerty scored 16 points, David Castillo scored 15 points and Nate Johnson 13 for Kansas State (10-11, 1-7). The Jayhawks have lost seven of their last eight.
West Virginia led 57-54 with 22 seconds left before the Jayhawks intentionally fouled Huff. He missed the front end of a one-and-one and Kansas State took possession.
Lorient blocked Haggerty’s layup attempt with 14 seconds left. Kansas State maintained possession but Haggerty’s 3-point attempt with 10 seconds left was off the mark.
Taj Manning fouled Huff and he made both foul shots with eight seconds left to seal the win.
Up Next
Kansas State: Hosts No. 8 Iowa State on Sunday.
West Virginia: Hosts Baylor on Saturday.
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