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ROCK CHALK RALLY
Jayhawks beat WVU, claim 11-straight Big 12 titles
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Kansas guard Frank Mason III looks to pass while covered by West Virginia forward Nathan Adrian during the first half of a Big 12 Conference basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence on Tuesday night. - photo by AP Photo

LAWRENCE (AP) — Frank Mason III capped one of the biggest comebacks in Allen Fieldhouse history by scoring the last eight points in overtime to lead No. 9 Kansas past No. 20 West Virginia 76-69 on Tuesday night for the Jayhawks’ 11th consecutive Big 12 championship.
Mason had 19 points for the Jayhawks, whose 11 straight conference titles trail only the 13 in a row UCLA won in the John Wooden era.
Junior forward Perry Ellis, the Jayhawks’ leading scorer, appeared to injure his knee late in the first half and did not return.
Daxter Miles had 23 points for West Virginia (22-8, 10-7), which was without star guard Juwan Staten, who had scored at least 20 points in each of the last three games against Kansas.
Trailing by as many as 18 points in a ragged first half, Kansas (24-6, 13-4) finally tied it 59-all on two free throws by Devonte Graham with 11.5 seconds left in regulation. Miles’ 3-pointer gave West Virginia a quick 63-61 overtime lead before Jamari Traylor’s three-point play made it 64-63.
Mason went 4 for 4 from the free throw line in the waning seconds, the final shot going in with 4.1 seconds to play as the Jayhawks completed a 16-0 home season.

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Tuesday

At Lawrence
Allen Fieldhouse

No. 9 KANSAS 76,
No. 20 WEST VIRGINIA 69, OT
WEST VIRGINIA (22-8)
Holton 5-12 0-0 12, Carter 0-10 4-6 4, Miles Jr. 8-15 2-4 23, D. Williams 2-5 5-9 9, Adrian 0-2 0-0 0, Paige 1-7 1-4 4, Connor 0-0 0-0 0, Phillip 4-9 4-5 13, Watkins 0-0 0-0 0, B. Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Macon 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 22-63 16-28 69.
KANSAS (24-6)
Mason III 4-10 11-12 19, Selden Jr. 2-7 0-2 4, Garrett 0-0 0-0 0, Traylor 5-9 4-7 14, Ellis 1-4 2-2 4, Graham 2-5 6-8 10, Mykhailiuk 0-0 0-0 0, Oubre Jr. 5-7 2-2 12, Greene 0-6 4-4 4, Lucas 0-1 1-2 1, Mickelson 2-2 4-4 8. Totals 21-51 34-43 76.
Halftime—West Virginia 40-26. End Of Regulation—Tied 59. 3-Point Goals—West Virginia 9-25 (Miles Jr. 5-9, Holton 2-4, Phillip 1-3, Paige 1-3, Carter 0-6), Kansas 0-15 (Ellis 0-1, Graham 0-1, Mason III 0-2, Oubre Jr. 0-2, Selden Jr. 0-4, Greene 0-5). Fouled Out—Adrian, Oubre Jr., Paige, D. Williams. Rebounds—West Virginia 46 (Holton 10), Kansas 34 (Traylor 9). Assists—West Virginia 10 (Carter 3), Kansas 9 (Mason III 3). Total Fouls—West Virginia 31, Kansas 23. A—16,300.