Jeff Goodman reported that West Virginia will be without senior guard Tucker DeVries and sophomore forward Amani Hansberry in today’s game at Kansas due to past injuries. DeVries has been

Just minutes before tip, we learned that West Virginia would be without starters Tucker DeVries and Amani Hansberry against No. 7 Kansas. With those two out of the lineup, it felt like the Mountaineers would have no shot of taking down the Jayhawks.

The Mountaineers won at Allen Fieldhouse for the first time in 12 tries, ending the Jayhawks' 33-year winning streak in conference openers.

The loss for Kansas snaps a streak of 33 consecutive wins in conference openers dating back to the 1991-92 season, with its last loss in a conference opener taking place Jan. 8, 1991, in an 88-82 loss at Oklahoma to open Big 8 play that season.

For the first time since 1991, Kansas basketball dropped its Big 12 opener, falling 62-61 to West Virginia at Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday afternoon. It was a brutal game for the Jayhawks, who never led and couldn’t close the gap, even with a furious late rally.

Two teams that seem to have found their stride match up Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan., as Big 12 Conference play begins for visiting West Virginia and No. 7 Kansas. West

Despite a late rally from the No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks, West Virginia was in control throughout the game in a shocking 62-61 win on Tuesday. After the Jayhawks trailed 57-50 with 3:59 left, they went on an 11-5 run.

West Virginia survives a late Kansas rally and earns its first-ever win at Allen Fieldhouse, with Javon Small sinking a clutch free throw in the final seconds to seal a 62-61 victory in the Big 12 opener.