No. 7 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks preview, how to watch, live game thread, updates and more

Join us in the comments as the No. 7 ranked Mountaineers look for their first win in The Phog

By Michael Miller Dec 22, 2020, 2:00pm EST

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WHEN/WHERE

Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Tip-Off Time: 9:00 PM ET

Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas

NCAA Basketball: North Dakota State at Kansas

WATCH/LISTEN

Channel: ESPN2; DirecTV 209, DISH 143

Announce Team: Dan Shulman and Dick Vitale

Online Streaming: WatchESPN, with a valid cable subscription

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Radio: Mountaineer Sports Network on IMG (Online Stream | Radio Affiliates) | SiriusXM 83

Radio Announcers: Tony Caridi and Jay Jacobs

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LISTEN LIVE

ODDS

Spread: Kansas -2
O/U: 139

THE ENEMY

Where are they from? Lawrence, Kansas

Series History: This will be the 20th meeting between West Virginia and Kansas. Kansas leads the series, 14-5. All 19 meetings have been since the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 in 2012. Kansas has won the last four meetings in the series. WVU’s last win was a 65-64 victory at home on Jan. 19, 2019. The Mountaineers are 0-8 all-time against Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse. WVU has two overtime losses at Kansas. West Virginia has won in every Big 12 arena except at Kansas.

Record: 7-1 (1-0 Big 12)

Record in 2019-20: 28-3 (17-1 Big 12)

Head Coach: Bill Self (18th Season)

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP:

West Virginia Mountaineers: Emmitt Matthews Jr, Oscar Tshiebwe, Derek Culver, Sean McNeil, and Miles McBride

Kansas Jayhawks: David McCormack, Jalen Wilson, Ochai Agbaji, Marcus Garrett, and Christian Braun

STATS BREAKDOWN VIA JOEL BRACKEN (@WVSTATSGUY)

PREDICTION THAT WILL BE WRONG

Oscar Tshiebwe will be the key to this game for the Mountaineers. If he’s able to dig deep down and unleash his inner kaiju — which I think he will — Kansas is in trouble. The sophomore has been unimpressive thus far, but has a perfect opportunity to show up and show the world that the hype is deserved.

It’s going to be a nail-biter for the entire 40 minutes, but West Virginia squeaks by with a last second three pointer from Miles McBride and gets their first ever win inside The Phog.

West Virginia 70, Kansas 67

PREGAME READING & UPDATES

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