West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Kansas State Wildcats

Mar 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WVU	26	37	63
KSU	23	42	65

Game Recap

Minus lead scorer Haggerty, McGriff and Johnson help Kansas State hold off West Virginia 65-63. Khamari McGriff scored 18 points and Nate Johnson scored 16 points and Kansas State delivered another blow to West Virginia's NCAA Tournament hopes holding off the Mountaineers 65-63 on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

WEST VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
52Treysen Eaglestaff	34	3-12	0-4	0-1	11	5	2	1	3	1	6
0Brenen Lorient	27	6-10	1-1	1-2	3	0	2	0	3	4	14
55Harlan Obioha	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0
1Jasper Floyd	32	1-5	0-1	0-0	3	5	2	0	2	3	2
3Honor Huff	38	3-11	3-10	2-2	4	3	1	0	1	2	11
5DJ Thomas	18	5-11	1-4	1-2	3	0	1	0	1	2	12
2Amir Jenkins	8	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
23Morris Ugusuk	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Chance Moore	29	6-7	1-1	5-9	6	1	1	1	1	1	18
TOTAL	-	24-6139.3%	6-2326.1%	9-1656.3%	32	16	10	2	12	18	63

KANSAS STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Taj Manning	33	2-4	0-1	4-5	7	2	1	0	0	2	8
21Khamari McGriff	30	6-9	0-0	6-8	7	0	1	2	1	2	18
3C.J. Jones	37	3-10	2-6	0-0	2	2	1	0	4	1	8
34Nate Johnson	38	4-9	1-2	7-10	9	7	5	0	5	2	16
10David Castillo	38	2-10	1-5	2-2	2	1	0	0	4	3	7
47Andrej Kostic	17	3-6	2-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	8
0Elias Rapieque	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
22Dorin Buca	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0

TOTAL	-	20-4940.8%	6-2030.0%	19-2576.0%	29	12	8	4	16	15	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWVUKSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Kansas State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by West Virginia.
(19:43) David Castillo misses 13-foot jumper.
(19:40) Khamari McGriff Offensive Rebound.
(19:40) Khamari McGriff misses 6-foot hook shot.
(19:37) Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.
(19:16) Harlan Obioha misses layup.
(19:12) Taj Manning Defensive Rebound.
(18:57) C.J. Jones bad pass turnover.
(18:57) Jasper Floyd Steal.
(18:39) Brenen Lorient misses 6-foot hook shot.
(18:36) Khamari McGriff Defensive Rebound.
(18:30) Nate Johnson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:26) Treysen Eaglestaff Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Jasper Floyd misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Kansas State Defensive Rebound.
(18:00) C.J. Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:58) Khamari McGriff Offensive Rebound.
(17:58) Foul on Brenen Lorient.
(17:42) Nate Johnson misses 14-foot jumper.
(17:39) Jasper Floyd Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Honor Huff misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:35) Treysen Eaglestaff Offensive Rebound.
(17:22) DJ Thomas misses 7-foot jumper.
(17:20) DJ Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(17:11) Foul on Nate Johnson.
(17:11) DJ Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:11) West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:11) DJ Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2.
10
(16:57) Khamari McGriff misses 9-foot hook shot.
(16:54) Treysen Eaglestaff Defensive Rebound.
(16:39) DJ Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:35) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(16:19) Foul on DJ Thomas.
+1 (16:19) Khamari McGriff makes free throw 1 of 2.
11
+1 (16:19) Khamari McGriff makes free throw 2 of 2.
12
+2 (15:58) Chance Moore makes layup.
32
+2 (15:27) Nate Johnson makes layup.
34
(15:18) Treysen Eaglestaff bad pass turnover.
(15:18) Nate Johnson Steal.
(15:07) Foul on Honor Huff.
(15:07) Nate Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:07) Kansas State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:07) Nate Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
35
+2 (14:53) Treysen Eaglestaff makes layup.
55
(14:35) C.J. Jones misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:32) Chance Moore Defensive Rebound.
(14:21) Treysen Eaglestaff misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:18) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:06) Andrej Kostic makes 23-foot three point jumper (C.J. Jones assists).
58
(13:47) DJ Thomas misses layup.
(13:47) Dorin Buca Block.
(13:43) Andrej Kostic Defensive Rebound.
(13:41) Andrej Kostic bad pass turnover.
(13:41) DJ Thomas Steal.
(13:19) Foul on Andrej Kostic.
(13:19) Chance Moore misses free throw 1 of 2.
+1 (13:19) Chance Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
68
(13:19) West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:01) Foul on Dorin Buca.
(13:01) Dorin Buca turnover.
(12:39) Amir Jenkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:35) C.J. Jones Defensive Rebound.
(12:13) Dorin Buca misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:09) Amir Jenkins Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:45) Chance Moore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Honor Huff assists).
98
(11:20) Foul on Harlan Obioha.
(11:16) David Castillo misses layup.
(11:13) Chance Moore Defensive Rebound.
(11:05) Foul on Elias Rapieque.
(10:49) Brenen Lorient misses layup.
(10:49) Elias Rapieque Block.
(10:47) Kansas State Defensive Rebound.
(10:30) David Castillo bad pass turnover.
(10:30) Amir Jenkins Steal.
+2 (10:25) Treysen Eaglestaff makes layup (Amir Jenkins assists).
118
(10:14) David Castillo bad pass turnover.
(10:14) Honor Huff Steal.
(10:14) Foul on Taj Manning.
(9:57) Treysen Eaglestaff misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:52) Brenen Lorient Offensive Rebound.
(9:48) Amir Jenkins misses layup.
(9:46) Taj Manning Defensive Rebound.
(9:34) Taj Manning misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:30) Honor Huff Defensive Rebound.
(9:05) Brenen Lorient misses 7-foot jumper.
(9:03) Treysen Eaglestaff Offensive Rebound.
(9:02) Treysen Eaglestaff misses layup.
(9:00) Treysen Eaglestaff Offensive Rebound.
(8:49) Treysen Eaglestaff misses layup.
+2 (8:46) DJ Thomas makes 0-foot tip in layup.
138
(8:45) DJ Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(8:33) David Castillo misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(8:29) Treysen Eaglestaff Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:10) Chance Moore makes layup.
158
+2 (7:45) David Castillo makes layup (Taj Manning assists).
1510
+2 (7:23) DJ Thomas makes layup (Jasper Floyd assists).
1710
+3 (7:03) C.J. Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (David Castillo assists).
1713
(6:43) Jasper Floyd bad pass turnover.
(6:43) Nate Johnson Steal.
(6:25) C.J. Jones misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(6:22) C.J. Jones Offensive Rebound.
(6:13) C.J. Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:11) West Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) Treysen Eaglestaff bad pass turnover.
(5:55) Nate Johnson Steal.
+2 (5:32) Khamari McGriff makes 4-foot hook shot (C.J. Jones assists).
1715
+2 (5:05) DJ Thomas makes 10-foot jumper (Honor Huff assists).
1915
(4:33) Khamari McGriff misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:31) Honor Huff Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:06) DJ Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chance Moore assists).
2215
+3 (3:48) Andrej Kostic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nate Johnson assists).
2218
(3:26) DJ Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:22) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Nate Johnson misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(3:14) Treysen Eaglestaff Defensive Rebound.
(3:11) Foul on C.J. Jones.
+1 (3:11) Chance Moore makes free throw 1 of 2.
2318
+1 (3:11) Chance Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
2418
(2:56) Andrej Kostic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:51) Taj Manning Offensive Rebound.
(2:40) David Castillo misses 11-foot jumper.
(2:40) Chance Moore Block.
(2:40) Kansas State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:33) Nate Johnson makes 14-foot jumper.
2420
+2 (2:01) Brenen Lorient makes 7-foot hook shot (Treysen Eaglestaff assists).
2620
(1:47) Nate Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:43) Chance Moore Defensive Rebound.
(1:19) Foul on Brenen Lorient.
(1:19) Brenen Lorient turnover.
+3 (1:01) C.J. Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nate Johnson assists).
2623
(0:32) Foul on Andrej Kostic.
(0:32) Treysen Eaglestaff misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:31) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:07) Foul on Jasper Floyd.
(0:06) C.J. Jones bad pass turnover.
(0:06) Treysen Eaglestaff Steal.
(0:04) Treysen Eaglestaff misses layup.
(0:04) West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
(0:04) West Virginia Coach's Challenge (Overturned) West Virginia retains its timeout.
(0:00) Honor Huff misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WVU

KSU

63Points65

24-61(39.3%)Field Goal(%)20-49(40.8%)

6-23(26.1%)3-Point(%)6-20(30.0%)

9-16(56.3%)Free Throw(%)19-25(76.0%)

35(15)Rebounds(Offensive)34(10)

16Assists12

10Steals8

2Blocks4

13Turnovers16

18(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

7Largest Lead19

Game Details

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Bramlage Coliseum · Manhattan, KS

attendance: 6,705 (53.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WVU -3.5

over/under: 143.5