Javon Small hits go-ahead FT with 1.8 seconds left, sending West Virginia to 62-61 win over No. 7 KU

Javon Small hit the go-ahead free throw with 1.8 seconds remaining, and short-handed West Virginia held on after blowing an 18-point second-half lead to beat seventh-ranked Kansas 62-61 in an intense Big 12 opener for both teams Tuesday. Eduardo Andre had 15 points and Small finished with 13 for the Mountaineers (10-2, 1-0), who built a 38-20 lead despite missing two of their three leading scorers to injuries, only to watch Kansas (9-3, 0-1) use a 15-2 run to get back in the game. Zeke Mayo, who led the Jayhawks with 27 points, converted a three-point play to tie the game 61-all with 16 seconds left.

Small’s clutch free throw helps WVU hold on as they upset No. 7 Kansas

West Virginia’s trip to Kansas seemed doomed from the start. Dealing with a plane malfunction as well as without two of their primary starters, WVU did not have a pregame shootaround and was also without Tucker DeVries for the fourth consecutive game, as well as Amani Hansberry. The Mountaineers led by as many as 18 before they had their lead erased in the closing seconds of regulation.