Kansas 81-71 West Virginia (Mar 12, 2016) Play-by-Play

West Virginia Mountaineers

26-8, 13-5 Big 12

	1	2	T
WVU	34	37	71
KU	33	48	81

Kansas Jayhawks

30-4, 15-3 Big 12

Perry Ellis missed Jumper.
Perry Ellis missed Layup.
Perry Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
Frank Mason III missed Layup.
Wayne Selden Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper.
Wayne Selden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Brannen Greene made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
Carlton Bragg Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Brannen Greene.
Frank Mason III missed Layup.
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk missed Three Point Jumper.
Devonte' Graham made Jumper.
Perry Ellis made Jumper.
Wayne Selden Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
Wayne Selden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
Frank Mason III missed Layup.
Perry Ellis missed Layup.
Frank Mason III made Layup.
Wayne Selden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Perry Ellis made Jumper.
Perry Ellis missed Layup.
Carlton Bragg Jr. missed Jumper.
Wayne Selden Jr. made Jumper.
Devonte' Graham missed Layup.
Devonte' Graham missed Jumper.
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper.
Wayne Selden Jr. made Jumper.
Devonte' Graham missed Layup.
Frank Mason III made Jumper.
Perry Ellis missed Jumper.
Landen Lucas made Layup.
Perry Ellis made Dunk. Assisted by Wayne Selden Jr..
Wayne Selden Jr. missed Jumper.
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
Devonte' Graham missed Three Point Jumper.
Wayne Selden Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Landen Lucas.
Wayne Selden Jr. missed Jumper.
Frank Mason III missed Three Point Jumper.
Wayne Selden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
Perry Ellis made Layup. Assisted by Brannen Greene.
Frank Mason III missed Jumper.
Wayne Selden Jr. missed Jumper.
Frank Mason III missed Layup.
Landen Lucas made Layup. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
Wayne Selden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
Perry Ellis made Dunk. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
Daxter Miles Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Devin Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
Devin Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
Nathan Adrian made Jumper.
Elijah Macon missed Jumper.
Jonathan Holton missed Layup.
Elijah Macon missed Layup.
Jaysean Paige made Jumper.
Jevon Carter made Layup. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.
Jaysean Paige missed Layup.
Tarik Phillip missed Three Point Jumper.
Jevon Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
Devin Williams made Layup.
Nathan Adrian missed Three Point Jumper.
Jaysean Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
Devin Williams made Jumper.
Esa Ahmad made Jumper. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.
Devin Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Jonathan Holton.
Daxter Miles Jr. missed Layup.
Devin Williams made Dunk.
Esa Ahmad made Dunk. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.
Esa Ahmad missed Jumper.
Jonathan Holton missed Dunk.
Devin Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Esa Ahmad.
Esa Ahmad made Layup. Assisted by Devin Williams.
Daxter Miles Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Macon missed Layup.
Elijah Macon made Layup.
Tarik Phillip missed Three Point Jumper.
Jevon Carter missed Layup.
Jevon Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
Daxter Miles Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
Jaysean Paige missed Layup.
Tarik Phillip missed Layup.
Jevon Carter made Layup.
Tarik Phillip missed Jumper.
Devin Williams missed Layup.
Tarik Phillip made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Esa Ahmad.
Jaysean Paige missed Jumper.
Devin Williams missed Layup.
Devin Williams missed Jumper.
Tarik Phillip missed Jumper.
Jonathan Holton missed Three Point Jumper.
Jaysean Paige made Jumper.
Devin Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
Nathan Adrian made Layup. Assisted by Jaysean Paige.
Nathan Adrian missed Three Point Jumper.
Daxter Miles Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Devin Williams.
Jaysean Paige made Layup.
Devin Williams made Layup. Assisted by Jonathan Holton.
Daxter Miles Jr. made Layup.
Daxter Miles Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Tarik Phillip missed Jumper.
Jevon Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Macon made Layup. Assisted by Nathan Adrian.
Jevon Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
Nathan Adrian made Layup.

WEST VIRGINIA

KANSAS

TIME		WVU	KU
20:00	Jump Ball won by Kansas	0	0
19:43	Perry Ellis missed Jumper.	0	0
19:43	Jevon Carter Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:26	Devin Williams Turnover.	0	0
19:13	Perry Ellis Turnover.	0	0
18:50	Daxter Miles Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:50	Perry Ellis Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:39	Foul on Nathan Adrian.	0	0
18:30	Foul on Jevon Carter.	0	0
18:30	Frank Mason III missed Free Throw.	0	0
18:30	Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.	0	0
18:30	Frank Mason III missed Free Throw.	0	0
18:30	Devin Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:04	Devin Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.	2	0
17:29	Perry Ellis missed Layup.	2	0
17:29	Nathan Adrian Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:09	Devin Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Jevon Carter.	4	0
16:50	Perry Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.	4	0
16:50	Jevon Carter Defensive Rebound.	4	0
16:28	Nathan Adrian made Jumper.	6	0
16:12	Foul on Perry Ellis.	6	0
16:12	Perry Ellis Turnover.	6	0
16:01	Foul on Devonte' Graham.	6	0
15:48	Jonathan Holton Turnover.	6	0
15:48	Official TV Timeout	6	0
15:33	Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.	6	3
15:10	Daxter Miles Jr. Turnover.	6	3
15:10	Landen Lucas Steal.	6	3
14:59	Devonte' Graham Turnover.	6	3
14:59	Jaysean Paige Steal.	6	3
14:58	Jaysean Paige Turnover.	6	3
14:48	Wayne Selden Jr. Turnover.	6	3
14:48	Elijah Macon Steal.	6	3
14:23	Elijah Macon missed Jumper.	6	3
14:23	Jonathan Holton Offensive Rebound.	6	3
14:20	Jonathan Holton missed Layup.	6	3
14:20	Elijah Macon Offensive Rebound.	6	3
14:16	Elijah Macon missed Layup.	6	3
14:16	Jonathan Holton Offensive Rebound.	6	3
14:14	Jonathan Holton Turnover.	6	3
14:14	Devonte' Graham Steal.	6	3
14:07	Frank Mason III missed Layup.	6	3
14:07	Wayne Selden Jr. Offensive Rebound.	6	3
14:07	Wayne Selden Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.	6	5
13:42	Jaysean Paige made Jumper.	8	5
13:23	Jamari Traylor Turnover.	8	5
13:23	Jonathan Holton Steal.	8	5
13:16	Jevon Carter made Layup. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.	10	5
12:54	Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper.	10	8
12:34	Jaysean Paige missed Layup.	10	8
12:34	Landen Lucas Defensive Rebound.	10	8
12:26	Wayne Selden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	10	8
12:26	Jevon Carter Defensive Rebound.	10	8
12:25	Jevon Carter Turnover.	10	8
12:06	Brannen Greene made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.	10	11
11:49	Foul on Carlton Bragg Jr..	10	11
11:49	Official TV Timeout	10	11
11:49	Devin Williams made Free Throw.	11	11
11:49	Devin Williams missed Free Throw.	11	11
11:49	Carlton Bragg Jr. Defensive Rebound.	11	11
11:35	Carlton Bragg Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Brannen Greene.	11	13
11:23	Tarik Phillip missed Three Point Jumper.	11	13
11:23	Frank Mason III Defensive Rebound.	11	13
11:13	Frank Mason III missed Layup.	11	13
11:13	Frank Mason III Offensive Rebound.	11	13
10:54	Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk missed Three Point Jumper.	11	13
10:54	Devin Williams Defensive Rebound.	11	13
10:27	Tarik Phillip Turnover.	11	13
10:03	Devonte' Graham made Jumper.	11	15
9:42	Foul on Daxter Miles Jr..	11	15
9:42	Daxter Miles Jr. Turnover.	11	15
9:41	Brannen Greene Turnover.	11	15
9:41	Nathan Adrian Steal.	11	15
9:37	Jevon Carter missed Three Point Jumper.	11	15
9:37	West Virginia Offensive Rebound.	11	15
9:33	Foul on Brannen Greene.	11	15
9:31	Devin Williams made Layup.	13	15
9:06	Perry Ellis Turnover.	13	15
8:50	Foul on Devin Williams.	13	15
8:50	Devin Williams Turnover.	13	15
8:49	Foul on Jevon Carter.	13	15
8:36	Perry Ellis made Jumper.	13	17
8:16	Nathan Adrian missed Three Point Jumper.	13	17
8:16	Landen Lucas Defensive Rebound.	13	17
8:00	Wayne Selden Jr. Turnover.	13	17
8:00	Nathan Adrian Steal.	13	17
7:55	Jaysean Paige Turnover.	13	17
7:55	Devonte' Graham Steal.	13	17
7:48	Wayne Selden Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.	13	19
7:23	Jaysean Paige missed Three Point Jumper.	13	19
7:23	Landen Lucas Defensive Rebound.	13	19
6:59	Foul on Nathan Adrian.	13	19
6:59	Official TV Timeout	13	19
6:59	Perry Ellis made Free Throw.	13	20
6:59	Perry Ellis made Free Throw.	13	21
6:45	Devin Williams made Jumper.	15	21
6:27	Wayne Selden Jr. Turnover.	15	21
6:27	Daxter Miles Jr. Steal.	15	21
6:10	Esa Ahmad made Jumper. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.	17	21
5:52	Wayne Selden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.	17	24
5:20	Devin Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Jonathan Holton.	19	24
5:20	Foul on Landen Lucas.	19	24
5:20	Jonathan Holton Turnover.	19	24
5:12	Frank Mason III missed Layup.	19	24
5:12	Devin Williams Defensive Rebound.	19	24
5:04	Daxter Miles Jr. missed Layup.	19	24
5:04	Devin Williams Offensive Rebound.	19	24
5:03	Devin Williams made Dunk.	21	24
5:03	Foul on Landen Lucas.	21	24
5:03	Devin Williams made Free Throw.	22	24
4:46	Perry Ellis missed Layup.	22	24
4:46	Devin Williams Defensive Rebound.	22	24
4:35	Esa Ahmad made Dunk. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.	24	24
4:33	Kansas Timeout	24	24
4:30	Frank Mason III made Layup.	24	26
4:11	Esa Ahmad missed Jumper.	24	26
4:11	Perry Ellis Defensive Rebound.	24	26
4:06	Foul on Esa Ahmad.	24	26
4:06	Devonte' Graham made Free Throw.	24	27
4:06	Devonte' Graham made Free Throw.	24	28
3:53	Foul on Jamari Traylor.	24	28
3:53	Official TV Timeout	24	28
3:53	Devin Williams made Free Throw.	25	28
3:53	Devin Williams made Free Throw.	26	28
3:53	Wayne Selden Jr. Turnover.	26	28
3:53	Devin Williams Steal.	26	28
3:47	Jonathan Holton missed Dunk.	26	28
3:47	West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.	26	28
3:47	Jump Ball won by West Virginia	26	28
3:44	Devin Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Esa Ahmad.	28	28
3:44	Foul on Jamari Traylor.	28	28
3:44	Devin Williams missed Free Throw.	28	28
3:44	Perry Ellis Defensive Rebound.	28	28
3:28	Wayne Selden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	28	28
3:28	Tarik Phillip Defensive Rebound.	28	28
3:23	Tarik Phillip Turnover.	28	28
3:16	Perry Ellis made Jumper.	28	30
3:16	Foul on Jonathan Holton.	28	30
3:16	Perry Ellis made Free Throw.	28	31
2:59	Esa Ahmad made Layup. Assisted by Devin Williams.	30	31
2:48	Devonte' Graham Turnover.	30	31
2:33	Daxter Miles Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	30	31
2:33	Devonte' Graham Defensive Rebound.	30	31
2:22	Perry Ellis missed Layup.	30	31
2:22	Esa Ahmad Defensive Rebound.	30	31
1:50	West Virginia Turnover.	30	31
1:39	Carlton Bragg Jr. missed Jumper.	30	31
1:39	Jonathan Holton Defensive Rebound.	30	31
1:15	Elijah Macon missed Layup.	30	31
1:15	Carlton Bragg Jr. Block.	30	31
1:15	Elijah Macon Offensive Rebound.	30	31
1:04	Elijah Macon made Layup.	32	31
0:54	Wayne Selden Jr. made Jumper.	32	33
0:38	West Virginia Timeout	32	33
0:30	Tarik Phillip missed Three Point Jumper.	32	33
0:30	Devonte' Graham Defensive Rebound.	32	33
0:22	Devonte' Graham missed Layup.	32	33
0:22	Elijah Macon Defensive Rebound.	32	33
0:19	Foul on Carlton Bragg Jr..	32	33
0:19	Elijah Macon made Free Throw.	33	33
0:19	Elijah Macon made Free Throw.	34	33
0:05	Devonte' Graham missed Jumper.	34	33
0:05	Jonathan Holton Defensive Rebound.	34	33
0:00	End of 1st half	34	33

Self, Graham thrilled to be Big 12 Champs

2:54

Ellis dunks Kansas to Big 12 title

0:21

W. Selden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D. Graham.

0:28

T-Mobile Center

6:00 PM, March 12, 2016Coverage: ESPN

Kansas City, MO

Attendance: 19,046

Referees:
Tom Eades
Doug Sirmons
Mark Whitehead

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Houston	19-1	-	35-5
Texas Tech	15-5	4	28-9
BYU	14-6	5	26-10
Arizona	14-6	5	24-13
Iowa State	13-7	6	25-10
Kansas	11-9	8	21-13
West Virginia	10-10	9	19-13
Baylor	10-10	9	20-15
TCU	9-11	10	16-16
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Utah	8-12	11	16-17
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Arizona State	4-16	15	13-20
Colorado	3-17	16	14-21

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