No. 6 Kansas hosts McNeil and West Virginia

West Virginia Mountaineers (16-16, 4-14 Big 12) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (25-6, 14-4 Big 12)

Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 3 p.m. EST

LINE: Kansas -9; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: West Virginia plays the No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks after Sean McNeil scored 21 points in West Virginia's 73-67 win over the Kansas State Wildcats.

The Jayhawks are 16-1 in home games. Kansas has a 23-5 record against teams over .500.

The Mountaineers are 4-14 in Big 12 play. West Virginia ranks sixth in the Big 12 shooting 32.5% from downtown. McNeil leads the Mountaineers shooting 37.3% from 3-point range.

The teams meet for the third time this season. Kansas won 71-58 in the last matchup on Feb. 20. Ochai Agbaji led Kansas with 23 points, and McNeil led West Virginia with 18 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Agbaji is scoring 19.8 points per game with 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Jayhawks. Christian Braun is averaging 9.4 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 51.5% over the last 10 games for Kansas.

Taz Sherman is averaging 18 points for the Mountaineers. Malik Curry is averaging 8.4 points over the last 10 games for West Virginia.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jayhawks: 7-3, averaging 68.8 points, 36.8 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 6.2 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 36.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.8 points per game.

Mountaineers: 3-7, averaging 68.7 points, 29.9 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.1 points.

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