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Kansas State beats West Virginia, powered by Johnson's 16 points

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Everything Ross Hodge Said Following the Loss to Kansas State The West Virginia Mountaineers (17-13, 8-9) fell to the Kansas State Wildcats (12-18, 3-14) Tuesday night 65-63. West Virginia head coach Ro...

MARCH 4 • SI.COM

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...

MARCH 4 • Associated Press

DJ Thomas - Scores 12 off bench Thomas finished Tuesday's 65-63 loss to Kansas State with 12 points (5-11 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 1-2 FT), three rebounds and one steal across 18 minutes.

Impact Thomas provided 12 off the bench, the second-consecutive game in which he's reached double figures. The 6-foot-9 freshman had totaled just 15 points in his previous five games combined. Thomas has scored at least 10 points five times through 17 conference games and is averaging 6.3 points during that stretch.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

DJ Thomas - Scores 12 off bench Thomas finished Tuesday's 65-63 loss to Kansas State with 12 points (5-11 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 1-2 FT), three rebounds and one steal across 18 minutes.

Impact Thomas provided 12 off the bench, the second-consecutive game in which he's reached double figures. The 6-foot-9 freshman had totaled just 15 points in his previous five games combined. Thomas has scored at least 10 points five times through 17 conference games and is averaging 6.3 points during that stretch.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Khamari McGriff - Rare offensive outburst McGriff finished Tuesday's 65-63 victory over West Virginia with 18 points (6-9 FG, 6-8 FT), seven rebounds, two blocks and one steal across 30 minutes.

Impact McGriff's team-leading 18 points represents his best scoring performance in conference play this season. The 6-foot-9 senior, who also added seven boards, two blocks and a steal, reached double figures for the first time in eight games since returning from a four-game absence. Through 26 games, McGriff is averaging 9.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.1 blocks and 0.6 steals while seeing 20.2 minutes of action per contest.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Dorin Buca - Plays four minutes in return Buca (lower body) logged four minutes off the bench in Tuesday's 65-63 win over West Virginia. He finished scoreless (0-1 FG, 0-1 3Pt) while making one block and committing one tur...

Impact Buca was ruled out Tuesday, but he was upgraded to a game-time decision status before tipoff, and he ultimately saw minutes. His fantasy upside is minimal, as Buca is averaging just 3.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game this season.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Dorin Buca - Plays four minutes in return Buca (lower body) logged four minutes off the bench in Tuesday's 65-63 win over West Virginia. He finished scoreless (0-1 FG, 0-1 3Pt) while making one block and committing one tur...

Impact Buca was ruled out Tuesday, but he was upgraded to a game-time decision status before tipoff, and he ultimately saw minutes. His fantasy upside is minimal, as Buca is averaging just 3.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game this season.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE