West Virginia at No. 6 Kansas
• WHEN/WHERE: 1 p.m. Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence
• TV/RADIO: CBS (Chs. 5, 13); KCSP (610 AM)
• ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA (13-15, 6-9 Big 12): If you need an example of what kind of year it’s been in West Virginia, there’s this: The Mountaineers have had 12 different players start at least two games, and Bob Huggins is still searching for answers. … West Virginia enters Allen Fieldhouse on a three-game losing streak, including home losses against Oklahoma State and Baylor. … The Mountaineers made Kansas fight in the Jayhawks’ 61-56 victory on Jan. 28, but they’ve lost four of five. … West Virginia ranks ninth in the Big 12 in field-goal percentage (40.4) and ninth in field-goal percentage defense (43.7). … This will be the Mountaineers’ first trip to Allen Fieldhouse; the last matchup was the first time the two programs had ever met.
• ABOUT KANSAS (24-4, 12-3 Big 12): After playing three games in six days, Kansas returns to the floor against West Virginia following a four-day break. … Kansas coach Bill Self won his 500th career game against Iowa State last Monday, but he still has a solid chance of reaching his 300th Kansas win this season. He currently sits at 293-57 at KU, and three more Big 12 victories will lock up KU’s ninth straight Big 12 title. … Kansas leads the nation in field-goal percentage defense (35.5), but the Jayhawks’ have been vulnerable to hot three-point shooting. Iowa State hit 17 threes against Kansas last Monday, one shy of the most KU had ever surrendered. … All the long-range bombing had another effect: Kansas center Jeff Withey, who fouled out against Iowa State, was held without a block for just the second time this season.
• BOTTOM LINE: With senior night looming on Monday, the Jayhawks’ seniors have two games left at Allen Fieldhouse. If they take care of business, they can play for another Big 12 title at Baylor next Saturday.