The first day of the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament featured just one game but Wednesday’s matchup between West Virginia and Kansas State set the tone for what’s sure to be an exciting rest of the week in Kansas City.
The ninth-seeded Mountaineers outlasted the eighth-seeded Wildcats in a close battle to advance to the quarterfinals with a 73–67 victory. Sean McNeil led the way for West Virginia with 21 points and Malik Curry chipped in 17 points off the bench in the win.
