Kansas’ comeback to beat WVU was one for the ages
I have seen many wild finishes over my 38 years of calling basketball games for ESPN.
Monday night’s may rank right up there. I was totally stunned by Kansas, The Jayhawks were given up for dead late in the second half against a tough, tenacious West Virginia team. The Mountaineers played brilliantly for more than 36 minutes and led by 14 points late.
Numerous fans decided the game was over and walked out of Allen Fieldhouse. They believed Kansas was losing back-to-back home games for the first time since 1988.
Then came shock city. West Virginia was turning the ball over, and Kansas started to hit trifectas. Suddenly the…