West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas State Wildcats
· Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Quarterfinal
Lee's double-double helps No. 16 Kansas State women beat West Virginia 65-62 in Big 12 quarters
Lee finished with 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting with 11 rebounds, three blocks and a steal. The 6-foot-6 senior has 1,088 career rebounds, moving past Kendra Wecker (2001-05; 1,087) into first in Wildcats history.
Gabby Gregory hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give Kansas State a 57-51 lead with 6:49 to play, but Jayla Hemingway hit a 3 before Harrison scored in the lane, converted a three-point play and then made a layup in a 10-2 spurt that made it 61-all with 3 minutes to play. Lee made a layup to put the Wildcats back in front with 2:45 remaining before Sundell hit a pull-up jumper on the baseline to make it 65-51 with 59 seconds left.
Ja’Naiya Quinerly, an 81% free-throw shooter, made 1 of 2 from the foul line to make it a one-possession game with 45.9 seconds to play and the West Virginia defense forced a shot clock violation. After a Mountaineers timeout, Kylee Blacksten missed a potential tying 3 with 8 seconds left. Lee missed two free throws with 3.1 seconds to go before Quinerly’s step-back 3 at the buzzer rimmed out.
Quinerly hit two 3s to spark a 16-4 run that gave West Virginia a 12-point lead when she capped the spurt with a layup that made it 21-9 with 4:29 left in the first quarter. Lee scored the final six points of the period. A layup by Gisela Sanchez to open the scoring in the second cut the deficit to four with 7:48 to go in the half. The Wildcats scored 15 of the final 19 points in the second quarter to take a 34-31 lead at intermission.
Quinerly led No. 6 seed West Virginia (24-7) with 27 points, including five 3-pointers, and Jordan Harrison scored 16.
Gregory scored 11 points for third-seeded Kansas State (25-6).
The Wildcats shot 57% (27 of 47) from the field and outrebounded the Mountaineers 35-21.
Kansas State plays No. 6 and second-seeded Texas in the semifinals.
West Virginia awaits an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 62 - 65 |
| 4th 0:01 |  |
Kansas State Deadball Team Rebound. | 62 - 65 |
| 4th 0:01 |  |
JJ Quinerly missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 65 |
| 4th 0:02 | |
West Virginia Timeout | 62 - 65 |
| 4th 0:04 | |
JJ Quinerly Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 65 |
Statistics
 WVU |
KSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-54 | FG | 27-47 |
| 38.9 | Field Goal % | 57.4 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 4-11 |
| 38.1 | Three Point % | 36.4 |
| 12-17 | FT | 7-10 |
| 70.6 | Free Throw % | 70.0 |
| 21 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Assists | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, MO
Attendance: 6,610 | Capacity:
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 15-3 | 2 | 23-10 |
| Texas | 14-4 | 3 | 33-5 |
| Kansas State | 13-5 | 2 | 26-8 |
| Baylor | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| West Virginia | 12-6 | 3 | 25-8 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Kansas | 11-7 | 4 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-16 |
| TCU | 6-12 | 9 | 21-12 |
| BYU | 6-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
| Texas Tech | 5-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Houston | 5-13 | 10 | 14-16 |
| Cincinnati | 5-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 12-17 |