Game Primer: How to Watch, Key Players and Important Information for West Virginia at Kansas

The Numbers
How to Watch
Game Coverage
Key Players
Fun Facts

The Kansas Jayhawks are facing a familiar foe tonight in Lawrence. It has only been 6 days since Kansas faced off against the West Virginia Mountaineers in Morgantown, a game that the Jayhawks won 65-47. The Mountaineers come into Lawrence on a 3 game losing streak.

West Virginia leads the all-time series 16-5, including an 8-2 record in Lawrence. Before the Kansas victory last week, the Mountaineers had won the previous 13 meetings. The Jayhawks' last victory in Lawrence came on Jan 24, 2015.

Here are the essentials:

The Numbers

Kansas: 17-5, 8-4 Big 12

West Virginia: 11-11, 4-8 Big 12

Line: KU -9.5

O/U: 132.5

How to Watch

Tuesday, Feb 15, 7:00 p.m. CST

Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS

TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+

- Josh Klingler (Play-by-Play), Brenda VanLengen (Analyst)

Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network

- Jimmy Chavez (Play-by-Play)

Webcast: Kansas Online Radio

Online Streaming: www.espn.com/watch or the ESPN app (subscription required)

Game Coverage

Follow along during the game for live updates from both the Rock Chalk Podcast and Kansas Women's Basketball Twitter accounts.

Come join the conversation in the Blue Wings Rising Discord Server.

Key Players

Kansas

Zakiyah Franklin #15 (G): She led the team in scoring against Kansas State with 16 points and also had 6 assists. She is averaging 11.5 points per game, good for second most on the team.

Taiyanna Jackson #1 (C): Her 10 point and 10 rebound performance against Kansas State was her third double-double in the last 4 games.

West Virginia

Ja'Naiya Quinerly #11 (G): Her 22 points in the previous meeting led all scorers. She also had 5 rebounds and 2 steals before fouling out.

Madisen Smith #30 (G): While Kansas was able to limit her to 6 points last week, she has scored 18 points in each of the other 3 games since the season-ending knee injury suffered by Kirsten Deans.

Fun Facts

The Jayhawks are looking for their third season sweep of a conference opponent. They have previously won both matchups against Oklahoma State and TCU.

Aniya Thomas needs a single point to reach the 900-point milestone for her career.

The Jayhawks' five-game conference winning streak is their first since 2000. The only streak longer since the formation of the Big 12 is a seven-game streak to end the 1996-97 season.

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