West Virginia Mountaineers vs Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State women top W Virginia 72-59 in Big 12 quarters
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Peyton Williams scored 22 points, Rachel Ranke added 21 and fifth-seeded Kansas State won its sixth-straight, defending West Virginia 72-59 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament on Saturday.
Williams and Ranke both had critical 3-point plays in the fourth quarter, when Christianna Carr had two 3-pointers and the Wildcats' defense limited the Mountaineers to 3-of-8 shooting and seven turnovers.
Kansas State faces the winner between top-seeded and top-ranked Baylor and ninth-seeded Texas Tech in Sunday's semifinals.
Carr finished with 12 points for Kansas State (21-10), which split with West Virginia (20-10) in the regular season. The Mountaineers won the first meeting in late January 60-30 before K-State bounced back with a 90-79 win less than two weeks ago.
The Wildcats closed the first quarter with a 16-3 run to lead 21-8, but the Mountaineers scored the last nine points of the second quarter to cut the deficit to 35-29.
Naomi Davenport had a 3-pointer and 3-point play for West Virginia early in the third quarter to make it a one-point game. After the teams swapped baskets, K-State scored six straight and took a seven-point lead into the fourth quarter.
Davenport scored 14 and Kari Niblack 13 for West Virginia, which had 25 turnovers.
Game Information
Oklahoma City, OK
Referee:Scott Yarbrough
Referee:Amy Bonner
Referee:Brian Hall
2025-26 Standings
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 26-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-18 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |
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