In Waco, Texas, Ismael Massoud hit a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in overtime and Kansas State extended its winning streak to eight games with a 97-95 victory night at No. 19 Baylor.
New Wildcats head coach Jerome Tang was on Baylor staff the past 19 seasons. Markquis Nowell had 32 points for the 14-1 Wildcats, and his 14th assist of the game was on the go-ahead 3 by Massoud.
Keyontae Johnson added 24 points for K-State, which matched its best overall start since 1958-59.
Adam Flagler had 23 points and Keyonte George 22 for Baylor, which is 10-5 overall and 0-3 in conference play.
Kansas 76, West Virginia 62
In Morganown, W.Va., freshman Gradey Dick scored 16 points, Jalen Wilson had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 3 Kansas rode a hot start to a 76-62 victory over West Virginia.
Kansas has won eight straight and avoided the nail-biting finishes of its first two conference games. KJ Adams added 14 points, Kevin McCullar finished with 12 and Dajuan Harris 11 for the Jayhawks.
Tre Mitchell scored 15 points, Erik Stevenson added 12 and Emmitt Matthews had 11 points for West Virginia.
The Mountaineers have lost three straight.
Kansas made nine of their first 11 field goals to jump ahead 22-10. The lead never got below five points after that.
