KU Wins Tenth Big 12 Championship

By Associated Press

Published March 13, 2016 at 5:14 PM CDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Devonte Graham matched a career-high with 27 points, Wayne Selden Junior added 21 and top-ranked Kansas overcame a remarkable performance by West Virginia's Devin Williams for an 81-71 victory over the ninth-ranked Mountaineers in the Big 12 Tournament title game last (SAT) night. Perry Ellis added 17 points for the Jayhawks (30-4), who almost certainly locked up the first overall seed for the NCAA Tournament by winning their tenth Big 12 Tournament championship. Kansas trailed the Mountaineers (26-8) at the break before taking control behind Graham, their sophomore guard. He hit five 3-pointers, was 10 of 10 from the foul line and had a career-high four steals, effortlessly dealing with West Virginia's trademark pressure all night.

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