LAWRENCE, Kan. — ‘Press Virginia’ had given the Jayhawks almost all they could take. Down two starters and 42 minutes into the game, Wayne Selden, Jr. and Jamari Traylor pulled off a press break nothing short of perfection. In the air, from midcourt, Selden shot a bullet pass to a sprinting Traylor. He caught it in full stride, took two steps and slammed it through the hoop. The roof nearly blew off the building. No. 9/10 Kansas never trailed again, defeating No. 20/20 West Virginia in overtime, 76-69, to take its 11th-straight Big 12 Conference title outright on Senior Night inside Allen Fieldhouse.

A win for Iowa State against second-place Oklahoma on Monday caused the first celebration ripple throughout Lawrence, as it meant a share of the Big 12 regular-season championship. On Tuesday night, Kansas (24-6, 13-4) made its own noise, claiming sole possession of the Big 12 crown with a comeback for the ages against West Virginia (22-8, 10-7).
The conference title is KU’s 11th-straight, 15th Big 12 and NCAA-leading 58th overall. The 11-consecutive titles, beginning in 2004-05 and all under head coach Bill Self, ranks tied for second all-time on NCAA Division I list with Gonzaga’s 11-straight Big West regular-season championships from 2001-11 and only trails UCLA’s 13-consecutive titles as members of the then-Pac-10 Conference from 1967-79.

The visitors did everything they could to spoil the celebration, leading all but 60 seconds of regulation. West Virginia broke the game open with an 18-point advantage, and with five minutes remaining, the Jayhawks had only managed to cut that in half. Down to two minutes, Kansas still trailed, 57-50. The Jayhawks banded together by way of sophomores Frank Mason III, Brannen Greene, freshman Devonte’ Graham and Traylor. In the final 1:55 of regulation, all four scored to keep the game alive.