Javon Small hit the go-ahead free throw with 1.8 seconds remaining, and short-handed West Virginia held on after blowing an 18-point second-half lead to beat seventh-ranked Kansas 62-61 in an intense Big 12 opener for both teams Tuesday.

The game was decided when Javon Small made the second of two free throws with 1.8 seconds left, and the Jayhawks' KJ Adams missed a contested shot at the other end at the buzzer, allowing West Virginia to escape with the 62-61 victory.

Javon Small hit the go-ahead free throw with 1.8 seconds remaining, and short-handed West Virginia held on after blowing an 18-point second-half lead to beat seventh-ranked Kansas 62-61 in an intense

West Virginia shocks by beating No. 17 Kansas 62-61 without star Tucker DeVries, pulling off a stunning upset. Kansas could fall out of the top 25 rankings.