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5 numbers from Kansas' miserable trip to West Virginia

Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports

It's a safe bet that Bill Self is getting tired of the dulcet tones of John Denver's "Country Roads."

The famous West Virginia ballad that blares following Mountaineers home wins rang through the speakers for the fourth straight time against Kansas on Tuesday, as the 18th-ranked home team took down the second-ranked Jayhawks.

The loss was just the second of the season for Kansas and, combined with the Mountaineers' win over then No. 1 Baylor earlier this year, means West Virginia has now beaten the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the country.

Here's five numbers to take away from Tuesday's game:

Four

As mentioned above, West Virginia has now won the last four meetings with Kansas in Morgantown. The home crowd certainly makes the Mountaineers one of the best home teams in the country, but the Jayhawks are perennially one of the best overall squads nationwide. The last three seasons have seen Kansas finish as the No. 10, No. 10, and No. 1 team in the country in the final AP Poll. The Jayhawks currently sit No. 2 in the latest edition. The loss also marked the first time in Kansas history that the program has lost four straight road games to a Big 12 opponent.

25,000

Bob Huggins is $25,000 richer, thanks to his wizard of an agent. The Mountaineers coach somehow got it written in to his contract that he be awarded a $25,000 bonus every time he beats Kansas. In the past four seasons, Huggins has made $100,000 just for besting the Jayhawks on his home court. While that figure may not seem too crazy for a man making $3.34 million annually, he gets to play Kansas at least twice every single season. The odds are definitely in his favor.

42

The hyper-aggressive style that West Virginia plays always results in a ton of fouls being called, and that's a major reason the Mountaineers won the game on Tuesday. Huggins' outfit made 19-of-23 shots from the line, 42 percent better than the Jayhawks' terrible 40 percent clip. Kansas made just 6-of-15 free throws, a 13-point swing when compared to West Virginia's totals from the charity stripe. That number is very important in a 16-point loss.

27

West Virginia sophomore Esa Ahmad entered play Tuesday having never scored 20 points in a collegiate game. In fact, the 6-foot-8 forward had scored a combined 21 points in his previous four games before the Kansas matchup, so it's likely the Jayhawks didn't plan too much for his role on offense. Ahmad would torch the Kansas defense for 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting to lead the way for West Virginia.

18

With the defeat, Kansas' 18-game winning streak is now over, and the Jayhawks now join Baylor as the only one-loss teams in the Big 12. The Bears play Texas Tech tomorrow for the chance to match Kansas with seven conference wins, which would bring them even with Kansas atop the Big 12 standings. The Jayhawks have won an incredible 12 straight conference titles, but showed on Tuesday that they are far from being a lock to make it 13.

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