Manhattan, KS (SportsNetwork. Erik Gudbranson Jersey .com) - Tarik Phillips scored 12 points off a productive West Virginia bench and the 17th-ranked Mountaineers pulled out a 65-59 victory over the surging Kansas State Wildcats on Tuesday. It was not pretty for most of the night, but the Mountaineers (17-3, 5-2 Big 12) did just enough to overcome 20 turnovers and a 36 percent shooting effort. Their bench was the difference, as Jevon Carter complemented Phillips with nine points to help outscore Kansas States reserves by a 35-13 margin. Juwan Staten led West Virginias starters with 11 points. The Wildcats (12-9, 5-3) had won five of six coming in and were looking for a signature victory to add to their resume, but they committed 25 turnovers, made just 37 percent of their shots and missed 15 free throws. We said we were going to turn it over, but we did not need 25 of them, K- State head coach Bruce Weber said. They make you fight for it. Marcus Foster scored 15 points on 4-of-12 shooting, while Wesley Iwundu added 12 points in a losing cause. Points were tough to come by in a first half that saw a both teams shoot under 30 percent from the field and combine for 27 turnovers. Nigel Johnsons layup off a steal pulled Kansas State within 26-24 heading into halftime, and the Wildcats scored the first six points of the second half to jump in front. Devin Williams muscled his way inside for two to end a nearly seven-minute scoreless stretch for West Virginia, and it went back-and-forth for the next few possessions before the Mountaineers went ahead for good with a 9-1 run. Phillips three-point play capped the spurt to put the visitors in front, 49-41, with 9 1/2 minutes to go, and it was essentially a free throw contest over the final two minutes. Though they went just 10-for-15 from the line, it was enough for the Mountaineers to escape with a win. This was a well-deserved win, said West Virginia coach Bob Huggins. I told our guys I was really proud of their effort. We really did play hard. Game Notes Nino Williams, Kansas States second leading scorer, suffered a leg injury early in the first half and did not return ... Kansas State had won six straight home games against ranked opponents ... West Virginia is 10-1 away from Morgantown ... There were nine lead changes and seven ties. Ruslan Salei Jersey . With timely hitting and good pitching, the Marlins are one win away from sweeping the slumping Houston Astros. Adam Oates Jersey .Y. -- The Buffalo Bills will head into the regular season short on experience at quarterback after trimming the roster on Friday. https://www.cheapducks.com/537c-sergei-fedorov-jersey-ducks.html . In a matchup of teams battling head-to-head for the final playoff spot in Major League Soccers Western Conference, the Whitecaps run to the post-season took a hard hit when FC Dallas blew open a tie game with two goals in the final minutes for a 3-1 victory Saturday night.Tucson, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - The sixth-ranked Arizona Wildcats put a lengthy homecourt winning streak on the line on Wednesday evening, as they take on the Oregon Ducks in a Pac-12 tilt at the McKale Center. Sean Millers Wildcats are sporting the second-longest active homecourt winning streak in the nation, now sitting at 32 games. Arizona has won four straight games overall and six of its last seven to move to 18-2 on the season. With Saturdays 73-50 rout of California in Berkeley, the Wildcats moved to 6-1 in conference play, good for a first-place tie with Utah. Dana Altmans Ducks enter this contest off one of their best performances of the season, as lethal shooting led to a rather easy 82-64 whipping of UCLA over the weekend. The victory was the second straight for Oregon, which is now 14-6 overall and 4-3 in the Pac-12. These two teams met just a couple of weeks ago in Eugene, with the visiting Wildcats making light work of the Ducks in a lopsided 80-62 decision. With the win, Arizona improved to 47-26 all-time against Oregon. The Cats are a solid 27-8 against the Ducks in Tucson. The Ducks could do no wrong in their showdown with the Bruins over the weekend, as they set a Matthew Knight Arena record for 3-point accuracy (.692), while converting a scorching .623 from the floor overall (season- best). Almost everyone got involved in the scoring onslaught, including five Ducks who finished in double figures. Joseph Young led the charge with 16 points, followed closely by Dwayne Benjamin and his 15. Elgin Cook tacked on 11 points, while Ahmaad Rorie and Jalil Abdul-Bassit checked in with 10 points apiece. While the teams efficiency was a little out of the ordinary, Oregon has been an offensive force by nature. The Ducks come in as the Pac-12s top scoring team at a hefty 77.8 ppg. Randle is the go-to-guy at the offensive end, ranking second in the Pac-12 in scoring at an impressive 19. Ryan Miller Jersey. 3 ppg. Young leads the conference in 3-pointers made (2.7 per game), and is responsible for over a third of Oregons 3-pointers to date (54-of-155). Far more than a one-trick pony, Young is also tops on the team in assists (70), while finding time to grab just under five boards per game (4.8). Scoring help comes in the form of Dillon Brooks and Cook, who chime in with 13.2 and 11.9 ppg, respectively. Arizona has the ability to win games at either end of the floor, as evidenced by the teams +15.5 scoring margin (second in the Pac-12). The Wildcats arent far behind the Ducks in terms of scoring potential, ranking second in the league at 75.1 ppg. However, the defensive effort has been strong as well, with UA ranking third in scoring defense (59.5 ppg) and first in rebounding margin (+7.1). Freshman forward Stanley Johnson has made an immediate impact in Tucson and currently leads the team in both scoring (15.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.0 rpg). Frontcourt depth comes in the form of Brandon Ashley (11.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg) and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg). Point guard T.J. McConnell (9.0 ppg) can score, but is at his best when doling out to his teammates (third in the conference at 5.9 apg). The Wildcats held a 10-point lead in the first half and that ballooned to 24 points in the second half, as Arizona cruised to victory over the helpless Golden Bears. Arizona shot 49 percent from the floor and outscored California 23-1 at the free-throw line in the game. Johnson led the way again and just missed a double-double, finishing with 18 points and nine rebounds. Dusan Ristic came off the bench to tally 12 points, while center Kaleb Tarczewski finished with 10. ' ' '