Game Summary:
Ochai Agbaji was the overlooked player in KU’s 85-59 win, as 20+ point games are quite common for him now. However, it was Och’s defense which made him so valuable, only allowing 2 points the entire game. Och’s value score against the Mountaineers is the highest game performance of any Jayhawk this season. Of course, the performances of David McCormack (19 points, 15 rebounds) and Jalen Wilson (23 points, 8 rebounds) were a welcome sight to KU fans. The two best returning offensive players from last season finally got going, showing how high the team’s ceiling can be if everyone is playing well. Wilson’s performance was tempered somewhat by poor defense, but for the season he has shown enough improvement on that end to make one think that the last game was a one-off performance. Other positive performers included K.J. Adams, Jalen Coleman-Lands and Chris Teahan.
On the other side of the value-ledger, Christian Braun struggled to finish at the rim in the first half and had his second consecutive negative-value performance after starting the season with fourteen positive games. Another notable would be the play of Joseph Yesufu, who got more minutes Saturday than he typically sees. While his value score wasn’t pretty, he did make some athletic plays, making one think that he is due for a breakout game and some positive-value performances in the future.
With a team score of +22.54, KU broke a slump of poor games with its second-best opponent-adjusted performance of the year (Missouri).
Charting the Hawks 