MORGANTOWN — As you listen to the analysts, experts and knowledgeable people break down the NCAA Tournament, you frequently hear them talk about the value of having older, experienced backcourts. Yes, college basketball is a guard-oriented game these days and basically has been that way ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — West Virginia’s Bob Huggins sure sounds motivated by last year’s runner-up finish at the Big 12 Tournament, but don’t ask the often-irascible coach whether his players feel the same way. “I don’t know, man. You’re asking me to know what they’re ...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Ishmail Wainright is the lone senior for 11th-ranked Baylor, and was recognized with a video tribute after his final home game. This also likely was the Ferrell Center finale for Johnathan Motley, a standout junior and potential NBA lottery pick who delivered quite a farewell to Bears fans if this was indeed his last game there. Motley scored 19 of his 23 points after halftime in a 71-62 victory over 10th-ranked West Virginia on Monday night. The Bears avenged a 21-point loss in Morgantown on Jan. 10, when they were playing their first-ever game as No. 1 in the ...
MORGANTOWN — Do you remember when you were first learning how to ride a bicycle and you fell off and then you got back on? Well, West Virginia fell off its bicycle Monday night in Kansas and now it must hop back on and get ready for an outstanding Texas Tech team in the WVU Coliseum this afternoon. The ball goes into the air at 2 p.m. ESPN2 will carry the game nationally. The Red Raiders are coming off an 84-78 home victory over No. 4 Baylor, and nearly knocked off third-ranked Kansas last Saturday in Lubbock. Tech already owns a 77-76 in overtime win over No. 9 West Virginia ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia travels to Norman, Oklahoma, for tonight’s game against the Sooners seeking a first-ever victory at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Mountaineers are 0-4 there since joining the Big 12 in 2012, losing by two last year, by 19 in 2015, by 10 in 2014 and by 13 in 2013. Last year’s game came down to a Khadeem Lattin follow-up basket with one second left after West Virginia tied the game with 26 seconds left on two Jonathan Holton free throws. The Mountaineers led 48-41 with 13:46 remaining in the second half before Oklahoma rallied. It was a similar deal ...
AMES, Iowa (AP) — West Virginia and Iowa State entered Tuesday night’s game tied for third place in the Big 12. But the Mountaineers are trending upward — and the Cyclones looked like they might be in trouble. Nathan Adrian scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as ...
