MORGANTOWN -- In the span of eight minutes Wednesday, West Virginia saved its season and nearly lost it at the same time. If you ever wondered just how chaotic Big 12 basketball can get, we offer you up the second half of WVU’s 62-59 victory over Cincinnati inside the Coliseum. The ...
MORGANTOWN -- When it comes down to it, there are just three reasons why college basketball coaches strive to earn a shot at taking over a Power Five Conference school. The first two are obvious: The pay is substantially higher and there is more access to the better recruits. The third ...
MORGANTOWN -- It was just 17 days ago when West Virginia walked out of Fifth Third Arena with an important Big 12 road win against Cincinnati in its pocket. In Darian DeVries’ eye, it may as well have been a year ago, because there is very little from that game that can be expected to ...
MORGANTOWN -- Baylor got a free win Saturday, or rather a victory secured from the free-throw line. In what may be the rarest of stat lines you’ll ever see in a basketball game, the Bears pulled out a 74-71 overtime victory over West Virginia inside the Foster Pavilion without making a ...
MORGANTOWN -- On the surface, it’s almost as if Darian DeVries’ concerns about West Virginia’s defense is focusing on the wrong end of the equation. The stats scream out about a lack of offense from the Mountaineers (15-9, 6-7 Big 12), who travel to Baylor’s Foster Pavilion at 2 ...
MORGANTOWN -- Every trick in the book was attempted. Every possibility was exhausted. Yet WVU point guard Javon Small could not shake free Tuesday, as BYU came into the Coliseum and pulled out an entertaining 73-69 victory. Entertaining to everyone but maybe Small and the Mountaineers ...
