MORGANTOWN — Leaning up against a brick wall in the back hallways of the Cintas Center, WVU forward Jimmy Bell Jr. knew he was caught in that weird place between frustration and satisfaction. Moments before, Bell had his best game of the season in what was a disappointing 84-74 loss ...
CINCINNATI — There was no welcome mat waiting for Bob Huggins outside the Cintas Center on Saturday. Huggins, who spent 16 years coaching at the University of Cincinnati — just four miles from city rival Xavier’s campus — entered the arena to a chorus of boos. During the course ...
CINCINNATI — West Virginia’s first taste of a true road game this season was a mixed bag that completely burst in the final minutes. Xavier forward Jack Nunge scored seven of his 17 points over the final six minutes and his wide open 3-pointer with 4:38 remaining Saturday gave the ...
MORGANTOWN — Xavier just may be the Rubik’s Cube of college basketball. It’s now up to WVU to walk into the Cintas Center at 6:30 p.m. today in the annual Big East-Big 12 Battle and figure out the Musketeers. You can twist and turn Xavier’s early season résumé any number of ...
MORGANTOWN -- No one man rules without his detractors, and if Bob Huggins is thought of as a favorite son of Cincinnati, it does not come without a fair share of critics. For the most part, those critics are called Xavier fans, and they will dive into the Cintas Center on Saturday ready to ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tre Mitchell scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Erik Stevenson added 15 points and West Virginia beat Florida 84-55 Sunday night in the Phil Knight Legacy tournament's fifth-place game. Stevenson made 6 of 8 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range, ...
