Truck Bryant lit Villanova up for a career-high 34 points and the Wildcats took a 14 point loss at West Virginia after managing to keep the score close for most of the game. Neither team really had control of the game until West Virginia managed to pull away late, capitalizing on some untimely mistakes...
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Heading into Morgantown is never a an easy environment. The Mountaineers have always had a raucous crowd in place for Big East contests, one that has become famous for it’s belligerence and bad behavior that once provoked Bob Huggins to ask the fans to play nice. Villanova will have few advantages in their Big...
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Maalik Wayns and Corey Fisher combined for 33 points and 9 assists while Mouph Yarou and Antonio Pena combined for 21 points and 12 rebounds as the #12 Cats rode a strong defensive effort and solid shooting from behind the arc to defeat #25 West Virginia 66-50 at Wells Fargo Center. Although the Cats...
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If you’re watching Saturday’s game between Villanova and West Virginia feel free to discuss it in the comments.
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Since our last Q&A with Marquette was so popular, I thought maybe we should do it again. This time, I got in touch with West Virginia blogger, WVUIE97 from the Smoking Musket. As with the last one, I’ll post his answers to my questions here, and you can find my responses to him over on his...
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Update: Saturday, February 5 (Game Results). With the Cat’s 66-50 victory over West Virginia, we congratulate four VU Hoops readers who took medals in this game. Gold Medal: honey badger (65-53) earning 5 points; Silver Medal: Clarkkell (67-58) earning 3 points; Bronze Medals: Mouph Man (64-58) and Pena Power (70-56) earning 1 point. Our updated...
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The story of West Virginia’s season so far has been one of disappearing depth. Their freshman class all-but-vanished to a variety of fates: non-qualification, medical issues, and an untimely expulsion. Another freshman had season-ending surgery. The real kicks to the groin came when leading scorer Casey Mitchell was suspended indefinitely for a violation of...
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If Pitt wins against Rutgers, there’s a 3-way tie for 2nd at 13-5. The tiebreaker is to make it a mini-conference among Villanova, West Virginia, and Pitt.
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With a 2 Seed in the upcoming BIG EAST Tournament on the line, Villanova blew a 14-point lead in a 68-66 Overtime loss to West Virginia. Despite holding the Mountaineers to only 16 points in the first half, Villanova (24-6, 13-5) was outscored by 13 in the second half and needed an NBA-range 3-pointer...
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