Gonzaga is bracing itself for the challenge West Virginia's defense presents after looking at the results of the Mountaineers' 83-71 win over Notre Dame in an NCAA Tournament second-round game last week. The No. 1-seeded Bulldogs (33-1) play No. 4 West Virginia (28-8) in a West Regional semifinal game Thursday at San Jose, Calif. The winner…
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Tarik Phillip had 16 points off the bench to lead five double-figure scorers and No. 4 seed West Virginia outlasted No. 13 Bucknell 86-80 in an NCAA Tournament first-round game Thursday at KeyBank Center. Esa Ahmad and Lamont West each scored 15 points, Nathan Adrian tallied 12 and Jevon Carter had 11 for…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- West Virginia overcame a sluggish offensive night to defeat Texas 63-53 in the second round of the Big 12 Championship on Thursday. The 11th ranked Mountaineers will face the winner of the final second-round game between No. 9 Baylor and Kansas State. The 63 points was the fourth-lowest point total of the…
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Daxter Miles scored a season-high 23 points and No. 10 West Virginia used a dominant rebounding effort to pummel No. 24 Iowa State 87-76 in a Big 12 game on Friday night in both teams' regular-season finale. Nathan Adrian, one of the Senior Night honorees, scored 16 points as West Virginia (24-7, 12-6…
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Senior forward Justin Leon scored 18 points and made a career-high four 3-pointers to help No. 17 Florida post a 71-62 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday. Senior reserve guard Canyon Barry added 12 points to help the Gators (20-5, 10-2 SEC) record their sixth straight victory. Junior center John Egbunu contributed 11…
