Shell-Shocked WVU Looking for Bounce Back Win

January 31, 2018

MORGANTOWN — Little Bo Peep lost her sheep and needed help in finding them. As funny as it may appear, veteran coach Bob Huggins and the fans of the No. 15-ranked Mountaineers (16-5 overall, 5-3 Big 12) have lost an important ingredient to its success this season and have only a short period of time to find it if they want to avoid a third straight loss. Other than the play of sophomore Sagaba Konate, the inside game has been inconsistent at best and was lacking in Saturday night’s 83-76 loss to the University of Kentucky before a crowd of 15,835 at the Coliseum and a nationally ...

Baylor Women Rally Past WVU

January 29, 2018

MORGANTOWN (AP) — Once Kalani Brown and Baylor got busy on the boards, they were fine. Brown put up her third straight double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, Kristy Wallace scored 25 points and third-ranked Baylor rallied in the second half to beat No. 20 West Virginia 83-72 on Sunday. The Lady Bears (19-1, 9-0 Big 12) trailed 37-28 midway through the second quarter and were down 47-41 at halftime. Wallace and Brown led a 10-2 scoring run to open the second half. Baylor finished the game shooting 35 of 65 (54 percent) from the field. WVU (17-5, 5-5) started out ...

Another Big Blown Lead for WVU

January 28, 2018

MORGANTOWN — Kentucky freshman Kevin Knox enjoys quieting a hostile crowd on the road. Knox scored a season-high 34 points and the Wildcats overcame a 17-point deficit after halftime to beat No. 7 West Virginia 83-76 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday night. “I love atmospheres ...

Konate’s Defense Is Not Enough

January 28, 2018

MORGANTOWN — As a basketball player you know you have arrived when your name becomes a verb. Such was the case during the 2005-06 season when then-senior Kevin Pittsnogle led West Virginia to a 22-11 record and the school’s second straight NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance. Along the way fans, opponents and the national media began using his name to describe how the Mountaineers’ uncanny efficiency from behind the 3-point arc was a key to their successful run through the tourney. “You just got Pittsnogled” could be heard early and often during games that season and now ...

West Virginia Looking to Rebound Vs. Kentucky

January 27, 2018

MORGANTOWN — No. 7 West Virginia (16-4, 5-3 Big 12) and unranked Kentucky (15-5 5-3 SEC) have met 20 times on the hardwood. At 7 p.m. tonight, the two border state schools will meet for a 21st time as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge on ESPN. “Kentucky is Kentucky,” WVU coach Bob Huggins said. “They are a great team with a Hall of Fame coach on the sidelines.” WVU is 1-3 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Mountaineers defeated Texas A&M in Morgantown last season, lost at Florida two years ago, fell to LSU at home three years ago and lost at Missouri four years ago. The ...

TCU Knocks Off WVU

January 23, 2018

FORT WORTH, Texas — Desmond Bane scored eight of his 15 points in just over a minute early in the second half, and TCU beat No. 7 West Virginia 82-73 on Monday night. The Horned Frogs (15-5, 3-5 Big 12) got their first home win over a Top 10 team in nearly five years on the same day they ...