WVU Sports

By Bob Hertzel MORGANTOWN — Bob Huggins had tried just about everything in his weathered, dog-eared coaching book and none it was doing much to stop Louisville as the Cardinals snowed three-point shots down upon the Mountaineers. The game had long been a sellout but the frigid weather and an informal student boycott held the [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Da’Sean Butler scored a season-high 27 points, including the go-ahead basket with 16 seconds remaining, and No. 9 West Virginia rallied from a big second-half deficit to beat Louisville 77-74 on Saturday. The Mountaineers (17-3, 6-2 Big East) came from 12 down midway through the second half to snap a four-game losing [...]

By Dave Morrison Not to over-hype the situation, but West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins sees today’s Big East matchup with Louisville as a must-win game. “This is a game we really need to win,” Huggins said. “If we still harbor any intentions of winning the league and hanging the Big East championship banner, we [...]

Somewhere in the middle of the second half of West Virginia’s 62-46 victory over DePaul, Da’Sean Butler had a great awakening that almost put him to sleep. The Chicago Tribune’s fine sports writer Brian Hamilton described it this way: “As the horn blew for a timeout midway through the second half Tuesday, West Virginia’s Da’Sean [...]

by Mike Casazza ROSEMONT, Ill. – It was three weeks ago when Wellington Smith played a third consecutive game without scoring and West Virginia Coach Bob Huggins explained away the struggle thusly: “We don’t really need him to score, to be honest,” Huggins said, which was no stretch seeing as if Smith, the 6-foot-7 senior [...]

This one had a little bit of everything: clock malfunctions, flagrant fouls, technicals for hanging on the rim and both teams having a tough time making baskets. And oh by the way, ninth-ranked West Virginia defeated DePaul 62-46 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., Tuesday night. West Virginia guard Darryl Bryant (25), has his shot [...]

By Dave Hickman ROSEMONT, Ill. – If Da’Sean Butler’s confidence in his own ability to put the ball in the basket was wavering, the beginning of Tuesday night’s 62-46 win over DePaul should have shaken him out of his crisis. OK, so maybe the rest of the night wasn’t lights out. In fact, it was fairly [...]

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Da’Sean Butler and Wellington Smith scored 14 points apiece to lead No. 9 West Virginia to a 62-46 win over DePaul Tuesday night. Devin Ebanks also had 14 points for West Virginia (16-3, 5-2 Big East), which has won three straight after a 72-71 loss to Syracuse on Jan. 16 Leading 37-28 [...]

Mountaineers get past DePaul for third straight victory ROSEMONT, Ill. — Da’Sean Butler, Devin Ebanks, Darryl “Truck” Bryant and Wellington Smith scored 14 points apiece to lead No. 9 West Virginia University to a 62-46 win over DePaul on Tuesday night. West Virginia (16-3, 5-2 Big East) has won three straight after a 72-71 loss [...]

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Wellington Smith has solidified West Virginia’s starting lineup. Now someone needs to do the same for the Mountaineers’ bench. Smith and Da’Sean Butler scored 14 points apiece to lead No. 9 West Virginia to a 62-46 win over DePaul on Tuesday night. Devin Ebanks also had 14 points for West Virginia (16-3, [...]