Bring on the Hoyas
By Dave Hickman NEW YORK – Da’Sean Butler’s last shot of this Big East tournament game didn’t turn out like the one the night before. No matter, the Mountaineers had an answer anyway. Clinging to a slim lead over Notre Dame in the tournament semifinals Friday night, Butler couldn’t make the shot that would have [...]
Butler’s shot saves WVU again
by Mike Casazza NEW YORK – Da’Sean Butler’s fifth game-winning basket had banked in Thursday night before a euphoric and spoiled Madison Square Garden crowd. West Virginia’s senior savior then skipped and roared and thumped his chest and said, in a matter of words, “I told you all.” And while another winner shouldn’t have been [...]
Butler leads West Virginia past Villanova
PHILADELPHIA — Da’Sean Butler scored 21 points, including the decisive basket with 5.8 seconds left in overtime, leading No. 10 West Virginia to a 68-66 victory over No. 9 Villanova today. Butler grabbed 10 rebounds and finished 13 of 14 from the foul line for the Mountaineers (24-6, 13-5). Butler’s winning drive came after the [...]
Butler scores 27, caps No. 9 Mountaineers’ comeback past Cardinals
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 [...]
Harangody scores 24 points, ND beats No. 8 WVU
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame guard Tory Jackson expected West Virginia’s Da’Sean Butler to take the last shot for the win and made sure he got a hand in his face. "My hand was so close to him he could smell what I ate," Jackson said. * Butler, who hit a winning 3 at the buzzer against Marquette [...]
Butler saves WVU, caps ugly win
LEVELAND — West Virginia beat Cleveland State’s press once and, as it turned out, that was enough. Oh, the way they beat it was symbolic of the way the game went, quite ugly, but in the end a scare is better than a loss, especially if you are on the road. No one is sure [...]
WVU Edges Vikings
Da’Sean Butler’s driving lay up with 1.2 seconds left lifted No. 6 West Virginia to an 80-78 victory over Cleveland State Saturday afternoon at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The Mountaineers improved to 8-0, but it was far from easy. Full court pressure really bothered West Virginia, particularly in the second half when the [...]
Huskies Too Much
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – No. 5 Connecticut’s inside game was just too powerful for No. 25 West Virginia Tuesday night in Morgantown. The Huskies (13-1, 2-1) got 17 points from Jeff Adrien and 13 points and 13 rebounds from 7-foot-3-inch center Hasheem Thabeet to pull out a 61-55 victory over the Mountaineers. Stanley Robinson grabbed a [...]
