Mountaineers patient against the pressure
by Mike Casazza BUFFALO, N.Y. – A day after insisting Missouri’s vaunted press wasn’t dramatically different than anything it had seen, West Virginia handled the Tigers better than any other opponent has this season. The Mountaineers committed just 10 turnovers against “The Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball,” the fewest this season against Missouri (23-11), and contributed [...]
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 [...]
Men’s Basketball: Sliding down the mountain
On Wednesday night at West Virginia, Notre Dame came out playing like it had in back-to-back wins over Louisville and South Florida. Unfortunately for the Irish, they couldn’t keep it up. After Notre Dame (14-11, 5-8 Big East) jumped out to a 16-6 lead and forced West Virginia coach Bob Huggins to call two timeouts [...]
Jones quiet key in rough WVU win
MORGANTOWN – Alan Jackson will be appearing at WVU’s Coliseum in April. On Wednesday, though, it was more like Jimmie Rodgers or Doc Watson appeared. Singing, “My Rough and Rowdy Ways.’ There was Notre Dame’s Luke Harangody, a football player with finely honed basketball skills, knocking around West Virginia players. (“I think he had 14 [...]
