WVU at the final 4 videos
Tony Caridi and Jay Jacobs from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. Wellington Smith on the game with Duke Kevin Jones about being in the Final Four A behind-the-scenes look at the Mountaineers as they prepare for their Final Four meeting against Duke this Saturday Sights and sounds from West Virginia’s sendoff pep rally at [...]
No. 2 seed disappoints WVU
By Tony Dobies MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia walked off the team bus Sunday afternoon to a sea of Mountaineer fans congratulating the team on its Big East Conference Championship. The team walked through the crowd, slapping hands with fans in celebration of the team’s first ever conference title and a legitimate shot at a [...]
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 [...]
No. 8 West Virginia outlasts Cincinnati 74-68
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP)—Kevin Jones scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half and No. 8 West Virginia came from 13 points down to beat Cincinnati 74-68 on Saturday. West Virginia (22-6, 11-5 Big East) can earn a bye in the first two rounds of the conference tournament with a win over No. 11 [...]
WVU storms back to knock off St. John’s
NEW YORK — The St. John’s players could hear West Virginia coach Bob Huggins yelling at his team from down the hall during halftime. “It was the usual stuff,” Mountaineers star guard Da’Sean Butler said with a laugh. “He was telling us what we needed to do — and what would happen if we didn’t [...]
Kilicli will play tonight against Pitt
Deniz Kilicli, the 6-foot-9, 270-pound inside presence, will make his long-awaited debut for West Virginia tonight when the Mountaineers host Pitt at 7 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Pittsburgh. Kilicli was ruled ineligible for the first 20 games when it was discovered he played on a team [...]
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 [...]
Smith leads WVU to win over DePaul
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 [...]
Butler got WVU off on right foot
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 [...]
WVU gets balance in 62-46 win
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 [...]
