MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Jermaine Haley scored 24 points and West Virginia defeated Grand Canyon University 77-63 in the opening round of the Roman College Basketball Invitational on Wednesday night. Emmitt Matthews and Lamont West chipped in 11 points apiece. Chase Harler had 10 points and Derek Culver had 10 rebounds The Mountaineers (15-20) used
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WVU upsets Oklahoma in wild finish
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--In a thriller, No.10-seeded West Virginia defeated No.7-seeded Oklahoma 72-71 in the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night, where Christian James appeared to hit the game tying 3-pointer at the buzzer but he had his foot on the line. Trailing 72-69, the Sooners (19-12) had one final chance to force
WVU drops season finale to Oklahoma State
STILLWATER, Okla.--Lindy Waters scored 19 points as Oklahoma State defeated West Virginia 85-77 on Saturday afternoon. Yor Anei tallied 16 points for the Cowboys (12-19, 5-13 Big 12). Thomas Dziagwa chipped in 15 points. Cameron McGriff had 14 points and Curtis Jones 13. Jermaine Haley, Derek Culver and Lamont West each scored 16 points
Haley, McCabe lead WVU past Iowa State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Jermaine Haley scored a career-high 28 points as West Virginia pummeled Iowa State 90-75 on Wednesday night at the Coliseum. "(Assistant coach) Erik (Martin) did the scouting report, and (he) did a great job with it," head coach Bob Huggins said. "He kept emphasizing to them in practice that he
Four Mountaineers Named to Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Team
Irving, Texas - The 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Team features 34 student-athletes. James Bolden (West Virginia), Matt Freeman (Oklahoma) Jake Lindsey (Baylor) and Jamuni McNeace (Oklahoma) earned Academic All-Big 12 honors for a third consecutive season. Additionally, Iowa State’s Eric Steyer was nominated with a 4.00 grade point average.
WVU downs TCU in triple overtime thriller
MORGANTOWN, W.Va..--Jordan McCabe scored a career-high 25 points as West Virginia defeated TCU 104-96 in a triple overtime thriller on Tuesday night at the Coliseum. Derek Culver picked up his seventh double-double with 22 points and 21 boards for the Mountaineers (11-17, 3-12 Big 12). Jermaine Haley tallied 18 points. Lamont
Kegler leads Baylor past WVU
WACO, Texas--Mario Kegler scored 23 points as Baylor defeated West Virginia 82-75 in a back-and-forth battle on Saturday afternoon. Devonte Bandoo chipped in 22 points for the Bears (18-9, 9-5 Big 12). Mark Vital had 15 points and Jared Butler added 12. Jordan McCabe had a career day for the Mountaineers (10-17,
Brown leads No. 23 Kansas State past WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Barry Brown scored 21 points as No.23 Kansas State defeated West Virginia 65-51 on Monday night at the Coliseum. Xavier Sneed had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats (20-6, 10-3 Big 12). Battling through an injury, Dean Wade added 10 points. Both teams battled closely until about midway through
WVU takes on Notre Dame for first time since 2012
WVU survives Bucknell, advance to face former Big East foe
BUFFALO--Tarik Phillip scored 16 points as No. 4 seeded West Virginia University defeated No. 13 Bucknell 86-80 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at KeyBank Center on Thursday afternoon. Lamont West and Esa Ahmad both tallied 15 points. Nathan had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Jevon Carter added 11 points. The Mountaineers (27-8) struggled