A team, a P5 team with national championships under their belts, who shoot 60% from 3 and take 20 of them, and 53% of all shots from the floor, on their home court, without probably our best all around player.....Well, sometimes you just run into teams that are in the zone. Admittedly they said they shot better than they had all year. Plus, WV didn't play particularly well... actually, played very poorly defensively.. The beating is understood.
Offensively WVU didn't play THAT poorly other than the turnovers. 43% from the floor, 35% from 3, and 88% from the line. Even took 9 more shots. Our defense has gotten more foul conscious and therefore lost a bit of its aggression...which they cannot afford. Then we have guys that can't pass very well resulting in 18 turnovers. Have to go back to playing like the team at the beginning of the year....foul out, you foul out, but you go down aggressively.
Perfect storm for a thumpin.....and that's what we got. Didn't affect the conference race... Iowa St may be the toughest home court in the league so we'll have our work cut out...