Starting 5
Nathan Adrian
Brandon Watkins
Esa Ahmad
Jevon Carter
Daxter Miles
Final
10 WV 89
1 BU 68
This was an unbeaten No. 1 ranked Baylor team that absolutely hammered 4 Oregon, 24 Mich St, 7 Xavier, and edged 10 Lville before coming to Morgantown for a woodshedding. Baylor went on to a 27-win season & Sweet 16 before falling to a Final Four S.Car team.
WV played 15 players against Baylor in an all out masterpiece of pressing. 29 Baylor turnovers, 15 WV steals. Bay didn't hold a lead for one second. The 'Eers led by as many as 26 before winning by 21 against no. 1.
"Press Virginia is real," Baylor guard Jake Lindsey said. "You can't let them press you relentlessly without making them pay for it or else it wears you down."
"From the players to the managers, there was nobody in our locker room that didn't think we should win," West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. "My hope is we get to the point where it's expected rather than celebrating."
Bring it back. We know it can be done.
