GAME THREAD West Virginia men's basketball vs Utah

[Vernon]

WVU (14-8, 5-6) will host Utah (13-9, 5-6) on Saturday at 5:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN+.

 

[Vernon]

 

[Vernon]

 

[WVUALLEN]

Will we make it to the foul line?

 

[Vernon]

Officials are Michael Greenstein, Chris Pasci and De Selle Dean.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Another slow start

 

[locustwv]

We need these next two at home.

 

[WVUALLEN]

For the third straight game a horrible foul shooting team is perfect from the foul line.

 

[MountaineerWV]

Our best player........3 points on 3 shots thus far.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Yesufu is making baskets. Becoming the 2nd scorer we need. Officials miss a reach foul. More blind mice.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Okani said eat that big guy and here's one for your eye!

 

[WVUALLEN]

Our best player........3 points on 3 shots thus far.

But he has 5 assist and 2 steals.

 

[locustwv]

Nice run!!! Defense is insane!!

 

[MountaineerWV]

But he has 5 assist and 2 steals.

Great stats. But if Small isn't scoring, we will struggle. I'm not saying he should force it..........but........I'm saying I'd like for him to force it.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Powell 4 of 23 from 3 including this game since ASU. That's 17.3% He must have went to Harris school of 3's last few weeks.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Great stats. But if Small isn't scoring, we will struggle. I'm not saying he should force it..........but........I'm saying I'd like for him to force it.

Even if he scores we struggle. Other players are stepping up in this game, so far. If they continue with that then the double teams will leave in 2nd half.

 

[locustwv]

Small is gonna go off in second half.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Okani 2 straight blocked dunks.

 

[WVUALLEN]

It's a miracle. Refs called a foul when Small driving to the basket. His first foul shots in 3 games.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Utah shooting themselves in foot now and showing they are a dirty team.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Small is gonna go off in second half.

Has already scored more in 2nd half than first half.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Strange stance at the foul line.

 

[WVUALLEN]

6'9 guard on Small.

 

[WVUALLEN]

4 fouls on Ausar now.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Tenner you're killing us.

 

[locustwv]

Small will be back in after timeout. They did fine the few minutes he was out. Tenner missing free throws hurt a little.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Front end misses will cost you games.

 

[WVUALLEN]

14 point lead now down to 7 thanks to 3 straight missed foul shots.

 

[MountaineerWV]

Front end misses will cost you games.

Lazy handling of the ball will too. Good grief that was a bad turnover.

 

[HPeer]

Lazy handling of the ball will too. Good grief that was a bad turnover.

Fun watching the Utah hack come right across his arm too…….

 

[WVUALLEN]

Hansberry playing a heck of a game.

 

[WVUALLEN]

We need to learn to put these teams away.

 

[locustwv]

We need to learn to put these teams away.

I agree!! Stressful!!

 

[WVUALLEN]

Yesufu amongst the trees for 2

 

[WVUALLEN]

Utah grabbing and reaching every trip down. Should be a lot more whistles down the stretch.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Every time we stretch it out Utah comes back. Just can't pull away. Due to WVU missing foul shots.

 

[MountaineerWV]

What we are seeing is a team limping to the finish line after the loss of key players. It didn't show early on, but as the season grows, it's beginning to wear them down. This is the time of the year where you need some "style" points.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Yet Stretching out the lead to prove experts wrong again.

Probably don't make it past first round NCAA if they make it. All that's needed is 4 more wins. Style points or not.

 

[locustwv]

We needed this one and got it.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Make the foul shots and it's a 18 to 20 point win