Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

[superjames1992]

vs.
Notre Dame (19-8) vs. #1 West Virginia (23-2)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
February 10th, 2035

No. 1 West Virginia (23-2, 11-2) got back on track this evening with an 88-70 victory over Notre Dame (19-8, 8-5).

Tonight's win was a big one in the battle for the Big East Conference regular season title as it puts another game between the Mountaineers and the Fighting Irish. DePaul now sits alone in second place in the conference with four losses, two games behind West Virginia.

West Virginia and Notre Dame were locked in a tight battle in the first half, but West Virginia pulled away fairly easily after halftime, leading by as many as 20 points late in the game.

Damond Pasco scored a career-high 17 points and shot 5/8 from three-point range to lead the Mountaineers in scoring. Charles Rickert added 16 points and six rebounds and Boakai Clement ended with 12 points and six assists. Shannon Edwards added 10 points, four rebounds, and three blocks and Nik Buscher had another poor shooting game (6/16), but tallied a 12-point, 12-rebound double-double. Felipe Delgado rounded out the double-figure scoring for West Virginia with 10 points and six rebounds.

West Virginia was efficient from deep tonight, shooting a cool 50% (16/32) from beyond the three-point arc. Notre Dame, meanwhile, struggled from deep, shooting 1/10 (10%), and also did not take advantage of freebies at the free throw stripe, where they shot just 50% (13/26).

Ricky Bates scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in addition to three blocked shots to lead the Fighting Irish in scoring. Atila Gates added 15 points and nine rebounds and Jovan Kelly paced the offense with 10 points and four assists. Korey Leslie also added 11 points, six boards, and three blocks.

The Mountaineers have tomorrow off before hosting Connecticut on Monday night. The Huskies were hyped in the preseason, but have struggled to a 13-13 mark so far this season. Nevertheless, they have the raw talent to go neck-and-neck with West Virginia should they put it all together.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at West Virginia Mountaineers
Feb 10, 2035	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Notre Dame (19-8, 8-5)	40	30	70
#1 West Virginia (23-2, 11-2)	41	47	88

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Kelly	29	4-6	0-1	2-5	2	4	2	0	2	10
A. Simon	30	4-9	0-3	1-3	1	2	1	0	2	9
A. Gates	28	7-12	1-2	0-1	9	3	0	0	2	15
R. Bates	27	7-9	0-0	3-4	6	0	2	3	0	17
A. Lesie	33	4-10	0-3	3-6	6	1	0	3	0	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Ozier	20	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	2
D. Gomez	16	1-4	0-0	2-4	2	1	2	0	0	4
C. Hicks	15	0-2	0-1	2-3	0	5	2	0	3	2
D. Dobbins	-- DID NOT PLAY --
T. Kemp	-- DID NOT PLAY --
P. Braxton	-- DID NOT PLAY --
P. Higgins	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-60	1-10	13-26	28	18	9	6	10	70

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E. Pocius	23	2-4	2-3	2-2	1	2	1	0	2	8
B. Clement	29	4-9	3-6	1-2	2	6	3	1	0	12
F. Delgado	22	3-7	2-5	2-2	6	3	0	1	2	10
S. Edwards	31	3-8	0-0	4-4	4	1	3	3	0	10
N. Buscher	30	6-16	0-0	0-0	12	2	1	0	1	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Rickert	23	5-11	4-9	2-2	6	3	0	0	3	16
T. Blackshear	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Pasco	20	6-9	5-8	0-0	2	2	2	0	1	17
J. Wilkerson	2	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1
B. Mombollet	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	1	1	2
G. Neale	2	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		30-70	16-32	12-14	40	22	10	6	10	88

[superjames1992]

AROUND THE NCAA - FEBRUARY 12TH, 2035

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 12, 2035
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	West Virginia	23-2
2	2	Florida State	22-4
3	6	Boston College	20-5
4	9	Texas Tech	20-4
5	3	Clemson	16-6
6	14	Duquesne	20-3
7	8	Oregon	20-6
8	4	San Francisco	21-3
9	13	Wake Forest	17-6
10	11	Rhode Island	19-5
11	7	USC	19-5
12	5	UTEP	19-3
13	12	Kansas	16-3
14	10	Brigham Young	20-5
15	16	Pepperdine	23-4
16	18	Georgia	13-5
17	19	Alabama	20-6
18	20	Florida	18-4
19	15	Virginia Tech	20-8
20	24	Mississippi State	19-5
21	17	Wisconsin	20-4
22	21	North Carolina	17-7
23	--	San Diego State	17-5
24	23	Charlotte	18-6
25	--	Ohio State	16-7

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Feb 12, 2035
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#1 West Virginia	23-2	.920	11-2	--	W1
DePaul	19-9	.679	9-4	2.0	W5
Notre Dame	19-8	.704	8-5	3.0	L2
St. John's	17-9	.654	8-5	3.0	W1
Syracuse	16-10	.615	7-5	3.5	W2
Louisville	13-12	.520	7-6	4.0	L3
Connecticut	13-13	.500	7-6	4.0	L1
Marquette	15-8	.652	7-7	4.5	W3
Providence	11-12	.478	6-6	4.5	W2
Villanova	11-13	.458	6-6	4.5	L3
Seton Hall	12-10	.545	6-7	5.0	W3
Cincinnati	10-13	.435	6-7	5.0	W1
Pittsburgh	11-13	.458	5-7	5.5	L1
Rutgers	10-14	.417	5-7	5.5	W1
Georgetown	7-17	.292	3-9	7.5	L8
South Florida	4-17	.190	0-12	10.5	L12

[superjames1992]

vs.
Connecticut (13-14) vs. #1 West Virginia (24-2)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
February 12th, 2035

Felipe Delgado scored 24 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead No. 1 West Virginia (24-2, 12-2) to an easy 91-76 victory this evening over visiting Connecticut (13-14, 7-7).

The Mountaineers got off to a hot start this evening and never looked back. West Virginia led 53-34 at halftime, and led by double-digits for the remainder of the game.

Nik Buscher tallied 24 points, 13 rebounds, and three blocks for West Virginia and Shannon Edwards added 13 points. Eliz Pocius also scored 12 points.

Bingo Ames was Connecticut's leading scorer tonight with 16 points. Ellis Dudley added 14 points and junior guard Burton Boyd ended with 13 points.

Tonight was West Virginia head coach James Frizzell's 1,000th career game as a head coach at the collegiate level. He has a record of 799-201. He will aim for win No. 800 in the Mountaineers' next game at South Florida this coming Saturday.

Connecticut Huskies at West Virginia Mountaineers
Feb 12, 2035	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Connecticut (13-14, 7-7)	34	42	76
#1 West Virginia (24-2, 12-2)	53	38	91

Connecticut Huskies
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. Boyd	25	5-11	1-3	2-2	0	2	1	0	8	13
E. Dudley	24	6-9	2-4	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	14
B. Ames	32	7-15	2-5	0-0	3	2	2	0	3	16
C. Bruthelius	28	4-5	0-0	0-0	7	2	1	1	1	8
H. Lagana	27	3-7	0-0	1-2	15	3	2	0	2	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Ozier	15	2-3	1-1	1-2	0	3	0	0	0	6
B. Evtimov	12	1-7	1-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	3
L. Kilgore	18	3-8	0-2	0-1	0	1	1	0	0	6
R. Nicholson	19	1-3	0-0	1-2	7	2	0	0	1	3
J. Gross	-- DID NOT PLAY --
D. Wright	-- DID NOT PLAY --
R. Dickey	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-68	7-19	5-9	36	18	9	1	16	76

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E. Pocius	27	5-10	1-5	1-3	3	3	3	0	0	12
B. Clement	25	1-7	0-4	0-0	3	2	2	0	1	2
F. Delgado	27	10-17	3-8	1-1	5	2	1	1	1	24
S. Edwards	27	5-8	2-3	2-2	3	2	0	1	1	14
N. Buscher	27	12-19	0-0	0-0	13	1	1	3	4	24
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Rickert	16	2-8	1-7	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	5
T. Blackshear	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	2
D. Pasco	19	0-5	0-3	0-0	2	6	5	0	0	0
J. Wilkerson	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
B. Mombollet	23	2-5	2-2	0-0	7	1	2	0	2	6
G. Neale	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		39-84	9-33	4-6	40	20	15	6	10	91

[superjames1992]

vs.
#1 West Virginia (25-2) vs. South Florida (5-18)
USF Sun Dome
Tampa, FL
February 17th, 2035

South Florida, fresh off their first conference win of the season earlier this week against Georgetown, gave top-ranked West Virginia all they could handle this evening in Tampa, FL, but in the end the Mountaineers (25-2, 13-2) came back from as many as 15 points down to come away with a slim 77-72 victory over the Bulls (5-18, 1-13).

West Virginia scored a season-low 23 points in the first half and were down 29-23 at the half, but scored 54 points in the second half.

The Mountaineers shot just 34% (23/67) from the floor and 27% (8/30) from three-point range. Fortunately for them, they got to the foul line often and were efficient there, hitting 23 of their 26 attempts, an 88% success rate.

The Mountaineers also outrebounded USF 35-29, but held a decisive advantage on the offensive glass, in particular. South Florida also turned the basketball over 17 times this evening, which helped to offset their efficient field goal percentage (54% FG).

Phillip Busch scored a game-high 18 points for South Florida. Wahab Crenaw tallied 13 points and five rebounds and Collis Cuic added 12 points and eight assists.

Nik Buscher tallied a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double for the Mountaineers. Shannon Edwards just missed out on a double-double of his own with 15 points, nine rebounds, and four steals. Charles Rickert came off the bench to add 14 points and Eliz Pocius scored 10.

Tonight's victory gives West Virginia head coach James Frizzell 800 career victories in his 1,001th game as a collegiate head coach.

"It's an honor to reach this milestone, but I'm just focused on finishing the season cutting down the nets," said Frizzell when questioned about achieving the important 800-wins milestone. "I've had a long career and won a lot of games, but there's nothing I want more than to win another national championship this year. I've still got as much fire as ever for the game of basketball."

Frizzell, at just 53 years of age, is the youngest head coach to reach the 800-win milestone in Division I men’s basketball.

West Virginia has seven days off before facing Rutgers in Piscataway, NJ on Sunday, February 25th. Afterwards, the Mountaineers will host Syracuse and Georgetown to close out the regular season on March 1st and 3rd, respectively.

West Virginia Mountaineers at South Florida Bulls
Feb 17, 2035	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#1 West Virginia (25-2, 13-2)	23	54	77
South Florida (5-18, 1-13)	29	43	72

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E. Pocius	32	4-7	2-4	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	10
B. Clement	21	0-6	0-6	0-0	1	2	1	1	0	0
F. Delgado	22	3-11	2-7	1-2	5	2	3	0	5	9
S. Edwards	32	3-12	1-3	8-8	9	2	4	1	2	15
N. Buscher	26	5-9	0-0	7-8	10	1	1	0	0	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Rickert	25	3-10	1-4	7-8	3	0	0	0	0	14
D. Pasco	24	3-6	2-5	0-0	1	1	5	0	2	8
B. Mombollet	12	1-5	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
G. Neale	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2
T. Blackshear	-- DID NOT PLAY --
J. Wilkerson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-67	8-30	23-26	35	9	16	2	11	77

South Florida Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Cuic	31	3-4	3-3	3-4	3	8	1	0	4	12
P. Bush	30	6-11	1-3	5-6	2	2	1	0	2	18
W. Crenshaw	31	6-10	0-1	1-2	5	0	2	0	2	13
A. Barker	34	1-7	0-0	0-1	6	1	1	0	3	2
E. Stoudamire	25	3-6	0-0	0-0	9	1	0	0	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
G. Poole	11	2-4	1-2	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	7
J. Defares	20	3-5	0-0	1-1	3	0	3	1	1	7
K. Sinville	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3
J. Desilos	15	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	4	0	0	4	4
J. WIllis	-- DID NOT PLAY --
B. Modrovich	-- DID NOT PLAY --
J. Ingerson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-50	6-10	12-16	29	18	9	1	17	72

[superjames1992]

AROUND THE NCAA - FEBRUARY 19TH, 2035

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 19, 2035
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	West Virginia	25-2
2	2	Florida State	24-4
3	6	Duquesne	22-3
4	7	Oregon	21-6
5	3	Boston College	21-6
6	5	Clemson	17-7
7	8	San Francisco	22-4
8	4	Texas Tech	20-5
9	12	UTEP	21-3
10	16	Georgia	15-5
11	18	Florida	20-4
12	14	Brigham Young	22-5
13	9	Wake Forest	17-7
14	11	USC	20-6
15	13	Kansas	17-4
16	19	Virginia Tech	22-8
17	15	Pepperdine	24-5
18	10	Rhode Island	19-7
19	17	Alabama	20-7
20	20	Mississippi State	20-5
21	21	Wisconsin	22-4
22	--	Washington State	20-8
23	23	San Diego State	18-6
24	--	Saint Mary's	19-6
25	--	Ohio State	18-7

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Feb 19, 2035
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#1 West Virginia	25-2	.926	13-2	--	W3
Notre Dame	21-8	.724	10-5	3.0	W2
DePaul	19-11	.633	9-6	4.0	L2
St. John's	17-10	.630	8-6	4.5	L1
Syracuse	17-11	.607	8-6	4.5	L1
Louisville	14-12	.538	8-6	4.5	W1
Seton Hall	14-10	.583	8-7	5.0	W5
Connecticut	14-14	.500	8-7	5.0	W1
Providence	12-13	.480	7-7	5.5	W1
Villanova	12-14	.462	7-7	5.5	W1
Marquette	15-9	.625	7-8	6.0	L1
Pittsburgh	12-14	.462	6-8	6.5	L1
Cincinnati	10-14	.417	6-8	6.5	L1
Rutgers	10-16	.385	5-9	7.5	L2
Georgetown	8-18	.308	4-10	8.5	W1
South Florida	5-18	.217	1-13	11.5	L1

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

It’s not inconceivable that the Big East could be a one-bid league this season. Notre Dame is the only other team even on the bubble, and they are on the wrong side of it presently. The Big East is the No. 9-rated conference by RPI, behind the other five power conferences as well as the Atlantic-10, WCC, and C-USA.

[HarkTheSound]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Good lord the Big East is DREADFUL this year

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Good lord the Big East is DREADFUL this year

Yeah, this Big East has been down for a few years now, but this is a different level. It sucks. And it sucks I managed to lose two conference games despite it, too (especially after surviving the murderer’s row nonconference schedule intact).

[superjames1992]

vs.
#1 West Virginia (26-2) vs. Rutgers (11-17)
Louis Brown Athletic Center
Piscataway, NJ
February 25th, 2035

Nik Buscher nearly single-handily led No. 1 West Virginia (26-2, 14-2) to a slim 70-67 victory this evening at Rutgers (11-7, 6-10) as he tallied 27 points and nine rebounds, leading both teams in both categories.

No Mountaineer aside from Buscher scored in double-figures.

Rutgers shot 73% from the floor in the first half and led the Mountaineers 46-41 at halftime. West Virginia stepped it up defensively in the second half, holding the Scarlet Knights to just 21 second half points, outscoring Rutgers 29-21 in the final period of play. Rutgers, for their part, also played well defensively in the second half.

In the end, for the game Rutgers shot 50% (25/50) from the floor, a stark contrast from their first half performance.

Demond Torres scored 17 points and grabbed four rebounds for Rutgers. Frederick Matela added 14 points and Levi Little scored 11 points from off the bench.

"We're fortunate to escape with a victory tonight," explained West Virginia head coach James Frizzell. "Our first half performance on the defensive end was downright embarrassing. We really stepped it up on that end in the second half, although we still struggled to shoot from deep. Nik [Buscher] was key tonight. He was really the only guy we could count on to stroke the ball. We'll certainly need to step up our game going into next month."

Next, West Virginia will host Syracuse on Thursday, March 1st.

West Virginia Mountaineers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Feb 25, 2035	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#1 West Virginia (26-2, 14-2)	41	29	70
Rutgers (11-17, 6-10)	46	21	67

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E. Pocius	30	3-9	0-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	3	6
B. Clement	29	3-4	2-2	0-0	5	0	2	1	0	8
F. Delgado	28	3-6	1-3	2-2	2	2	0	0	1	9
S. Edwards	34	4-8	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	8
N. Buscher	29	12-18	0-0	3-3	9	0	3	1	1	27
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Rickert	23	3-10	0-5	2-2	3	0	1	0	1	8
D. Pasco	13	1-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	2
B. Mombollet	13	1-5	0-1	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	2
T. Blackshear	-- DID NOT PLAY --
J. Wilkerson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
G. Neale	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-64	3-16	7-7	28	3	11	3	7	70

Rutgers Scarlet Knights
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Cripe	30	2-5	0-1	2-2	2	3	1	0	3	6
F. Matela	29	5-14	0-4	4-6	3	1	0	0	2	14
D. Torres	29	6-12	1-2	4-5	4	3	1	0	0	17
A. Johnston	30	2-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	1	1	4
D. Mulic	18	1-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
L. Little	17	4-6	3-4	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	11
L. Atangana	17	4-5	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	8
R. Konopka	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0
C. Goodman	16	1-3	0-0	3-4	1	3	1	0	5	5
W. Mackison	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Bird	-- DID NOT PLAY --
J. Richardson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-50	4-11	13-17	25	15	5	2	12	67

[superjames1992]

AROUND THE NCAA - FEBRUARY 26TH, 2035

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 26, 2035
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	2	Florida State	25-4
2	1	West Virginia	26-2
3	3	Duquesne	23-3
4	5	Boston College	23-6
5	6	Clemson	19-7
6	4	Oregon	22-7
7	9	UTEP	23-3
8	8	Texas Tech	22-5
9	7	San Francisco	24-4
10	15	Kansas	19-4
11	12	Brigham Young	23-6
12	11	Florida	21-5
13	14	USC	21-7
14	16	Virginia Tech	22-9
15	20	Mississippi State	21-6
16	10	Georgia	15-7
17	22	Washington State	22-8
18	19	Alabama	21-8
19	21	Wisconsin	23-5
20	17	Pepperdine	24-6
21	--	South Carolina	21-7
22	23	San Diego State	20-6
23	13	Wake Forest	17-9
24	18	Rhode Island	20-8
25	24	Saint Mary's	21-6

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Feb 26, 2035
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#2 West Virginia	26-2	.929	14-2	--	W4
Notre Dame	23-8	.742	12-5	2.5	W4
DePaul	20-11	.645	10-6	4.0	W1
Seton Hall	16-10	.615	10-7	4.5	W7
St. John's	18-11	.621	9-7	5.0	L1
Syracuse	18-12	.600	9-7	5.0	W1
Louisville	15-13	.536	9-7	5.0	L1
Providence	14-13	.519	9-7	5.0	W3
Marquette	17-9	.654	9-8	5.5	W2
Connecticut	14-16	.467	8-9	6.5	L2
Villanova	12-16	.429	7-9	7.0	L2
Cincinnati	11-15	.423	7-9	7.0	W1
Pittsburgh	12-16	.429	6-10	8.0	L3
Rutgers	11-17	.393	6-10	8.0	L1
Georgetown	8-20	.286	4-12	10.0	L2
South Florida	5-20	.200	1-15	13.0	L3

[superjames1992]

vs.
Syracuse (18-13) vs. #2 West Virginia (27-2)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
March 1st, 2035

No. 2 West Virginia (27-2, 15-2) pummeled Syracuse 104-59 this evening in Morgantown. The Mountaineers, who looked lethargic in their close victories against South Florida and Rutgers over the last couple weeks, had it all clicking tonight in their victory over the Orange (18-13, 9-8).

The Mountaineers shot 54% (39/72) from the floor and dominated the glass 48-21.

West Virginia dominated in the frontcourt. Shannon Edwards totaled 23 points and 11 rebounds and Nik Buscher added 20 points and 11 boards. Felipe Delgado also scored 11 points and Damond Pasco came off the bench to add 13 points, four rebounds, and four steals. Pasco shot 4/6 from three-point range. Eliz Pocius also had a nice game with 11 points, four rebounds, and five assists.

Barry Hammond led Syracuse in scoring with 17 points and Iman Crawford added 12 points.

West Virginia will close out the regular season on Saturday at home against Georgetown. It will be Senior Night as senior forward Shannon Edwards will play his final home game.

Syracuse Orange at West Virginia Mountaineers
Mar 1, 2035	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Syracuse (18-13, 9-8)	27	32	59
#2 West Virginia (27-2, 15-2)	51	53	104

Syracuse Orange
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Wilkins	33	2-9	0-2	3-4	2	4	3	0	3	7
B. Hammond	28	1-10	1-8	14-14	2	3	1	0	1	17
I. Crawford	29	5-13	1-4	1-2	2	0	3	0	2	12
G. Sowers	35	3-5	0-0	2-2	4	0	1	0	2	8
T. Miles	30	2-5	0-0	0-0	9	0	1	0	2	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Surratt	14	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	3
R. McCurry	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0
P. Kavaliauskas	13	3-5	1-2	1-3	1	0	0	0	1	8
C. Richards	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0
A. Mikulas	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Walls	-- DID NOT PLAY --
I. Bass	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		17-50	4-17	21-25	21	9	10	0	15	59

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E. Pocius	25	2-6	2-4	5-6	4	5	2	0	2	11
B. Clement	28	2-5	1-3	0-0	4	1	2	0	2	5
F. Delgado	19	5-10	1-6	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	11
S. Edwards	31	9-13	2-2	3-3	11	3	2	1	0	23
N. Buscher	28	8-13	0-0	4-6	11	0	1	0	1	20
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Rickert	17	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	3	1	0	1	6
T. Blackshear	7	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	2
D. Pasco	23	4-6	4-6	1-2	4	2	4	0	4	13
J. Wilkerson	4	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
B. Mombollet	14	3-4	0-0	1-2	6	0	1	1	0	7
G. Neale	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4
TEAM TOTALS		39-72	12-28	14-19	48	15	15	2	12	104

[superjames1992]

vs.
Georgetown (9-21) vs. #2 West Virginia (28-2)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
March 3rd, 2035

No. 2 West Virginia (28-2, 16-2) closed out the regular season this evening with a lackluster 70-64 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas (9-21, 5-13).

Shannon Edwards, West Virginia's lone senior, only tallied eight points and nine rebounds and shot 2/12 from the floor in his final home game as a Mountaineer.

Nik Buscher totaled 17 points, eight rebounds, and four assists for West Virginia and Felipe Delgado added 19 points.

Nik Wong was Georgetown's leading scorer with 19 points and four rebounds. Irving Lalugba came off the bench to tally 10 points and four rebounds and Garrett Causey scored 10 points.

Georgetown got off to a hot start and led for the majority of the first half. The Mountaineers came back to tie the game at halftime, but the Hoyas again got off to a hot start in the second half, scoring the first five points to take a 31-26 lead. As the half progressed, West Virginia pull ahead, leading by as many as 11 points down the stretch before holding on to win by six points.

West Virginia struggled shooting this evening, shooting just 35% (21/60) from the field and 30% (7/23) from three-point range. However, they were very efficient at the free throw line, where they made 21 of their 22 attempts (95%).

With tonight's win, the Mountaineers finish the regular season with a 28-2 mark, including 16-2 in Big East Conference play. With the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament next week, the Mountaineers will receive a first-round bye and face off against the winner of Providence and Marquette.

Georgetown Hoyas at West Virginia Mountaineers
Mar 3, 2035	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Georgetown (9-21, 5-13)	26	38	64
#2 West Virginia (28-2, 16-2)	26	44	70

Georgetown Hoyas
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Willis	32	4-5	1-1	0-2	3	6	1	0	4	9
L. Delfico	31	2-7	1-4	0-2	2	5	1	0	2	5
G. Causey	22	5-9	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	0	2	10
G. Crawford	22	1-6	0-0	2-2	7	3	1	0	0	4
N. Wong	28	7-10	0-0	5-7	4	0	2	2	1	19
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
I. Lalugba	19	4-7	0-0	2-3	4	2	0	3	0	10
S. Mitchell	11	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	1
T. Wards	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0
M. Bowers	12	2-4	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	6
O. Allison	10	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0
L. Dowling	-- DID NOT PLAY --
J. Root	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-52	2-9	12-20	26	18	8	5	14	64

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E. Pocius	26	0-4	0-2	3-4	4	1	0	0	2	3
B. Clement	30	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	1	4	0	1	2
F. Delgado	24	4-11	2-7	9-9	3	0	1	0	2	19
S. Edwards	29	2-12	0-3	4-4	9	1	2	1	0	8
N. Buscher	32	6-12	0-0	5-5	8	4	0	2	1	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Rickert	21	3-8	3-8	0-0	3	1	2	0	2	9
D. Pasco	20	3-5	2-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	8
B. Mombollet	19	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	4
T. Blackshear	-- DID NOT PLAY --
J. Wilkerson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
G. Neale	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		21-60	7-23	21-22	34	10	10	3	10	70

[superjames1992]

AROUND THE NCAA - MARCH 5TH, 2035

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Mar 5, 2035
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Florida State	27-4
2	2	West Virginia	28-2
3	3	Duquesne	25-3
4	5	Clemson	20-7
5	4	Boston College	23-7
6	7	UTEP	25-3
7	8	Texas Tech	23-6
8	10	Kansas	21-4
9	6	Oregon	22-9
10	9	San Francisco	26-6
11	14	Virginia Tech	24-9
12	20	Pepperdine	28-6
13	17	Washington State	23-8
14	22	San Diego State	22-6
15	13	USC	21-8
16	--	Maryland	21-9
17	12	Florida	22-6
18	15	Mississippi State	22-7
19	11	Brigham Young	23-8
20	25	Saint Mary's	23-7
21	--	North Carolina	21-9
22	19	Wisconsin	24-6
23	21	South Carolina	22-8
24	16	Georgia	15-9
25	23	Wake Forest	17-11

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Mar 5, 2035
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#2 West Virginia	28-2	.933	16-2	--	W6
Notre Dame	24-8	.750	13-5	3.0	W5
St. John's	20-11	.645	11-7	5.0	W2
Seton Hall	18-10	.643	11-7	5.0	W9
DePaul	21-12	.636	11-7	5.0	L1
Syracuse	19-13	.594	10-8	6.0	W1
Louisville	16-14	.533	10-8	6.0	W1
Providence	15-14	.517	10-8	6.0	L1
Marquette	17-10	.630	9-9	7.0	L1
Pittsburgh	14-16	.467	8-10	8.0	W2
Connecticut	14-17	.452	8-10	8.0	L3
Cincinnati	12-16	.429	8-10	8.0	W1
Villanova	12-18	.400	7-11	9.0	L4
Rutgers	11-19	.367	6-12	10.0	L3
Georgetown	9-21	.300	5-13	11.0	L1
South Florida	5-22	.185	1-17	15.0	L5

[superjames1992]

WEST VIRGINIA STATISTICS UPDATE - AS OF MARCH 5TH, 2035

Player                 GP  PT/G  R/G  A/G  S/G  B/G   M/G    FG%   3P%   FT%
Nik Buscher            30  19.5 11.2  2.2  1.4  2.1  30.2   .550   ---  .776
Shannon Edwards        30  12.8  7.6  1.8  1.6  1.5  30.5   .479  .367  .942
Charles Rickert        30  11.6  3.2  1.2  0.9  0.2  22.5   .438  .374  .934
Felipe Delgado         30  11.3  3.5  1.4  1.2  0.3  23.0   .442  .364  .875
Boakai Clement         30   8.5  2.6  1.3  1.5  0.3  28.0   .403  .386  .787
Eliz Pocius            30   8.2  2.3  3.5  2.1  0.0  27.6   .373  .344  .682
Damond Pasco           30   6.1  1.5  1.6  1.4  0.0  15.6   .444  .415  .677
Belton Mombollet       30   3.8  4.3  0.7  0.9  0.4  16.8   .413  .263  .666
Joshua Wilkerson       15   1.6  0.5  0.3  0.2  0.0   3.2   .258  .272  .714
George Neale           16   1.3  1.3  0.0  0.2  0.2   3.9   .473   ---  .500
Tommie Blackshear      19   1.0  0.9  0.3  0.3  0.0   3.5   .259  .142  .750
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TOTAL			   83.9 37.8 14.1 11.5  4.9         .452  .365  .803
OPPONENTS		   65.9 27.0 15.7  8.6  1.7         .435  .344  .713

[superjames1992]

2035 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Site: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

First Round Matchups:
(8) Providence vs. (9) Marquette
(5) DePaul vs. (12) Cincinnati
(6) Syracuse vs. (11) Connecticut
(7) Louisville vs. (10) Pittsburgh

First Round Byes:
(1) West Virginia - Will play the winner of Providence/Marquette
(4) Seton Hall - Will play the winner of of DePaul/Cincinnati
(3) St. John's - Will play the winner of Syracuse/Connecticut
(2) Notre Dame - Will play the winner of Louisville/Pittsburgh