West Virginia rallied from 10 points down in the second half to defeat Clemson 66-59 in the third-place game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic tonight at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Mountaineers (4-1) were trailing 49-39 with 14 minutes remaining, and it appeared to be a repeat of Friday night's loss to Marquette when West Virginia was overrun by the Golden Eagles in the second half.
But WVU tightened its defense and got some critical baskets from Sean McNeil, who finished with a team-high 15 points.
"That was the Mountaineer team right there," said West Virginia coach Bob Huggins, who got career victory No. 904 moving him past Roy Williams into sole possession of fourth place on the NCAA's all-time Division I wins list.
In recognition of this amazing achievement, the Mountaineer Athletic Club is asking WVU fans to make a special contribution of $9.04 to Mountaineer athletics by clicking this link: https://wvugame.evenue.net/www/ev_w...HUGGINS&siteId=ev_wvu&locale=en_US&linkID=wvu
Huggins was pleased to see his guys play much harder in the second half tonight than they did in the second half of Friday night's defeat.
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The Mountaineers (4-1) were trailing 49-39 with 14 minutes remaining, and it appeared to be a repeat of Friday night's loss to Marquette when West Virginia was overrun by the Golden Eagles in the second half.
But WVU tightened its defense and got some critical baskets from Sean McNeil, who finished with a team-high 15 points.
"That was the Mountaineer team right there," said West Virginia coach Bob Huggins, who got career victory No. 904 moving him past Roy Williams into sole possession of fourth place on the NCAA's all-time Division I wins list.
In recognition of this amazing achievement, the Mountaineer Athletic Club is asking WVU fans to make a special contribution of $9.04 to Mountaineer athletics by clicking this link: https://wvugame.evenue.net/www/ev_w...HUGGINS&siteId=ev_wvu&locale=en_US&linkID=wvu
Huggins was pleased to see his guys play much harder in the second half tonight than they did in the second half of Friday night's defeat.
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