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West BY GOD Virginia • It’s Gameday!
Tonight, we play Xavier. Tonight, we beat Xavier. This morning, I stole a line from a fictional high school coach’s inspirational speech in Varsity Blues. Screw Bud Kilmer — and screw Xavier too. Anyways, tonight’s game tips ...

I Dislike Your Favorite Team • Sixteen Predictions: Thursday
Seeing as I got almost every single one of my predictions wrong last time around, I figure I'm due to be 100% right this time. We've got four games tomorrow. West Virginia vs. Xavier--West Virginia has looked good so far, perhaps surprising some ...

Deadspin • Sweet 16 Pants Party: Xavier Vs. West Virginia [Sweet 16]
Xavier Musketeers (29-6) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (26-10) When: Tonight, 7:10 p.m. Where: Phoenix XAVIER MUSKETEERS 1. ESPN got something right? Prior to the start of this year's tournament, espn.com "experts" provided some insight ...

Mondesishouse.com • Scrawler: The Huggins or Dixon Debates
by The Backyard Scrawler backyardscrawl@gmail.com Comparisons are planted in our sporting discourse every day. They come neatly packaged in forced sponsored segments with a not-so-catchy name of, say, Cold Hard Fact or Fiction, Power Points and ...

Rush the Court • Sweet 16 Preview: West Region
- #1 UCLA vs. #12 Western Kentucky (9:40 PM): Already more than one analyst has declared that WKU is going to pull off the monumental upset in this game. And one UCLA blog is seriously tempting the Weauxfgods with its rather brazen mocking of the ...

Huggins prepares Mountaineers for Xavier (AP)
The West Virginia Mountaineers are far different than most of Bob Huggins' teams, except in one way. They win. Huggins inherited a team of sharpshooters recruited by John Beilein, who stressed an intricate offense, and transformed it into a squad that ...

Huggins' Mountaineers prepare to take on Xavier
PHOENIX (AP) -- The West Virginia Mountaineers are far different than most of Bob Huggins' teams, ex...

Huggins leads W. Virginia against Xavier (AP)
The West Virginia Mountaineers are far different than most of Bob Huggins' teams, except in one way. They win. Huggins inherited a team of sharpshooters recruited by John Beilein, who stressed an intricate offense, and transformed it into a squad that ...

Late 3-pointers lift Xavier over West Virginia
B.J. Raymond made two 3-pointers in the last 1:18 of overtime Thursday night and the Musketeers advanced to the West Region final with a 79-75 victory over coach Bob Huggins' Mountaineers.

Raymond's 3s in OT lift Xavier past WVU (AP)
Three-pointers saved Xavier. Missed free throws doomed West Virginia. B.J. Raymond made two 3-pointers in the last 1:18 of overtime Thursday night and the Musketeers advanced to the West Region final with a 79-75 victory over coach Bob Huggins' ...