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Skyler Howard stars as West Virginia tops Arizona State in Cactus Bowl

West Virginia won a battle of big plays, knocking off Arizona State 43-42 in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl on Saturday.

The evening's high-octane bowl finale saw the two teams combine for 1,196 yards, including 950 passing yards between West Virginia's Skyler Howard and Arizona State's Mike Bercovici.

Here's how it happened.

How the game was won: After three consecutive drives without points, West Virginia's offense responded when the Mountaineers needed to rally. Arizona State took a 42-36 lead with 4:56 remaining before Howard led West Virginia on a 75-yard scoring drive -- capped off by a 15-yard touchdown pass to David Sills -- to take a 43-42 advantage with 2:19 to play.