The Frogs faced off against the Mountaineers coming off of a tough road loss to Mississippi State in the Big 12/SEC challenge. If the loss to Mississippi State wasn’t enough, star point guard Mike Miles Jr. suffered a hyperextended knee that caused him to miss the game against West Virginia. The Mountaineers were coming off of a big-time win at home over the then-15th-ranked Auburn Tigers. West Virginia won the last meeting between the two teams in Morgantown in a game where the Frogs turned the ball over 19 times.
The Frogs would also have a less than 100% healthy Eddie Lampkin who suffered an ankle sprain in a game against Kansas.