NEW YORK — His long-sleeved warmup jersey read “United We Stand.”
In the curious case of Jevon Carter’s second half, it should have read “Careless We Sit.”
With 13 minutes left in a game that had long been unraveling, West Virginia still led Virginia 40-39 when Carter made a backcourt steal and dribbled to the basket. What he attempted next, a behind-the-back pass to Jonathan Holton, wound up as the point guard’s worst and final mistake.
The flashy, unnecessary pass was poked away by London Perrantes—now there’s a point guard, right?—who subsequently raced to the other end and sank the go-ahead 3-pointer.