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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As an excitable high school player in Western Pennsylvania, Sagaba Konate sometimes followed his best dunks with a biceps flex.

“But I got a lot of technicals,” he admitted.

College officials being more forgiving, the West Virginia freshman broke out the muscle pose again Saturday after his crucial and-one basket against TCU. Konate animated the WVU Coliseum and teammates by scoring seven of his 13 points and blocking three shots during the homestretch of an 82-70 win.

“It means the world to have him playing like that inside,” said guard Daxter Miles.