COMMENTARY
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Press Virginia’s potency didn’t always satisfy Bob Huggins or muzzle Bucknell. Still, a few scoop-and-score moments sure incited the building and saved the Mountaineers from extinction Thursday.
First came an electric 3-minute swing that transformed a 9-8 deficit into a 27-12 lead. It yanked back the curtain on a halfcourt game, turned the basketball lecture into a Michael Bay chase scene. The Bison looked out-of-sorts as they dragged pivot feet and sought to squeeze passes through impossible windows.
Four turnovers in a blink had West Virginia feeding. Two led to Lamont West baskets — a rarity of late — and then West whacked a ball loose to Daxter Miles who was already in position for a layup.