Gibson and Durante each averaged more than 40 yards per catch and scored long touchdowns.
Yesterday, the Mountaineers went up against a defense designed to take away the big play and force teams to move the ball methodically down the field.
Instead of chucking deep balls, quarterback Skyler Howard was required to use shorter passes and operate more patiently against the Flames.
“It was a completely different game plan than what it was a week ago,” admitted West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen. “We had to adjust it based on the fact that they outnumbered us in the box.