Press Virginia is dead. For now.
Sagaba Konate turned in a career high double-double and Esa Ahmad finished with a career high of his own as the West Virginia Mountaineers (3-2) overcame a sluggish first half to down the Valparaiso Crusaders (3-3), 88-76 in Morgantown this afternoon.
It’s the second straight game in which the Mountaineers seemingly ditched the press for a zone defense and just elected to run the “get the ball to Lamont West, Konate and Ahmad offense.” Turns out, it works.
Ahmad led all scorers with 30 points and 4 rebounds, topping his previous career high of 27 which came against Kansas in 2017.