SAN DIEGO — After triggering Marshall’s first-ever NCAA tournament victory, Jon Elmore enjoyed the well-wishing tweets from some better-known point guards, Chris Paul and D’Angelo Russell.
Now the upset darlings aim to make more history against a familiar team that owns volumes of it.
“It’s awesome for the university, but we’re not satisfied,” Elmore said before a second-round matchup against the state’s flagship program, West Virginia (25-10). A win-or-go-home game against the team from back home.
“Being from West Virginia allows us to play with more of a chip on our shoulder and play with that extra edge,” Elmore said.