Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Backyard Brawl is an American college sports rivalry between the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the West Virginia University Mountaineers.While historically a rivalry between the two schools' football programs, the term "Backyard Brawl" has also been used to refer to college basketball games played annually or semi-annually and may also be used to refer to other athletic ...
West Virginia earned a first round bye in the Big East tournament, and opened the second round of play with a 74–62 victory over Notre Dame. In the quarterfinals round, West Virginia defeated rival #2 Pittsburgh 74–60 in a shocking upset. [7] The Mountaineers next played the #20 Syracuse Orange in the semi-finals, losing 74–69 in overtime.
Jan. 25—MORGANTOWN — The men's basketball version of the Backyard Brawl has new life. Both WVU and Pitt announced Thursday the rivalry will be extended four more years through the 2027-28 season.
It was goaltended by Imhoff; West's score brought West Virginia to within a single point of the lead. Imhoff was tied up by the West Virginia defense on the Golden Bears' next possession, resulting in a jump ball. The Golden Bears' center then earned possession off of the jump ball, [15] and attempted a hook shot 20 feet from the basket. The ...
In that stretch, Pitt shutout West Virginia 10 times and outscored the Mountaineers 381-39. The Mountaineers' longest winning streak in the Backyard Brawl is five games, with WVU winning from 1992 ...
The 2009–10 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Bob Huggins and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum. The team captured the first Big East tournament championship in school history.
Mar. 11—MORGANTOWN — May 8, 2023, that's the target point as the beginning of the saga known as this WVU men's basketball season. March 12, 2024 could very well be the end of it, as the ...
The Mountaineers represent West Virginia University in the NCAA's Big 12 Conference. West Virginia began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1903. [ 1 ] However, the school's record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent.