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WVU's Bob Huggins Explains On-Court Collapse Was Caused by Defibrillator

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After falling to his knees just prior to halftime of West Virginia's 77-62 win over Texas on Monday night, Mountaineers head coach Bob Huggins explained that the situation was caused by his defibrillator.

According to ESPN.com, Huggins said it felt as though someone had hit him in the back, which caused him to go down.

The 63-year-old coach further described the feeling and also the mechanics behind the defibrillator:

"That's what happened when I fell down before; you stand up, you get lightheaded. ... It goes off, and what it does is it shocks your heart back into rhythm.