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West Virginia vs. Arizona State: Score and Reaction for 2016 Cactus Bowl

The Chase Field roof was closed. It was rather symbolic for a game that seemed as though it would never end.

Timeouts were taken on kickoffs, referees were oblivious to the out-of-bounds line and no one knew what was or wasn’t a catch.

At the end of the day, the West Virginia Mountaineers found a way to pick through the tomfoolery and beat the Arizona State Sun Devils, 43-42, in the Cactus Bowl on Saturday night in Phoenix.

West Virginia tweeted about the victory:

Tonight's 43-42 Cactus Bowl victory is WVU's first bowl win since the 2011 Orange Bowl!