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3 initial takeaways from WVU basketball's ugly Big 12 opener loss to Iowa State

The Mountaineers looked mostly noncompetitive against one of the best team's in the nation on Friday.

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The West Virginia Mountaineers opened Big 12 play shorthanded against the No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones on Friday night, and as many may have predicted, WVU was unable to compete with one of the nation's elite team's and was handled easily in a 80-56 loss. Here are three quick takeaways from the rough loss.

This Team Likely Is Exactly Who We Thought They Were, And It Could Make For A Tough Big 12 Slate

We've seen enough of the Mountaineers against Power 5 competition to get an idea that they don't measure up against comparable teams, nonetheless a Top 5 opponent like Iowa State.