WVU men's basketball is leaving South Carolina with a pair of losses after they dropped a 78-68 loss to the Xavier Musketeers on Sunday in the third-place game of the Palmetto Bracket of the Charleston Classic. Here are some realistic takeaways after a disappointing weekend in Charleston.
This Was An Abnormal Game
Listen, this isn't just an attempt to take the sting off a tough loss that now leaves this weekend in November as a massive blemish on the Mountaineers' NCAA Tournament resume. But their was an aspect of this loss that was abnormal in a sense, and could be the type of effort WVU won't see again this season.