COMMENTARY
Three takeaways from West Virginia’s 93-68 loss against No. 20 Iowa State in Ames on Wednesday night, a defeat that dropped the Mountaineers to 1-7 in Big 12 and 9-12 overall:
1. Defensive deficiencies
West Virginia allows the most points in the Big 12 (75.3 per game) and possesses the leakiest field-goal percentage defense (44 percent). Iowa State missed several open 3s yet shot better than 54 percent overall by driving to the rim seemingly at will.
“We gave up so many straight-line drives, which is a no-no,” said Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins.