MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Three takeaways from West Virginia’s 99-94 upset loss in overtime to Buffalo on Friday night:
1. You can never leave too early
Turns out those second-half collapses against Kansas, Oklahoma State and Kentucky weren’t just a last-season thing. The Mountaineers led Buffalo 71-58 with 7:20 left in regulation before repeating some of the same pitfalls.
From that point, they shot 6-of-18 and were minus-three in turnovers.
Most noticeably, they couldn’t slow down C.J. Massinburg, who scored 35 of his 43 points after halftime and Buffalo. The senior guard launched deep 3s, making 9-of-15, while the rest of the team shot 2-of-22.