The last time a West Virginia basketball team beat a No. 1 ranked team, prior to Tuesday, was a lot like this most recent upset.
An upset, if you can even call it that.
Back on Feb 27, 1983, No. 1 UNLV came to Morgantown having just lost a game at home a few days earlier. This match up, on a Sunday, presented a challenge to the Runnin’ Rebels.
“UNLV had everything going against it that afternoon – jet-lag, injuries, illness, a three-time zone difference and a fired-up WVU student section champing at the bit,” wrote John Antonik on WVUsports.