Saying the West Virginia Mountaineers have hit a rough strath would be a great understatement. For the second game in a row, the contest felt like it fell into the “must win” category. For the second game in a row, the Mountaineers found themselves adding to the loss column.
The Arkansas Razorbacks raced out to a 16-5 lead with just under 16 minutes to go in the half.
For much of the first half West Virginia was able to keep the deficit under 10, going into the half down 9 on a Malik Curry layup with four second to go in the stanza.