West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Neal Brown (Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A comfortable season-opening win for West Virginia and a stressful come-from-behind win for Oklahoma State last Saturday set the stage for what was expected to be a competitive Big 12 opener in Stillwater.
And for 58-plus minutes, West Virginia stayed within shouting distance of one of the premier programs in the Big 12. The shorthanded Cowboys did just enough to improve to 2-0, while the Mountaineers showed why they still have far to climb to find themselves in the top half of the conference.