COMMENTARY
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two years after Dustin Hogue’s chest-kick, it was time for Georges Niang’s cup-check.
When chippiness dipped below the belt Monday night, you sensed Iowa State was too agitated to focus on basketball plays. That it happened to be a congenial dude like Niang applying the sneaky tap to Tarik Philip’s undercarriage further proved that West Virginia, on the right night, can annoy any opponent into out-of-character retaliation.
On top of being a finalist for the Wooden and Naismith awards, Niang could be the Big 12’s poster boy for sportsmanship.