MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — This portends to be a pretty significant Tuesday for the West Virginia basketball team, with the Broadway lights strobing, the opponent pack-lining and Jay Bilas sitting courtside.
One of 13 unbeaten teams left in college basketball, the Mountaineers are at the Jimmy V Classic to engage in a tell-tale Top-25 matchup against two-time defending ACC champ Virginia. This Tortoise v. Hare clash pits two stubbornly committed philosophies and whichever team steps out of its comfort zone first will be in trouble.
It’s a game that makes us at the Gold & Blue Lunch Report less reluctant to drive six hours, navigating tollways and subways to reach the wonderful Garden, sight of so many past Mountaineer memories.